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Hill was a moving force behind the development of social housing, including Council Housing , and she also campaigned for the availability of open spaces for poor people, which resulted in the establishment of the National Trust . Both sisters worked for the preservation of open spaces. She knew a great many notable Victorian artists and writers. To give but one example; at a party at George MacDonald 's house John Ruskin formally started off a large dance with Octavia Hill as his dancing partner. It was Ruskin who funded her first ventures in housing reform. She was influenced very much by the important theologian, anglican priest and social reformer Frederick Denison Maurice . His son Colonel Edmund Maurice edited her letters, which give a rather good insight into her life. A monument to Octavia Hill is to be found at a Surrey beauty spot, on the summit of a hill called Hydon Ball (now owned by the National Trust). Shortly after her death, the family erected a stone seat there, from which walkers can enjoy fine views over the Surrey countryside. There is also the Octavia Hill museum in Wisbech. In 1995 , to mark the centenary of the National Trust, a Rose was named in her honour. There is an Octavia Hill Society, as well as an Octavia Hill Association, a small, Philadelphia-based real estate company devoted to providing affordable housing to low and middle-income city residents. EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES |
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