Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Peabody Trust
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1862: The Peabody Trust was founded by George Peabody,...
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1862
The Peabody Trust
was founded by George Peabody
, with a £150,000 donation, to create affordable urban housing.
Rodger, Richard. Housing in Urban Britain, 1780-1914: Class, Capitalism and Construction. Macmillan, 1989.
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Owen, David. English Philanthropy, 1660-1960. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1964.
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31 July 1868: The Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Act...
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31 July 1868
The Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Act provided for compulsory governmental purchase and demolition of insanitary housing.
Rodger, Richard. Housing in Urban Britain, 1780-1914: Class, Capitalism and Construction. Macmillan, 1989.
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Owen, David. English Philanthropy, 1660-1960. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1964.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2024.
By 1897: In 35 years of philanthropy since its founding...
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By 1897
In 35 years of philanthropy since its founding in 1862, the Peabody Trust
had spent £1,250,000 to build housing for 20,000 residents, in 5,100 separate developments.
Owen, David. English Philanthropy, 1660-1960. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1964.
