Action for Children and Thomas Bowman Stephenson blue plaque


Connection to This Location
# Exton Street: Where a Vision for Vulnerable Children Took Root Standing on Exton Street on that pivotal July day in 1869, Reverend Thomas Bowman Stephenson inaugurated a bold act of compassion that would transform the lives of countless vulnerable children across Britain. This very spot became th...
Location
Exton Street
Inscription
The charity Action for Children was founded as 'The Children's Home' on this site by Revd. Thomas Bowman Stephenson, a Methodist minister, on 9 July 1869. This plaque was unveiled to mark Action for Children's 140th anniversary.