Muriel Lester Collection - Home Page

Welcome to our site about  Muriel Lester and Doris Lester, the two Kingsley Halls, and matters related such as the heritage of Bromley-by-Bow and of Dagenham. There are now many images from the Muriel Lester Collection that can now be accessed, there are more coming, and all these will soon be linked to from the Archives Hub.

Photo of Muriel Lester by Margaret Michgalis. Muriel, with her sister Doris Lester, were the founders of the two Kingsley Halls, Bromley-by-Bow and Dagenham, both in the east end of London, UK

Muriel and Doris Lester, Christian socialists, educationists, feminists and lifelong peace campaigners, deserve to regain their place in history. This site celebrates the memory of their work and their continuing influence today.

You are welcome to use the forum but to upload pictures and access other parts of the site you will need to create an account. When creating an account you will be sent a computer generated password, to change this to something more memorable, log in and go to "My account".

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