James Ravenscroft (philanthropist)

James Ravenscroft (died 1680) was a lawyer, merchant, and philanthropist in Chipping Barnet, in what is now north London.

Early life and family

He was the son of Thomas Ravenscroft.

Career
The rebuilt Ravenscroft Cottages in Wood Street, Chipping Barnet

Ravenscroft was a lawyer and merchant, dealing in lace, currants and glass.[1]

In 1679, Ravenscroft, then of High Holborn in London, had the Ravenscroft Almshouses built for six "poore antient women".[2][1][3]

Death and legacy
Ravenscroft Gardens, 1880[4]

Ravenscroft died on 28 January 1680.[5] Barnet Recreation Ground was renamed Ravenscroft Gardens in his memory.[4]

References
  1. "Community Focus Trail: Wood Street (Chipping Barnet) | Culture24".
  2. "The Twelve Churches, or, Tracings Along the Watling Street". 1860.
  3. Cussans, John Edwin (1879). "History of Hertfordshire: History of the hundreds of Dacorum and Cashio".
  4. Ravenscroft Gardens. London Gardens Trust. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. "History".
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