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- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Copyright
- © 2004 Maney Publishing
- ISSN
- 1749-6322
- eISSN
- 0305-8034
- DOI
- 10.1179/ldn.2004.29.1.62
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Abstract
AbstractThis case study identifies the contribution to the regeneration of late 19th and early 20th century London made by the brothers Davis. Originating in Whitechapel, six sons of Wolf Davis, a self-made furrier, prospered by building flats and workshops primarily designed for the Jewish community over a wide swathe of the inner East End. Working singly or in partnerships of two, they pooled expertise and financial and other resources, enabling Abraham Davis to transcend the failure of an ill-conceived market project in Spitalfields. He shared the interest of his brother Israel Davis in cinema construction, but was the only one of the brothers to continue in the promotion of residential building beyond c.1909, frequently acting as his own architect. Of the brothers he has made the greatest impact on the continuing London streetscape, with projects originating after this time. From about 1908 he initiated a web of companies and public utility societies (including the London Housing Society and the Lady Workers' Homes) which promoted soundly-built blocks of flats in St Pancras, Maida Vale and St John's Wood and exploited subsidised government housing finance, especially post-1919. A borough councillor in St Pancras, up to the time of his death he took a leading part in post-1919 public housing construction in the borough. Whereas his brothers were speculative builders and no more, Abraham Davis's career is unusual among builders in adding a dimension of public benefit.
Journal
The London Journal: A Review of Metropolitan Society Past and Present – Taylor & Francis
Published: May 1, 2004