Octavia Hill blue plaque

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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