The Reverend John Asbridge was
Vicar
A vicar (; Latin: '' vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English p ...
of
St Stephen's Church, Shepherd's Bush
The Church of St Stephen and St Thomas is a Church of England parish church in Shepherd's Bush, London. It was built circa 1849–50, designed by architect Anthony Salvin in the Gothic Revival style and is now Grade II listed. The church is locat ...
, London during the 1960s, and was the driving force behind the creation of the
Shepherds Bush Housing Association, an organisation which was set up to help solve problems of homelessness and poor housing in West London.
Shepherd's Bush Housing Association
The choir vestry at St Stephen’s was used as an office, which was run by volunteers from the parish. In addition, help was given by a number of parishioners who gifted their own houses to the association for use by homeless people. Their first acquisition was a dilapidated house at 220 Hammersmith Grove, which was converted into flats. Asbridge ran the Association for 20 years, retiring in 1988. Today, the Shepherd's Bush Housing Association owns and manages more than 5,000 homes.
Official Website of the SBHG
Retrieved 19 July 2017
References
*Byford, Juliet, ''History of St Stephen's Church Shepherd's Bush'', official pamphlet published by St Stephen's Church, July 2017
Notes
External links
Interview with John Asbridge
Retrieved 20 October 2017
Official Website of the SBHG
Retrieved 20 October 2017
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Living people
British Christian religious leaders
Year of birth missing (living people)