Founded by John and Lewis Burtt. Described by Charles Booth as a "soup kitchen and refuge for the poor". Janet Seale wrote to us in 2013: "I used to attend Sunday School at Hoxton Market Christian Mission - Miss Breach was the teacher in the very early sixties - anyone else have any memories of this time?"
2018: via Facebook Gordon Porter provided this useful link.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Hoxton Market Christian Mission
London Borough of Hackney Lewis "Daddy" Burtt, 1860 - 1935, John Burtt, 1855...
Appointed as Serving Brother in 1983. The date of birth given on the memorial is 19XX.
Social worker. Born 80 Park Street, Mayfair, daughter to the Christian socialist Thomas Hughes who was author of "Tom Brown's Schooldays". Moved to join her sister who was married to the Reverend...
At Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service this photo is captioned: "Captain W. H. Keith Hoare relinquished Military Duties and was appointed as the first Gibraltarian civilian Fire Chief of Gibraltar. H...
Information about this site before the Mission arrived, from the "Black History Walk, Aldgate to Stepney Green" pdf: "On this site in the 18th century stood a inn called the White Raven Tavern. ......
Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.
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