After Watts
's former residence at Little Holland House was pulled down in 1875, it was EB
who provided a long-term home at her own house for some of the frescoes with which Watts had...
Occupation
Emilie Barrington
She wrote to the Times on 30 March 1888 about a scheme, first proposed by George Frederic Watts
and now to be undertaken by Walter Crane
for the Kyrle Society
, which combined her interest...
Timeline
1877: Octavia Hill founded the Kyrle Society; this...
Building item
1877
Octavia Hill
founded the Kyrle Society
; this organization sought to bring beauty to the lives of the poor, through the creation of public parks, private gardens, and home decor.
Adburgham, Alison. A Punch History of Manners and Modes 1841-1940. Hutchinson, 1961.
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1881: The Kyrle Society (founded by Octavia Hill...
