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Model dwellings. Website. www .ids .org .uk. The Industrial Dwellings Society (1885) Ltd. (IDS) was formed in London during the Victorian era as a philanthropic model dwellings company, known at the time as the Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings Company.
IDS was established as the Four Per Cent Dwellings Company in 1885 by a group of Jewish philanthropists who hoped to relieve the overcrowding in homes in the East End of London. In 1952, it became the Industrial Dwellings Society (1885) Ltd. You can read more about our history here.
IDS was established as the Four Per Cent Dwellings Company in 1885 by a group of Jewish philanthropists to relieve the overcrowding in homes in the East End of London. Head office Industrial Dwellings Society
8 de may. de 2024 · IDS was established as the Four Per Cent Dwellings Company in 1885 by a group of Jewish philanthropists to relieve the overcrowding in homes in the East End of London. Head office Industrial Dwellings Society
The company built a large number of dwellings in what is now the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, starting with Katharine Buildings in 1885. Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings Company
In 1884 the United Synagogue reported on the state of East End housing. This resulted in two private social housing companies. The Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings Company, providing a four percent return to investors, was founded and chaired by Nathan Rothschild.
Founded in 1885 by Nathaniel, 1st Lord Rothschild (1840-1915), the Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings Company was established to provide “the industrial classes with commodious and healthy Dwellings at a minimum rent” and was primarily aimed at serving the Jewish population in East London, who suffered from overcrowding and poor accommodation.
