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Boundless East End Tours . India of film including internationally, Salvation Army in East London, Britain and and Britain London, East in Army Salvation short films from the historic work of The The of work historic the from films short historian, will be presenting a number of of number a presenting be will historian, Archives Film event: Tony Fletcher, film film Fletcher, Tony event: Film Archives 9.30am – 4pm – 9.30am July 6 Monday Thursday 9 July at 6 – 7pm – 6 at July 9 Thursday Closed July 5 Sunday development of The Salvation Army in the East End East the in Army Salvation The of development 5pm – 10am July 4 Saturday explore unique historical materials that chart the the chart that materials historical unique explore 5pm – 9.30am July 3 Friday - June 30 Tuesday Workshop: William Booth’s East End. A chance to to chance A End. East Booth’s William Workshop: 8pm – 9.30am June 29 Monday 277 Bancroft Road, London E1 4DQ E1 London Road, Bancroft 277 Heritage Centre will be open as follows: as open be will Centre Heritage Archives, and Library History Local Hamlets Tower During the 150th anniversary Boundless Congress, the the Congress, Boundless anniversary 150th the During 2.30pm June, 30th Tuesday 484 stop outside the College. the outside stop 484 Library and Archives and Library History Bus routes Bus and 185 176, 40, : Station Hill Denmark Station: Train Closest 11 Tower Hamlets Local Local Hamlets Tower SE5 8BQ SE5 of The Salvation Army in East London. East in Army Salvation The of London Camberwell, of short films from the past and present work work present and past the from films short of College, Booth William (Salvation Army) will be presenting a number number a presenting be will Army) (Salvation Centre Heritage International Anscombe John event: Film Archives Saturday 4 July 2.30 – 3.30pm – 2.30 July 4 Saturday to 5.30pm and on Saturday from 11am to 4pm. to 11am from Saturday on and 5.30pm to fight for survival against the Skeleton Army. Skeleton the against survival for fight We will be open on Wednesday to Friday from 10am 10am from Friday to Wednesday on open be will We presents an account of The Salvation Army’s Army’s Salvation The of account an presents N16 7HA N16 of The War Cry and author of Blood on the Flag, Flag, the on Blood of author and Cry War The of Newington Stoke ‘Blood on the flag’ – Major Nigel Bovey, Editor Editor Bovey, Nigel Major – flag’ the on ‘Blood Road Cazenove 6.30pm June, 30th Tuesday Terrace Park Abney 9 Poverty in the East End: Past and Present and Past End: East the in Poverty Stoke Newington Cafe Newington Stoke Salvation Army exhibition launch and Conference: Conference: and launch exhibition Army Salvation 6.30pm June, 29th Monday Cadmen and the Booth-Tuckers, etc. Booth-Tuckers, the and Cadmen Florence Booth, Commissioner Railton, Elijah Elijah Railton, Commissioner Booth, Florence Free access on first come first served basis: served first come first on access Free Booth, General Bramwell and Commissioner Commissioner and Bramwell General Booth, Events Visit the Gravesite of William and Catherine Catherine and William of Gravesite the Visit Free Admission and Access to Toilets to Access and Admission Free Bus Routes: Bus 73, 67, 76, 106, 243, 276 243, 106, 76, 67, 73, daily 10am-5pm Closest Train Station: Station: Train Closest Stoke Newington Stoke July, 5th Sunday - June 30th Tuesday Exhibition: Anniversary 150th Closest Tube Stop: Tube Closest Manor House on Picadilly Line Picadilly on House Manor EAST END TOURS END EAST House at 321 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1BU. E1 London Rd, Whitechapel 321 at House High Street, London N16 0LH N16 London Street, High BOUNDLESS Situated very close to the Blind Beggar Public Public Beggar Blind the to close very Situated South Lodge, Abney Park, Stoke Newington Newington Stoke Park, Abney Lodge, South 10 The Idea Store Whitechapel Whitechapel Store Idea The Abney Park Cemetery Park Abney Not quite done touring? done quite Not Events End East Congress In 1865 The Christian Mission, 2 3 and 4 The Bust, The Statue 7 The Dancing Academy which became The Salvation Army and the Mural* 23 New Road bears a blue plaque indicating