James Ravenscroft (philanthropist)
James Ravenscroft (died 1680) was a lawyer, merchant, and philanthropist in Chipping Barnet, in what is now north London.
Early life and family[]
He was the son of Thomas Ravenscroft.
Career[]
The rebuilt Ravenscroft Cottages in Wood Street, Chipping Barnet
Ravenscroft was a lawyer and merchant, dealing in lace, currants and glass.[1]
In 1679, Ravenscroft, then of High Holborn in London, had the Ravenscroft Almshouses built for six "poore antient women".[2][3][4]
Death and legacy[]
Ravenscroft Gardens, 1880[5]
Ravenscroft died on 28 January 1680.[6] Barnet Recreation Ground was renamed in his memory.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Community Focus Trail: Wood Street (Chipping Barnet) | Culture24".
- ^ "The Twelve Churches, or, Tracings Along the Watling Street". 1860.
- ^ "Community Focus Trail: Wood Street (Chipping Barnet) | Culture24".
- ^ Cussans, John Edwin (1879). "History of Hertfordshire: History of the hundreds of Dacorum and Cashio".
- ^ a b Ravenscroft Gardens. London Gardens Trust. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "History".
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