Mary Ward Settlement (Passmore Edwards Settlement Buildings), Tavistock Place, London: detail of the Palladian style window over the main entrance to the hall

NOTES: The Mary Ward Settlement (originally known as the Passmore Edwards Settlement Buildings) was founded in the 1890s by Mary Augusta Ward under the financial patronage of John Passmore Edwards. It aimed to provide facilities to 'improve the the religious, moral, intellectual or physical well-being of the people of London' and was also notable for housing the first fully equipped classrooms for children with disabilities. Seel RIBA134788 for the negative of this image.