Founded as part of the legacy of Anne, Lady Dacre. Originally it was an almshouse and a school for poor children.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Founded as part of the legacy of Anne, Lady Dacre. Originally it was an almshouse and a school for poor children.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Emanuel Hospital
On this site stood Emanuel Hospital, founded 1594 by Lady Dacre, re-establish...
Otherwise known as the Elizabeth Fry Institute for Reformation of Women Prisoners. JaneAusten (don't ask) gives some information; to quote: "Following {Fry's} death in 1845, a meeting chaired by t...
A group of philanthropists, led by Rev. George Charles ‘Boatswain’ Smith (1782–1863) founded the Destitute Sailors' Asylum in 1827, based in a converted warehouse in Dock Street and providing shelt...
Born Priscilla Bell in Tottenham. Quaker philanthropist and author of feminist economics, scientific subjects, travel, children's non-fiction. Best known book was 'The Juvenile Travellers' which ha...
Person, Children, Gender Issues, Race Issues, Social Welfare
Politician and social reformer. Born Eleanor Florence Rathbone at 14 Prince's Gardens, according to the ODNB, our trusted source; others say Liverpool. She made an extensive study of the position o...
In 1656 he founded almshouses in Palmer’s Passage for six poor old men and six poor old women together with a school for the education of twenty boys. Old maps show these almshouses running most of...