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Florence Booth & Adelaide Cox laid these stones at 280 Mare Street, Hackney, in October 1910 before the site was opened as the Women& #39;s Social Work Headquarters. The site is no longer used by The Salvation Army but you can still find the plaques here!

280 Mare Street as The Salvation Army& #39;s Women& #39;s Social Work Headquarters! #Hackney #HackneyBuildings #archive #womenssocialwork #WomenWednesday

Mrs General Florence Booth helped to pioneer The Salvation Army& #39;s work in France and led The Salvation Army& #39;s Rescue Work and Women& #39;s Social Work between 1884 and 1912. #Womenssocialwork #hackney #womenshistory #WomenWednesday

Adelaide Cox was second in command to Florence Booth at the Women& #39;s Social Work Headquarters and took on leadership in 1912 until her retirement in 1926. #womenssocialwork #Hackney #londonhistory #SalvationArmy