Comments on: At Toynbee Hall

By: Jeannette Smyth

Jeannette Smyth — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 17:11:41 +0000

Thinking of Toynbee Hall as the 40 years’ labor John Profumo put in there is being commended to Prince Andrew.
Thanks for this. How great were the Victorians. How mighty the bombs. How glad I am to see this institution surviving under the good name of Arnold Toynbee.
Why were the murals painted over? They look very Bloomsbury/Roger Fry/Omega Workshop.

By: m.hardie

m.hardie — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:23:16 +0000

Used to go to the cubs and scouts in the 1950’s.
Ist Stepney

By: Molasses

Molasses — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:35:02 +0000

Admiring the beauty in both meaning and prose of sentence below….

” is to be reminded of the origin of the notion of a modern compassionate society, the importance of universal education, and the duty of government to temper the excesses of the free market for the public benefit – and to recognise that these are ideas still worth striving for today.”

By: Ellen in NEW England

Ellen in NEW England — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 23:49:47 +0000

On the other hand, maybe it was at the bar in the Whitechapel Polytechnic?

By: Hetty Startup

Hetty Startup — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:16:55 +0000

Thanks, Gentle author. The Passmore Edwards (Mary Ward) Settlement has many debts to Toynbee Hall. It is a rich seam this settlement stuff. Hetty

By: Phil Maxwell

Phil Maxwell — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:48:44 +0000

A marvellous place.

By: liz allen

liz allen — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:26:56 +0000

The notion of a compassionate society is worth striving for and this quick trip through the history of Toynbee Hall helps us to see that the people who have gone before have laid down the foundations for this.
The photos have really come out well especially the old ones they look better than the originals they came from!
Look forward to other articles.
Liz working in the Archive at Toynbee Hall

By: Ellen in NEW England

Ellen in NEW England — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:54:34 +0000

I believe I played pool at Toynbee Hall in 1977 with my Camdentown boyfriend, Wm. “Kenny” Kennedy.

By: chris dyson

chris dyson — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:55:28 +0000

Fascinating historical research, thank you.

The rooms and courtyard arragement are certainly better than they look today how ownderful to recreate this once again or something similar?…in a contemporary design of similar qulaity craftsmanship and detail.

By: Rosemary Hoffman

Rosemary Hoffman — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:00:53 +0000

been past it many times but never been inside ! Wonderful pictures