Victorian Philanthropists

Any know anything about them?

Who was the most generous etc

More interested in the Yorkshire ones but not exclusively, heard of Titus Salt and Saltaire but don't know much further than that .....
TIA

BT

 

Joseph Rowntree

check him out, he was di man!!

 

The Bournville story's quite a nice one.

Cadbury had it built by 1900 so it qualifies as Victorian.</p>

In 1893 George Cadbury bought 120 acres (0.5 km&sup2 of land close to the works and planned, at his own expense, a model village which would 'alleviate the evils of modern more cramped living conditions'. By 1900 the estate included 313 cottages and houses set on 330acres (1.3km²) of land, and many more similar properties were built in the years leading up to the World War I, with smaller developments taking place later on in the 20th century. These almost 'Arts and crafts' houses were traditional in design but with large gardens and modern interiors, and were designed by the resident architect William Alexander Harvey. These designs became a blueprint for many other model village estates around Britain. It is also noteworthy that, because George Cadbury was a Quaker, no public houses have ever been built in Bournville, although since the late 1940s there has been a licensed members bar at Rowheath Pavilion.</p>

The Cadburys were particularly concerned with the health and fitness of their workforce, incorporating park and recreation areas into the Bournville village plans, and encouraging swimming, walking and indeed all forms of outdoor sports. In the early 1920s extensive open lands were purchased at Rowheath and laid to soccer and hockey pitches together with a grassed running track. Rowheath Pavilion was designed and built in accordance with the instructions of George Cadbury, and opened in July 1924. At that time it served as the clubhouse and changing rooms for the acres of sports playing fields, several bowling greens, a fishing lake and an outdoor swimming Lido, a natural mineral spring forming the source for the lido's healthy waters. The Rowheath Pavilion itself, which still exists, was used for balls and dinners, and the whole area was specifically for the benefit of the Cadbury workers and their families with no charges for the use of any of the sporting facilities by Cadbury employees or their families. The lido was eventually closed in the 1970s after complaints of noise disturbance were made by residents of the newly built Oak Farm estate, coupled with new and stringent health and safety regulations relating to outdoor public swimming facilities. Cadbury's also built the Bournville indoor swimming baths on Bournville Lane, the Valley pool boating lake and the picturesque cricket pitch adjacent to the factory site, that was made famous as the picture on boxes of Milk Tray chocolates throughout the 1950s and 1960s.</p><div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"></div>Bournville Rest House was built to celebrate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of George and Elizabeth Cadbury, and was paid for by the employees of Cadbury Brothers Ltd. The design is by <a title="William Alexander Harvey" href="../../wiki/William_Alexander_Harvey">William Alexander Harvey, who was architect of many of the buildings on the estate and is based on the 17th century Yarn Market in Dunster, Somerset. Currently, the building houses the Visitors Centre for the Carillon.</div></div></div>

In 1900, the Bournville Village Trust was set up to formally control the development of the estate, independently of George Cadbury or the Cadbury company. The trust focused on providing schools, hospitals, museums, public baths and reading rooms. As Bournville is a conservation area, another job of the Bournville Village Trust is to accept or reject plans for building extension and modification.</p>

An almost campus feel evolved, with a triangular village green, infant and junior schools, the School of Art and the Day Continuation School (originally intended for young Cadbury employees) and a host of events such as f&ecirc;tes and Maypole dances. The carillon and a Quaker meeting house are also beside the village green.</p>

The trust continues to exercise an international influence on housing and town planning generally. Now containing 7,800 homes on 1,000 acres (4 km&sup2 of land with 100 acres (0.4 km&sup2 of parks and open spaces, Bournville remains a popular residential area of Birmingham.</p>

 

Is this revision time?

Just been working through all that with my eldest - it's on the exam this week.

 

Titus Salt..Saltaire near Bradford nt

 

goo gle 'kendray philanthropists Barnsley'
They were linen manufacturers who gave monies to hospitals etc.

 

Not quite Victorian, but Lord Lever

...Port Sunlight and the Lady Lever Art Gallery

 

are the Kendray ones recent as.it wor nowt but a few

scattered farm buildings in the 19thc. Indeed a small place in Ardsley, just a small place in Ardsley

 

cheers all

most interesting

 

You see, theres some knowledgable people on this board

Its not all about mundane subjects like football and local scandal

 

The bloke who started the yorkshire bank was a bit of one