Place    To 1967

St Anne's Court

Categories: Social Welfare

Countries: France, Switzerland

Place

Haven for political refugees from France and Switzerland and, in modern times, from Eastern Europe.

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St Anne's Court

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Clarion House

Clarion House stands on an historic site in St Anne's Court which passed from...

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Leysian Mission

Leysian Mission

From Wesley's Chapel and from Kay: The Leys School was opened in Cambridge in 1875; just two years after non-Anglicans were admitted to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. It was intended to...

Group, Religion, Social Welfare

8 memorials
Rosehaugh Stanhope self-build housing initiative for the unemployed

Rosehaugh Stanhope self-build housing initiative for the unemployed

Rosehaugh Stanhope Developments was responsible for a number of high-profile developments in the City, such as Broadgate. The Independent's 1992 report on the failure of the Rosehaugh company descr...

Concept, Property, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Lewis "Daddy" H. Burtt

Lewis "Daddy" H. Burtt

Brother of John Burtt. They had been found on the street and were educated in a Ragged School themselves. Founder of Hoxton Market Christian Mission.

Person, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Toynbee Hall

Toynbee Hall

The first university settlement house. Founded by Samuel and Henrietta Barnett. The idea was that the educated rich should live close to the poor and thus change society for the better. The Guild a...

Place, Social Welfare

3 memorials