Plaque

Putney Pest House Charity

Erection date: 1862

Inscription

Putney Labourers Cottages
Erected on land belonging to the Pest House Charity AD 1862.
Administrators: {list of 5 names}
Trustees: {list of 12 names, 2 repeated from above].
{See Subjects Commemorated for the names.}

Site: Putney Pest House Charity (1 memorial)

SW15, Commondale

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Putney Pest House Charity

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Putney Pest House Charity

Set up in 1862 and still awarding small grants.

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Mr Robert Aviss

Administrator of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.

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Mr William Aviss

Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.

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Mr John Carr

Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.

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W. Drummond

Administrator of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862. Drummond is the only n...

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