Dr Barnardo's Memorial, Horns Road, Ilford, Greater London
This memorial to Dr Thomas Barnardo was built in 1908. It is in the grounds of the Dr Barnardo's Village Home. It was designed by Ebenezer Gregg and laid out between 1875-1907. The cottages housed 1,500 girls. When Thomas Barnardo came to London in 1866 he found children sleeping in the streets and being forced to beg for food. It was in 1867 that he set up a Ragged School and started helping the abused, vulnerable, forgotten and neglected children of East London. By the time he died in 1905, the charity he founded ran 96 homes caring for more than 8,500 children. The charity is still helping children today.
