Ann Routh's Almshouses is a historic building in Beverley, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England.

Ann Routh died in 1722 and left a bequest for the construction of an almshouse. The building was not constructed until 1749, when it was built to a design by James Moyser. It initially housed 12 poor widows, and in 1788 was extended to accommodate another eight women. In 1810, a further extension took the total capacity up to 30 women. The building was grade II listed in 1950. It continues to serve as an almshouse.

The building consists of a row of almshouses in red brick on a plinth with two storeys. The entrance front facing the street has three bays, each with semicircular gauged arch on pilasters. In the centre is a doorway with a plain architrave and a three-light rectangular fanlight, and elsewhere are sash windows with flat gauged brick heads. Above is a moulded cornice and a pediment containing a Rococo cartouche of arms above an inscribed tablet. Inside there is a staircase, built in the early 19th century but replicating the design of the original stairs.

See also Listed buildings in Beverley (west and southwest areas)

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