Diana The LOVELL almshouses were founded through the Wills of Mrs Mary Howard LOVELL & her husband George LOVELL in memory of ther son [Sydney Howard LOVELL] who died aged 13 in 1891. The Oakley Almshouses were constructed in 1925. Please see the following for more information about Oakley & other almshouses: http://blars.adlibsoft.com/refernc/freetext.html cathy

Hi Cathy Thanks very much for the helpful information. Regards Diana ----- Original Message ----- From: AudreyJoyceMcC@aol.com To: BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [BDF] Alsmhouses Diana The LOVELL almshouses were founded through the Wills of Mrs Mary Howard LOVELL & her husband George LOVELL in memory of ther son [Sydney Howard LOVELL] who died aged 13 in 1891. The Oakley Almshouses were constructed in 1925. Please see the following for more information about Oakley & other almshouses: http://blars.adlibsoft.com/refernc/freetext.html cathy ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== Go to the Bedfordshire Lookup Exchange at: http://freespace.virgin.net/m.harbach/bdf.html