TagGeffrye Museum

In 1685 the wealthy Cornish merchant and that year’s lord mayor of London Sir Robert Geffrye (also spelt Geffery, and sometimes even Jeffrey) donated land for almshouses on Kingsland Road, at a site that was then considered the northernmost tip of London.  Funds to actually build the almshouses weren’t forthcoming until Geffrye left money for this purpose in his will and the homes were...