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Holte and Bracebridge Almshouses, Erdington The ten almshouses are on the corner of Church Lane and Trafalgar Road in Erdington in the city of Birmingham.

The original almshouses were built in Aston Lane, near Aston Vicarage at the behest of Sir Thomas Holte of Aston Hall. His will was dated 1650 and the houses built by his grandson Sir Robert Holte in 1655-6. Abraham Bracebridge and his wife Mary (neé Holte) continued the support and were the last members of the family to live at Aston Hall. The Bracebridges, decedents of Sir Robert continued supporting the almshouses in the 1866.

The original almshouses were in Aston Lane, now called Aston Hall Road were sold and replaced with the present ones in Erdington in 1930. This was around 4km away.

The houses are administered by the Holte And Bracebridge Charity.