Lydney from St Mary’s Tower.

Courtesy of Clive Berry.

This view of Lydney pre-dates the Lydney War Memorial and the Almshouses.

The Lydney War Memorial Trust was founded by Lord Bledisloe in 1927. He built a group of four almshouses on Church Road just north of the church, to be occupied predominantly by dependants of Lydney men killed in the First World War. The Memorial was erected at the same time and forms a focal point in front of the buildings.

Source: https://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1267

Below is a similar view from a magic lantern slide produced by A J Lumbert and post date the War Memorial and Alms Houses