moved to a better part of the metropolis, taking up his residence at 1, Albert Road, Regent's Park, where he remained for several years, until he finally settled in Warrior Square, Hastings.
While residing in London his wife[1] had another illness, from which she eventually died, in 1859; and feeling her loss very acutely he decided, after a time, to erect the almshouses to her memory.[2]
Among the documents preserved in connection with this charity, is the original letter of George Whelpton, dated March 18, 1861, giving instructions that the building of the almshouses should be immediately taken in hand. The Indenture itself is dated March 21st, 1861, and among its terms are the
West Street during the Flood, Dec. 31, 1900.
following: "This agreement is between Richard Clitherow, of Horncastle, Gentleman, surviving trustee and executor of the will of Samuel Curtis Lomas, late of Blencogo, Co. Cumberland, Surgeon, of the first part; George Whelpton, of No. 1, Albert Road, Regent's Park, Middlesex, of the second part; and William Thompson Whelpton, of No. 69, Gloucester Crescent, Regent's Park, Middlesex, Gent., and Rev. Henry Robert Whelpton, of Upton Park, Slough,
- ↑ His wife's maiden name was Barber. She was, by profession, a lady's stay maker, and occupied a house standing on the site of the present Church National School.
- ↑ The inscription on the houses states that they were erected by George Whelpton, of 1, Albert Road, Regent's Park, London, in 1861, in memory of his wife Elizabeth, who died Dec. 11, 1859.
