Grace Kimmins
Dame Grace Kimmins, DBE (1871–1954) was described in Punch (volume 156, 9 April 1919) as ... in her quiet practical way is probably as good a friend as London ever had, a description for the driving force behind the Guild of Play and the Guild of the Poor Brave Things.
Born Grace Mary Thyrza Hannam, she became a Wesleyan deaconess and worked in both the Methodist West London Mission and the Bermondsey Settlement, where she moved in 1895. In 1898, she married Charles William Kimmins in 1898.[citation needed]
She was active in the foundation and continuance of charitable foundations, particularly those concerned with children's play and the welfare of poor and disabled children. She founded, caused to be founded or was involved in the Methodist West London Mission, Bermondsey Settlement, Chailey Heritage, Guild of Play, and Guild of the Poor Brave Things. She also was a writer.
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[edit] Family
Grace and Charles Kimmins had two sons:
- Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Charles Hannam Kimmins (1899-1979)[1]
- Anthony Martin Kimmins (10 November 1901-19 May 1964), actor, director and producer[2]
[edit] Death
She died at Haywards Heath in 1954.
[edit] References
- ^ "Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975 - KIMMINS, Sir Brian Charles Hannam (1899-1979), Lieutenant General". King's College London Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/KIMMINS.shtml. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ Anthony Kimmins profile at IMDb
[edit] External links
- "Botches" (Scroll down to find "Botches")
- Chailey 1914-1918
- Chailey Heritage Hospital
- Chailey Heritage School Remembers Queen Mother
- Heritage Craft School in Chailey
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