Building    From 1875  To 1960

The London Metropolitan Archive holds records for the Greenwich Workshop for the Blind, 1875-1960. and explains:

"The Greenwich Workshop for the Blind, began as the Workshop for the Blind of Kent, opened in 1875 by Major-General PJ Bainbrigge, to provide training and employment for local blind men. The workshops were situated on Greenwich High Road, fronted by a shop in which the goods made by the blind were sold. These included household goods such as brooms, baskets, rugs and mattresses. Among the workshop’s many customers were several of London’s poor-law unions and hospitals, which purchased their mattresses from the shop. The Workshop was administered by a committee until 1 April 1958 when it was taken over by the London County Council."

AIM tells the story of the Surrey Association for the General Welfare of the Blind, founded 1857. This includes: "In 1972, the Greenwich Workshops for the Blind, (founded 1929) joined the Association's basket department." Which doesn't tie in very well with the LMA story.

This Pinterest image is dated 1972.

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