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Chiswick Parochial Charities

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Comprising The Almshouse Charity (managing an almshouse in Chiswick) and The Lying-In Charity (offering an annual grant to benefit pregnant women in the London Borough of Hounslow).

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Chiswick Parochial Charities

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