Keywords: Horwood's School ChurchLane Barnstaple Devon.PNG en Slate tablet affixed to wall of the Old School Coffee Shop in Church Lane Barnstaple Devon Inscribed A H 1659 This school for 20 poor maids was founded and built by Alice Horwood Restored 1917 and shows the arms of Horwood Azure a chevron ermine between three hens passant argent winged sable wattled gules in chief a mullet argent for difference Alice Horwood was the widow of Thomas Horwood d 1658 twice Mayor of Barnstaple in 1640 and 1653 whose own Horwood's Almshouses adjoin to the left Adjoining the latter are Paige's Almshouses founded by his sister Elzabeth Horwood Mrs Paige widow of Gilbert I Paige d 1647 twice Mayor of Barnstaple in 1629 and 1641 own photo Lobsterthermidor <span class signature-talk ></span> 12 11 8 January 2016 UTC 2015 Horwood's School Barnstaple Horwood arms |