Almshouses in Bristol Road

[kidder]

My wife owns a very ornate papier mache presentation plate (Jennens and Betteridge - the best!) which has a picture of almshouses (believed to be Bristol Road) in the centre, and is inscribed "Presented to William Cheshire Esquire by his friends and fellow townsmen" (this is all in mother of pearl). On a silver cartouche at the bottom are initials which I think read "WPC".

Can anyone throw light on:
a. the almshouses, their history and the benefactors.
b. William Cheshire (I think he's an ancestor of my wife).
c. any family connections of Wm. Cheshire.

Many thanks.

 

[mikejee]

In 1820 a william cheshire was the governor of Birmingham workhouse (https://www.genealogyworld.net/nash/gardner.html). Sounds likely that he might be given a palte of an almshouse.
Mike

 

[Lloyd]

From:https://www.richardgardnerantiques.co.uk/pages/large/large2262.html

"Jennens & Betteridge operated between 1815 and 1867, and successfully developed industrial papier machê production and employed artists from the Birmingham School of Design to create functional, yet dedecorative, objects."objects