Originally Posted by
ChrisGeorge
Hi Philip
George Peabody (1795-1869), who provided the funding for Victoria Square Dwellings in Liverpool as well as Peabody Buildings in London's East End, was an American-born philanthropist who got his start as a dry goods merchant here in Baltimore. ]
I once lived in a West End of London Peabody Building just off St Martin's Lane. The interesting thing was that the tenants were responsible for the internal cleanliness of the building. So the tenants of each flat had to wash down, scrub etc the communal areas on their floor and stairs leading to them on a weekly rota basis.
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I wonder if this ever happened in the Victoria Square buildings?
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