a terrace of seven two-storey houses totalling thirteen bays, in red brick under a slate roof. It has a central projecting section of three bays with a circular stone decoration, which is topped with a pediment. The main entrance door is in the centre of the three-bay section; it has a stone surround with a semi-circular fanlight and decorative keystone above, and is flanked with Tuscan columns supporting a pediment, narrow flanking windows and pilasters. Above the entrance door is an inscribed stone tablet framed with decorative stonework including a keystone motif above and two corbels below. The inscription reads: "These Almshouses were erected in the Year of our Lord 1767. by John Crewe of Crewe Esqr. In pursuance of the Wills. of Sir Thomas Crewe Knight & Sir John Crewe Knight." There is a stone cornice. The windows of the terrace all have stone sills and lintels, with a decorative keystone, while the terrace doors have unornamented stone surrounds. Modern usage The Crewe Almshouses remain in use as sheltered flats for the elderly. They are now administered by a joint body of trustees for all the surviving Nantwich almshouses, together with the adjacent Wright's and Harriet Hope Almshouses. See also Listed buildings in Nantwich List of almshouses in the United Kingdom References Sources Blacklay F. Almshouses of Nantwich (A4 Media Services; 1995) Garton E. Nantwich in the 18th Century: A Study of 18th Century Life and Affairs (Cheshire County Council; 1978) Hall J. A History of the Town and Parish of Nantwich, or Wich Malbank, in the County Palatine of Chester (2nd edn) (E. J. Morten; 1972) () Pevsner N, Hubbard E. The Buildings of England: Cheshire (Penguin Books; 1971) () Residential buildings completed in 1767 Almshouses in Nantwich Grade II listed buildings in Cheshire Grade II listed almshouses