MICHAEL SHERIDAN — Rowton Houses, 1892-1954

London, Rowton Houses. 1956, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Jillian Willett. Book, Spine discoloured. History of the chain of hostels built in London by the Victorian philanthropist Lord Rowton to provide decent accommodation for working men in place of the squalid lodging houses of the time. Mentioned by George Orwell in Down and Out in Paris and London. Very Good/No Jacket.