Founded by Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840-1915) and other Jewish philanthropists including Frederick Mocatta and Samuel Montagu to provide "the industrial classes with commodious and healthy Dwellings at a minimum rent". 1952 renamed as the Industrial Dwellings Society (1885) Ltd. Today known as IDS.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings Company
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Rothschild Buildings arch
This arch originally formed an entrance to the tenement block of model dwelli...
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Sailors' Home - Ensign Street & Dock Street
A group of philanthropists, led by Rev. George Charles ‘Boatswain’ Smith (1782–1863) founded the Destitute Sailors' Asylum in 1827, based in a converted warehouse in Dock Street and providing shelt...
1 memorial
Organ donors
From 2013 Organ Donation news item: "In the last ten years, around 10,000 people have been honoured {with the St John award} and are estimated to have made more than 25,000 organ transplants possi...
1 memorial
St Vincent's Boys' Home
St Vincent’s Home for Destitute Boys was established in 1859 at what is now Shepherd’s Bush Road, Hammersmith. It was managed by some members of the St Vincent de Paul Society. Accepted Roman Catho...
1 memorial
Sanctuary Housing Association
The Sanctuary Housing Association manages homes across England and Scotland, providing general rented, sheltered and home ownership accommodation.
1 memorial
Mrs Mallet
Concerned for the poor of Lambeth and was a district visitor in 1864 trying to identify families in need. She organized a refuge for women and then started to prepare penny dinners. She also ran mo...
1 memorial
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