English: Berkhamsted: Sayer's Almshouses, near to Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, Great Britain.
Situated at the junction of Cowper Road with the High Street, these almshouses were originally built in 1684 to provide accommodation for six poor widows, as the result of a gift of £1,000 left in trust by John Sayer, chief cook to King Charles II. The inscription on the tablet in the centre reads:
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