Guild Cottages, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire

Description

 

Guild Cottages, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire

Ten almshouses were built in 1417-18 by the Guild of the Holy Cross. The Guild of the Holy Cross, was a prominent social and religious organisation. The almshouses were originally for old or needy members of the guild. The reformation led to the suppression of many almshouses but these almshouses managed to survive. In 1553 they were transferred to Stratford upon Avon Corporation and enlarged in order to provide homes for 24 elderly townsfolk. By the early 19th century there were 22 dwellings housing 24 almspeople – 12 men and 12 women – the latter mostly widows. Downstairs there was 1 room and a closet; the upstairs was accessible via a gallery. Stoves were provided, but residents brought their own furniture. Applicants had to be resident in the borough of Stratford and the oldest were preferred; they were elected by ballot at a corporate meeting. The building was refurbished in the mid-1980s and nowadays provides 11 units each with its own kitchen & bathroom and a communal lounge with a garden at the rear and a resident warden. The building is Grade I listed and accounts survive from the 15th century onwards of payments for maintenance of the almshouses which were originally thatched.

Our images are printed using premium K3 print technology on Hahnemühle Fine Art Torchon matt photographic paper. The special feature of the light white paper (285 g/m²) is its material: 100% alpha-cellulose defines the characteristically coarse texture. It gives your image a timeless, true-to-the-original charisma with a 3D effect. The hand-made style paper is highly water resistant and the use of premium K3 Epson prints ensures luminous colours and deep blacks for at least 100 years.

 

Textile print on stretcher frame – a fabric print using modern technology

 

Your image will be printed on fabric in razor-sharp quality and with brilliant colours and with its subtly textured surface; it transforms any photo into a unique gallery work that is full of life. During the thermal sublimation process, the colours are completely evaporated into the material. The resolution of up to 720 dpi and the enlarged CMYK colour spectrum allows accurate colour reproduction with clear contours. We only use textiles that are free of harmful substances and that have been awarded the internationally recognised Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification. Your image is mounted on the solid wood stretcher frame in its true form using only, high quality stretcher frames made of solid wood. The spruce wood comes from German suppliers and is sourced from sustainable forests. To give the stretcher frames permanent protection from losing shape, we triple reinforce the corners under the textile print using metal braces. When mounting on the stretcher frame we avoid using wedges – the frame is so stable that you won’t need to loosen or tighten it at a later stage and it will arrive ready to hang.

 

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