Concept    From 1905 

Daylight Saving Time

Categories: Social Welfare

The idea of adjusting clocks in order to benefit from daylight was first proposed in New Zealand in 1895, and was first implemented by Germany and her allies in WW1 (to save coal). William Willett came up with the idea independently in the UK in 1905 but it was not implemented here until WW1 and in the US in 1918.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Daylight Saving Time

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William Willett - Chislehurst

William Willett, 1856 - 1915, noted house builder and initiator of British Su...

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William Willett - W3

Hamptons International, the estate agents, occupy William Willett’s former es...

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Elizabeth Finn

Elizabeth Finn

Born to missionary parents in Warsaw. Aged 72 she and her daughter Constance founded the Distressed Gentlefolk's Aid Association. Died at home in Brook Green.

Person, Social Welfare, Poland

1 memorial
Gatehouse Square, Southwark

Gatehouse Square, Southwark

Social housing and nearby workshops designed by the Greater London Council for Southwark Council and funded by the Sea Containers Group.

Building, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Hebra Gemilut Hasadim

Hebra Gemilut Hasadim

This phrase translates as "Society for Deeds of Loving Kindness", a Jewish Benevolent Society. It was established on the site where Albert Stern House now is and included a hospital for sick poor a...

Group, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Mr J Minchin

Mr J Minchin

Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.

Person, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Distressed Gentlefolk's Aid Association

Distressed Gentlefolk's Aid Association

Founded by Elizabeth Finn, now called Elizabeth Finn Care.

Group, Social Welfare

1 memorial