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Person    | Female  Born 21/5/1780  Died 12/10/1845

Elizabeth Fry

Elizabeth Fry

Prison reformer. Born as Elizabeth Gurney in Norwich into a Quaker banking family. Priscilla Wakefield was her aunt. She first visited Newgate prison in 1813 and was appalled at the conditions of female prisoners. She campaigned and was influential in the introduction of the Prison Act of 1823. She is represented on the English £5 note.

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Elizabeth Fry

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Elizabeth Fry

Mrs Elizabeth Fry, 1780 - 1845, prison reformer, lived here, 1800 to 1809. T...

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New Lansdowne Club

The Elizabeth Fry Refuge, 1849 -1913, to help women in need. Elizabeth Fry, 1...

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Norwood Action Group

Norwood Action Group

A local group dedicated to the economic, environmental and social regeneration of the area.

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture, Social Welfare

2 memorials
Charles Booth

Charles Booth

Philanthropist and shipowner. Born 27 Bedford North Street, Liverpool. On his father's death he took control of the family shipping business and extended it to include steamships. Following his inv...

Person, Philanthropy, Social Welfare

2 memorials
Constance Finn

Constance Finn

Daughter of Elizabeth Finn.

Person, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Brent House Salvation Army maternity home

Brent House Salvation Army maternity home

The Hackney Society says: 'Brent House, at 27-9 Devonshire Road (now Brenthouse Road) … was the Salvation Army’s first receiving home in Hackney. It opened in 1889 and was described as "a home for ...

Building, Social Welfare

1 memorial
St Anne's Court

St Anne's Court

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

Place, Social Welfare, France, Switzerland

1 memorial