Plaque

Lady Workers' Homes 1 - Abraham Davis

Erection date: 24/5/1936

Inscription

Erected to the memory of Alderman A. Davis, pioneer of flats for ladies and founder of the Lady Workers' Homes Ltd.

Site: Lady Workers' Homes - memorial pond (4 memorials)

N6, Makepeace Avenue

These 4 stones are evenly spaced on the horizontal surface of the rim of the pond. We have numbered them clockwise, starting at the west.

For more about the Holly Lodge estate and Baroness Coutts see Holly Lodge.

Since visiting we have read that the figure at the centre of the pond (a lady reading) has two left feet. We'll have to go back and check that out.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lady Workers' Homes 1 - Abraham Davis

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Lady Workers' Homes Ltd

From The Story of Holly Lodge by Margaret Downing March 2009: "Founded in 19...

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Abraham Davis

Alderman (of St Pancras Borough Council), property developer and pioneer of f...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Lady Workers' Homes 1 - Abraham Davis

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Lady Workers' Homes 2 - Baroness Burdett-Coutts

Lady Workers' Homes 2 - Baroness Burdett-Coutts

Holly Lodge. The late Baroness Burdett-Coutts' estate was acquired and develo...

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Lady Workers' Homes 3 - LWH directors

Lady Workers' Homes 3 - LWH directors

Lady Workers' Homes Ltd. Directors: Oliver Jones, Esq. JP - Chairman; Mrs A. ...

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Lady Workers' Homes 4 - Mrs Davis

Lady Workers' Homes 4 - Mrs Davis

Empire Day was instituted in 1902 on the birthday (24 May) of Queen Victoria ...

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