Group    From 1898 

Octavia Housing

Categories: Property, Social Welfare

Not-for-profit organisation with a strong track record in social housing and providing care services. Originated as Horace Street Trust and became a model for many subsequent housing associations. We believe this is the same organisation that used to be known as 'Octavia Foundation' and 'Octavia Hill Housing Trust'.

The Rowe Housing Trust, based in Notting Hill, merged with Octavia Housing, before 1971 we think, and for a time the organisation was known as the Octavia Hill & Rowe Housing Trust.

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Octavia Housing

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Gable Cottages

Octavia Hill Housing Association, Gable Cottages, renovated 1970 - 1971.

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Octavia Hill Housing Trust

It would be nice to know who did the giving but we can't find out.

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Amy Garvey

Amy lived here for 26 years. Unveiled by Jamaica's High Commissioner to the ...

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Octavia Hill - NW1

Octavia Hill, a pioneer in housing reform built these cottages "for the peopl...

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Red Cross Garden 2

The roundel was created by a glass-making firm, James Powell and Son, after a...

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Sir Reginald Rowe

Dedicated to Sir Reginald Rowe, 1868 - 1945. Octavia Hill and Rowe Housing Tr...

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