Plaque

Hackney Salvation Army - 4 - Adelaide Cox

Erection date: 11/10/1910

Inscription

This stone was laid for the glory of God by Commissioner Adelaide Cox on behalf of the Headquarters Officer’s {sic} of the Women’s Social Work of the Salvation Army.
October 11th 1910.

Site: Salvation army - Hackney (4 memorials)

E8, Mare Street, 280

Built for the Salvation Army in 1910. Their Women's Social Work HQ moved here in 1911 from offices at another nearby Salvation Army address, 259 Mare Street. The work run from here included: women's social and slum work, rescue homes and children's aid, all that we now know as 'social work'. Refurbished in 2008 the building is now used as council offices.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hackney Salvation Army - 4 - Adelaide Cox

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Commissioner Adelaide Cox

In 1927 she was writing as “Commissioner Adelaide Cox, CBE, until recently Le...

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Hackney Salvation Army - 4 - Adelaide Cox

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Hackney Salvation Army - 1 - Chief of the Staff

At this date the Chief of Staff was Bramwell Booth.

Hackney Salvation Army - 2 - Mrs Bramwell Booth

This stone was laid for the glory of God by Mrs Bramwell Booth of the Salvati...

Hackney Salvation Army - 3 - T. E. Young

This stone was laid for the glory of God by the Mayor of Hackney, T. E. Young...

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