History
It was established by Tom Pelham, Arthur Kinnaird, and Quintin Hogg in 1870, to save boys from the supposed temptations of common lodging houses
It set up many homes across London, the first near the Strand
The Home in Queen Square closed in 1924, although it may have later moved to Dulwich and been renamed Kinnaird House (Arthur Kinnaird was second Baron Kinnaird of Rossie and subsequently tenth Lord Kinnaird)
The organisation merged with the Fellowship of St Christopher in 1967
It continues to support vulnerable young people across the country; it is the only children’s charity that is also a housing association
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What was reforming about it?
It was particularly concerned with young men and boys who came to London to find work and ended up homeless
Where in Bloomsbury
One of the homes, Rossie House, was at 35 Lamb’s Conduit Street from perhaps as early as 1879 until about 1902, when it moved to 16 Queen Square
It closed in 1924, possibly moving elsewhere
Website of current institution
The successor institution is St Christopher’s Fellowship, www.stchris.org.uk
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Books about it
There is a brief outline of the organisation’s history on its website, www.stchris.org.uk (opens in new window)
Archives
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