Octavia Hill, the pioneer of social housing, believed that bricks alone could not cure the slums and that good management and personal care for tenants mattered as much. These papers, written between 1866 and 1899, describe her work in Blank Court and other London properties, the influence of model dwellings on character, and her letters to fellow-workers.
Essential reading for the history of housing and social work, from one of the founders of the National Trust. Download the free EPUB.