The Bailiffs, Burgesses And Community Of This Town Of Ludlow. In The Year Of The Lord 1758. The Thirty First In The Reign Of The Most August King George Ⅱ. Have, At Their Own Expense. From The Very Foundations Rebuilt. Extended And Decorated This Almshouse Originally Built By The Munificence Of John Hosyer. Merchant, In The Year Of Salvation 1486 And Through The Damage Of Time Weakened For A Long While And About To Collapse. To The Glory Of The Most Good And Greatest God. To The Memory Of The Pious Founder And For The More Comfortable Accommodation Of The Poor.