Octavia Hill blue plaque


Connection to This Location
It was at this modest Marylebone address in 1864 that Octavia Hill first put her revolutionary housing reforms into practice, taking over the management of three run-down houses and transforming them into dignified homes for London's working poor. The building served as both her home and operational...
Location
2 Garbutt Place, Marylebone, Westminster, W1
Inscription
Octavia Hill 1838-1912 housing reformer, Co-founder of The National Trust began her work here