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Louisa Wade
Louisa Ann Wade (July 1843 – 29 July 1920) was the head of the Royal School of Needlework for forty years. Early life Wade was born in Finsbury. She was one of the fourteen children of the Tractarian Reverend Nugent Wade and Louisa (born Fenwick). Her father led St Anne's Church in Soho. Sculptor George Edward Wade was one of her brothers. Career Her brother Fairfax Blomfield Wade was a designer at the School of Art Needlework, and in 1873 she too was employed together with her younger sisters Octavia and Edith Wade. She already had experience of needlework as she learned the skill on church embroidery and she had used it to make and sell pieces for charity. The school had been founded by Victoria, Lady Welby employing twenty ladies above a shop in Sloane Street. It existed to keep the skill of hand embroidery going and to provide employment for impoverished ladies. The three sisters were not impoverished. She became the head of the Royal School of Needlework after Welby nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finsbury
Finsbury is a district of Central London, forming the southeastern part of the London Borough of Islington. It borders the City of London. The Manorialism, Manor of Finsbury is first recorded as ''Vinisbir'' (1231) and means "manor of a man called Finn".Mills, D. (2000). ''Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names''. . Finsbury lay just outside Cripplegate (and on its later construction, Moorgate) in London Wall. At that time, much of the manor was part of the ''"great fen which washed against the London Wall, northern wall of the City of London, City"''. Finsbury gave its name to two larger administrative areas: the Finsbury division, Finsbury Division of the Ossulstone (hundred), Ossulstone Hundred of Middlesex, from the 17th century until 1900, and from 1900 to 1965 the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury. The Metropolitan Borough included Finsbury (also known as St Luke's, London, St Luke's) and Clerkenwell. The area should not be confused with Finsbury Park, a public space r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
