We are glad to see an announcement in Thursday's papers
that the Sir Robert Geffery Almshouses, in Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, have been saved from destruction. They were built at the beginning of the eighteenth century, in what was then the country. The change in the character of the neighbourhood made it unsuitable for almshouses, and the administrators of the charity therefore sold the property to the Peabody Trust, who intended to build workmen's dwellings upon the site. Fortunately, however, an arrange- ment has been made by which the almshouses are to be resold to the London County Council for £34,000, of which the County Council will contribute £26,000 and the Shore- ditch Borough Council the remaining £8,000. Any one who knows the district will understand the value of these delight- ful buildings as a relief to the depressing monotony of Kingsland Road.
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