Labourer's Friend Society
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The Labourer's Friend Society was a society founded by
Model Dwellings Company
in 1844.
The Society received support from many influential figures of the time, including
Prince Consort as president and Ashley as chairman. The company's architect was Henry Roberts, best known for Fishmongers' Hall in London
.
In 1959, the company became the 1830 Housing Society, which was taken over in 1965 by the Peabody Trust.
Buildings
Roberts's buildings made the SICLC a high-profile company with royal patronage and a display at the Great Exhibition; however, functional, utilitarian design of Roberts's buildings led to criticism that they were grim and unpleasant.[6]
Buildings included:
- Model Buildings, Bagnigge Wells, Pentonville for 23 families, and 30 aged women
- George Street, Bloomsbury, for 104 single men
- Streatham Street, Bloomsbury, for 48 families
- 76 Hatton Garden, for 57 single women
- 2 Charles Street, Drury Lane, for 82 single men
- A small lodging-house also for men, in King Street, Drury Lane
- Turner Court, Hull[7]
See also
References
- ISBN 9780674538399.
- ^ "Archived copy". archive.org. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "AIM25 collection description". Aim25.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Allotment History, the First Allotments by Lesley Acton". www.allotment.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Burchardt, J. (1995) Rural Social Relations, 1830-50: Opposition to Allotment for Labourers. Agricultural History Review, 45(2), pp.165-175
- ^ Tarn, J. N. (1973) Five Per Cent Philanthropy. London: CUP
- ^ "Turner Court". Hullwebs.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ Site Labour Supplies
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