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Browning Hall

1895 establishments in EnglandCultural and educational buildings in LondonEducation in the London Borough of SouthwarkHistory of education in the United KingdomHistory of the London Borough of Southwark
Organisations based in LondonSettlement houses in the United Kingdom
Robert Browning Settlement above door
Robert Browning Settlement above door

Browning Hall, properly The Robert Browning Settlement, was a social settlement established in Walworth, London, in 1895, one of a number of such 'settlements' arising out of the settlement movement and the university extension movement. It provided a range of social services to the poor of its deprived area, and provided accommodation enabling relatively well-educated people to live amongst the people with whom they worked.

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Browning Hall
Urlwin Street, London Camberwell (London Borough of Southwark)

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Urlwin Street
SE5 0AB London, Camberwell (London Borough of Southwark)
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