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In London, the Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes (MAIDIC) was a Victorian-era, philanthropically-motivated model dwellings company. The association, established in 1841, was fore-runner of the modern housing association which sought to provide affordable housing for the working classes on ...
- 1841
- Public
- Housing
LMA/4025. Scope and Content: Records of the Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes. The minutes ( LMA/4025 /01) describe in detail...
in improving working-class housing. The Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes (MAIDIC) was the first organization to be founded in response to the London housing problem.15 As with other organizations to follow, MAIDIC wished to provide more salubrious and affordable working-class accommodation.
The Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes was founded in 1841, and the Society for Improving the Conditions of the Labouring Classes in 1844. These associations had high-profile support from Lord Ashley and Prince Albert. 55 The mid-1840s saw experimental schemes trialled in London: for example ...
Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes This page summarises records created by this Organisation The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
- 1841-1873
- London
The movement started in a small way in London, with the Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes and Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes finding difficulty in raising sufficient capital to build commercially viable projects.
This record is held by London Metropolitan Archives: City of London. The minutes (LMA/4025/01) describe in detail the foundation of the Association, its aims and objectives. They document its...
