Plaque

Henrietta & Samuel Barnett

Inscription

Greater London Council
Dame Henrietta Barnett, 1851 - 1936, founder of Hampstead Garden Suburb and Canon Samuel Barnett, 1844 - 1913, social reformer.

While they lived there they called this "St Jude's Cottage". Initially it was a weekend retreat from Whitechapel, where Samuel was the vicar of St Jude's Church. They lived and worked here 1873 - 1907. She sold it on his death in 1913 and moved to South Square.

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NW3, Spaniards Road, Heath End House

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Henrietta & Samuel Barnett

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Dame Henrietta Barnett, D.B.E.

Founder of Henrietta Barnett School for Girls and Hampstead Garden Suburb. Th...

Canon Samuel Barnett

Social reformer. While curate of St Mary's in Bryanston Square, met Henrietta...

Hampstead Garden Suburb

Henrietta Barnett formed a board of trustees to build this urban utopia follo...

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Greater London Council

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