Octavia Hill, social reformer, established this garden, hall and cottages, and pioneered Army Cadets 1887 - 1890.
London Borough of Southwark
Voted by the people
SE1, Redcross Way, 50
The Red Cross Cottages were designed by Elijah Hoole.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Octavia Hill - SE1
Summarised from Army Cadets: In 1859 the Volunteers were formed (forerunner t...
Housing reformer and co-founder of The National Trust. Born at Wisbech, Camb...
Part of Octavia Hill's pioneering social housing scheme. It consists of two r...
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Octavia Hill - SE1
The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropo...
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Octavia Hill - SE1
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