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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'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's Women's Social Work Headquarters! #Hackney #HackneyBuildings #archive #womenssocialwork #WomenWednesday

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

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