Not-for-profit organisation with a strong track record in social housing and providing care services. Originated as Horace Street Trust and became a model for many subsequent housing associations. We believe this is the same organisation that used to be known as 'Octavia Foundation' and 'Octavia Hill Housing Trust'.
The Rowe Housing Trust, based in Notting Hill, merged with Octavia Housing, before 1971 we think, and for a time the organisation was known as the Octavia Hill & Rowe Housing Trust.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Octavia Housing
This community garden was created in 2017 to mark the 150th anniversary of th...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Octavia Housing
Octavia Hill, a pioneer in housing reform built these cottages "for the peopl...
The roundel was created by a glass-making firm, James Powell and Son, after a...
Dedicated to Sir Reginald Rowe, 1868 - 1945. Octavia Hill and Rowe Housing Tr...
In 1754 the Fruiterers had warehouses at the “Three Cranes”, situated in a lane called Fruiterers’ Alley, running off Thames Street. The Company’s meeting place or hall at that time was the Fruiter...
In its time, it was one of the busiest fire stations in London. Fires frequently broke out in the nearby wharves, and during the Blitz, the station attended many fires following bomb attacks. It ha...
Mill Hill Park Acton provides a good history: Richard White's widow sold the estate in 1859 and the fields north of the big house were developed (Mill Hill Road) while the house and grounds were oc...
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