About Dr Barnardo's Memorial
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The Memorial to Dr Barnado by George Frampton at Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge commemorates the founder of the Barnardo's children's charity. Born in Dublin into a Sephardic Jewish family, Thomas Barnado moved to the East End of London in 1866 where he established a chain of orphanages that developed into the Barnado's charity. He died in 1905 and, in a move unusual for the time, was cremated and his ashes interred in front of Cairn's House, the original building of his Barkingside children's village. In 1908, a memorial was raised on the site, the sculpture being undertaken by George Frampton, who worked without a fee. The memorial was designated a Grade II listed structure in 1979 and upgraded to II* in 2010.
