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Discover the people and events that shaped over 130 years of Toynbee Hall's history.

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16 stories

Bangladeshi Innovators at Toynbee Hall

Community

Founder of Toynbee Hall: Henrietta Barnett

By Tijen Zahide Horoz

Charity & Welfare

Founder of Toynbee Hall: Samuel Barnett

By Jo Till

Charity & Welfare

Icons of Toynbee Hall: Ambrose Appelbe

By Liz Allen and Dan Scales

Rights

Icons of Toynbee Hall: Arnold Toynbee

By Celia Toynbee

Community

Icons of Toynbee Hall: Charles Ashbee

By Dan Scales

Community

Icons of Toynbee Hall: John Alfred Spender

By Dan Scales

Community

Icons of Toynbee Hall: John Profumo

By Callum Scowen

Charity & Welfare

Icons of Toynbee Hall: Thomas Hill Green

By Dan Scales

Learning

Icons of Toynbee Hall: William Beveridge

By Judith Attar

Charity & Welfare

Samuel Barnett and the East End Dwellings Company

By Artemis Photiadou

Housing

The Buildings of Toynbee Hall

By Andrew Caunce

Housing

Toynbee Hall and Housing

By Alanna Gluck, Sahar Alamgir and Pau Pak Wan

Housing

Toynbee Hall and Trade Unions

By Dan Scales

Working Conditions

Toynbee Hall Theatre

By David Chia

Learning

Toynbee Hall’s Olympic Heritage: Pierre de Coubertin

By Shahana Subhan Begum

Community

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