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Person    | Female  Born 1894  Died 1989

Irene Barclay

Categories: Property, Social Welfare

Irene Barclay

Née Martin. In 1922 she became the first woman chartered surveyor and for 51 years until her retirement in 1973 she ran her own business. She was one of the people who shaped the organisation of housing associations in Britain and worked for better living facilities in Somers Town where she had her practice. In 1925 she became secretary of the St Pancras Housing Association and in the 1930s her struggle with landlords and loan sharks led to the association's own loan club and retail furniture shop.

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Irene Barclay

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Somers Town Mural

This mural measures 33 by 44 feet.  Its creation and much of its content was ...

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J. T. Chappell

J. T. Chappell

Builder active in 1885.

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J. Studds & Son

J. Studds & Son

A building firm based in Barretts Grove, Stoke Newington, active in 1891. Sludgegulper has done the research for us: From British History "In 1880 John Studds, a builder and former carpenter, built...

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2 memorials
Sir Ebenezer Howard

Sir Ebenezer Howard

Founder of the garden city movement. Born 62 Fore Street. Travelled to America in 1871 where he tried farming and was in Chicago at the time that it was being rebuilt after a great fire. The new su...

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1 memorial
Sir Charles Morgan

Sir Charles Morgan

In 1792 Charles Gould (1726 – 1806), lawyer and politician, married Jane Morgan and in 1792 inherited her family’s property in Tredegar, Wales. At the same time he changed his name to Morgan and wa...

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1 memorial
Chessum

Chessum

A firm of builders and contractors active in 1880. From British History Online: "Jesse Chessum, a builder who lived in Paradise Place in 1871, Holly Bush Lodge, Green Lanes in 1877, and Amhurst Pa...

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1 memorial