Person    | Male  Born 1855  Died 1925

Frederick Nicholas Charrington

Renounced a brewing fortune to help the East End poor.  Born Bow Road, the heir to Charrington’s Brewery in Stepney.  He entered the business but, aged 19, experienced a religious conversion and be...

Person, Food & Drink, Jack the Ripper suspects, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare

National Federation of Housing Associations

Group, Politics & Administration, Property, Social Welfare

St Joseph's Almshouses

Roman Catholic almshouses, funded by Joseph and Mary Knight.   Designed by Pugin, building began in 1847.  24 cottages were planned but only 18 built, in two blocks of 9, at the north-east corner o...

Building, Property, Social Welfare

Philip Blairman

Son of Harris Blairman who arrived from Poland in the late 1870s and in 1884 established the antique business, H. Blairman & Sons Ltd. Following active service in the Royal Flying Corp, Philip ...

Person, Social Welfare

One Housing Group

The largest provider of affordable and supported housing in Camden, with almost 40 years of experience in the borough.

Group, Property, Social Welfare