Description: There is an interesting account of these almshouses in the 'History, Gazetteer, and Directory of the Counties of Leicester and Rutland, by William White, 1863' as follows; 'The ALMSHOUSES were founded by Richard Johnson, who in 1697, left £150 for their erection, and endowed them with property now yielding an annual income of £116, and consisting of 35A. 3R. 14P. in Nether Seal, and a house, called the Friars, and several closes of land, at Lichfield. The Almshouses have a garden attached to them, and are divided into six tenements for as many poor men or women, who each have a weekly stipend of 5s., and a gown and three tons of coal yearly. They are selected from the oldest and poorest parishioners belonging to the Church of England. The rector and the lords of the manors of Stretton-en-le-Field and Chilcote are the trustees. The poor parishioners have a distribution of bread every Sunday from the rent of 'Stanley's Poor Land,' purchased with £200, left by Sir Thos. Rich in 1666. They have also 22s. a-year, left by John and Eliza Ramsor in the 21st of Charles II, and a yearly rent-charge of 5s, left by Thos. Capenhurst in 1755. The interest of £50, left by Zachary and Rebecca Johnson in 1669 and 1678, is applied in apprenticing poor boys.' The Almshouses are grade II listed.