In around 1855 new almshouses were built around the old Clothworkers Almshouses in Frog Lane at a cost of £3,359. The old 1770 building was then demolished and its site became the courtyard for the new dwellings. The main 2-storey block with 5 almshouses now faced Dean Street instead of Frog Lane. It was flanked by a north and a south block, each containing 3 almshouses, increasing the number of dwellings to eleven.

In 1858 the total expenditure by the Company on the almshouses, including the wages of a gardener and repairs to the buildings, came to about £715.

In 1872 Frog Lane was renamed Popham Road.

In 1873 the Company decided to close Lambe's Chapel and its associated almshouses in Cripplegate and to rebuild new facilities on its land in Islington. New Clothworkers Almshouses for men were built in Essex Road, while preparations were made to built a new church immediately south of the women's almshouses in Popham Road.

Building work began in 1873. The southern block and the southern part of the main block almshouses were taken for the new St James Church, reducing the number of almshouses. The northern block was extended by an extra house, making the total number of almshouses eight.

In 1938 Dean Street was renamed Bishop Street.

The Company sold the almshouses in 1964.

Current status