(also known as Braemere's or Bearman's Almshouses)

In 1813 the trustees of the William Berman Trust built new almshouses to replace those in Hoxton Street, which were over a century old.

As before, they accommodated eight poor elderly women.

In 1944, during WW2 (1939-1945), the whole of Basing Place and Basing Square at its end were destroyed by a V1 rocket.

In 1953 the Trust built replacement almshouses - Berman's Close - in Brentwood.

Current status