The Eleanor Hirst Almshouses

The Eleanor Hirst Charity owns six stunning Grade II listed Almshouses in the pretty village of Wilshaw near Holmfirth in West Yorkshire. The charity's aim is to maintain and preserve the Almshouses for the benefit of low income tenants.

These Almshouses were erected by Eleanor Hirst the beloved wife of Joseph Hirst of this place, in loving remembrance of Mary, their only child whose love and sympathy for the poor when living, makes these houses intended for the aged and destitute a fitting memorial to an affectionate daughter who was always ready to add comfort to those in want and declining years.