This Metropolitan Benefit Societies asylum was founded by John Christopher Bowles in 1829 and successfully raised by his untiring efforts for the good of his brethren.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Christopher Bowles
Commemorated ati
Metropolitan Benefit Societies almshouses
Seems likely the plaques were put up when the side wings were added, in 1865-6.
Other Subjects
Harriet Mary Margaret Hall (née Knipe)
Eldest daughter of Edward Knipe, of Water Newton, Huntingdonshire. Married Newman Hall (as his second wife) on 29 March 1880, with no issue.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Carnegie Hero Fund Trust
From the Trust's website: "In 1886, over 20 years before the Carnegie Hero Fund was established in the UK, {Andrew} Carnegie heard about the death of a Dunfermline boy who drowned in an heroic atte...
1 memorial
1 memorial
1 memorial
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