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...
New Lansdowne Club
The Elizabeth Fry Refuge, 1849 -1913, to help women in need. Elizabeth Fry, 1...
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Friendly Female Society
From Bridge to Nowhere: "The Female Friendly Society {sic} was started in 1802, by and for women, operating “by love, kindness, and absence of humbug”. It gave small grants to “poor, aged women of ...
1 memorial
Benjamin Waugh
Social reformer and minister. Born in Settle, Yorkshire. Whilst working in the slums of Greenwich, he became appalled at the deprivations and cruelties suffered by children. He wrote 'The Gaol Crad...
4 memorials
Edith Neville
A local reformer honoured with the naming of a primary school after her. Known for her work with the St Pancras Housing Association, she also founded the St Pancras People's Theatre. Elsewhere, w...
1 memorial
Mr Robert S. Watlin
Administrator and Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.
1 memorial
Gatehouse Square, Southwark
Social housing and nearby workshops designed by the Greater London Council for Southwark Council and funded by the Sea Containers Group.
1 memorial
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