that, in 1878, was founded in the East The bust of William Booth was unveiled in 1927. on Sunday 3 September 1865, Professor Orson’s dancing academy was used for the first indoor End of London. A lot has changed The statue (at the other end of what now remains Christian Mission meeting. When the Saturday in Whitechapel since then, but this of Mile End Waste) was erected to commemorate night dancers left in the early hours of Sunday the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of his morning, the missioners would move in with brooms guide will help you find some of birth by General Arnold Brown in 1979. and benches to prepare the room for Sunday the important locations associated The mural on the side of the solicitors building was worship. This arrangement went on until 1867. with The Salvation Army in its painted in 2011 and is a montage of influential East End characters. There is a key explaining the mural 8 Booth House Lifehouse earliest years. which is located on the door of the solicitors’ office. 153-175 Whitechapel Road London E1 1DN 1 The Blind Beggar Public House* The Tent at Vallance Gardens* 5 Booth House, named after the Founder, is a From Whitechapel underground station turn left On Sunday 2 July 1865 (what is now known as purpose built residential centre for 150 homeless along Whitechapel Road to The Blind Beggar Public Founder’s Day), here, on a disused Quaker burial men opened by Her Majesty The Queen. House on the corner of Cambridge Heath Road. ground, William Booth led meetings in a large tent erected by a group of missioners. From this beginning The primary purpose of Booth House is to prepare In June 1865 William Booth met a group of mission grew the world-wide work of The Salvation Army. formerly homeless men for independent living. As workers holding a street meeting outside the Blind a ‘Lifehouse’ the service engages residents into Beggar Public House. He addressed the assembled 6 Hanbury Street healthcare, treatment, employment, education crowd and the missioners were so impressed with and employment services so that they can sustain his preaching that they invited him to lead a series of From Vallance Gardens you can see Hanbury Street independent living in the community. A key part of meetings in a tent in a nearby Quaker burial ground. where the first Salvation Army Rescue Home their work is to re-connect clients with their family. began. Mrs. Elizabeth Cottrill began bringing saved Booth House encourages each individual to have a prostitutes to her home on Christian Street in 1881 sense of personal dignity and for that to be recognised and when her house became too crowded in 1884, by others. Booth House also works to serve the the work moved to a refuge on Hanbury Street. local community and reach the needs of people. Booth House looks forward to welcoming Congress delegates to the East End of London. Pop-up café: Friday: 2pm – 4pm Saturday: 10am – 12pm Hanbury Street Rescue Home Hanbury Street 9 The People’s Mission Hall Across the street from the Booth House used to be where the People’s Mission Hall stood. This was where the Headquarters of the Mission were transferred to from the Eastern Star and it remained * Tour guide will be at this location to * Tour guide will be at this location to there until The Salvation Army set up its International give a more detailed history. give a more detailed history. Headquarters in Queen Victoria Street in 1881. The current IHQ remains on that same spot between Friday: 2pm – 4pm Saturday: 12pm – 4pm Friday: 2pm – 4pm Saturday: 12pm – 4pm St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge. d a o Design: www.studioscamps.co.uk R h t N a 4 e H e 2 3 g d i vallance r Gardens b m 5 1 a 10 C Hanbury St 11 WHITECHAPEL MILE END RD STATION Vallance Rd C 6 a v e t l l S ue S g t ta on M d WHITECHAPEL RD Ol 8 ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL 9 W E Fieldgate St C R a M P o v F G S a e o m New Rd y e r r l r r e l f t d d f e t e S o l l t n e e t S r t d s q f S i u e S S t S l t a t t d r e R 220 Whitechapel Road The Christian Mission d Fordham St S t Varden 7 PEOPLE’S MISSION HALL C COMMERCIAL RD h r i s t i a n S 9 t s 3 2 1 4 BACK FRONT.
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