The Improved Industrial Dwellings Company
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Wikidata WikipediaThe Improved Industrial Dwellings Company (IIDC) was a Victorian Model dwellings company founded in 1863 by the printer, philanthropist and later Lord Mayor of London Sir Sydney Waterlow. The company operated predominantly in Central London as a provider of block dwellings for the working classes, employing a strict selection and discipline regime amongst its tenants to ensure a healthy return on investment. Starting with a capital of £50,000, the IIDC became one of the largest and most successful of the model dwellings companies, housing at its height around 30,000 individuals. Waterlow's example was influential. The Newcastle Upon Tyne Improved Industrial Dwellings Company was set up by James Hall of Hall Brothers Steamship Company, Tynemouth, after visiting Sir Sydney Waterlow's establishment in London.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
Sandringham Buildings erected by the Improved Industrial Dwelling Coy Ld (Sir Sydney H. Waterlow BART Chairman) 1884
Charing Cross Road, London, United Kingdom where it was
Cromwell Buildings These flats were constructed in 1864 by Sir Sydney Waterlow, founder of the Improved Industrial Dwellings Company, and were modelled after a pair of houses designed by the Prince Regent for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Founded in 1863, the Company was one of the most successful and earliest providers of low cost housing.
Cromwell Building, 5-6 Redcross Way, London, United Kingdom where it was