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|<small> ''Baden-Powell himself has gone, but his Movement remains and grows—a memorial more enduring than stone or steel. It is, however, fitting that, here in England, where he started it, there should be a house, bearing his name and serving the needs of the Movement, which can express our gratitude to him in a practical way.''</small> | |<small> ''Baden-Powell himself has gone, but his Movement remains and grows—a memorial more enduring than stone or steel. It is, however, fitting that, here in England, where he started it, there should be a house, bearing his name and serving the needs of the Movement, which can express our gratitude to him in a practical way.''</small> | ||
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Acting on a 1942 initiative by [[Chief Scout]] [[Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers|Lord Somers]], a formal Baden-Powell House Committee was established by [[The Scout Association]] in 1953 under the direction of [[Harold Gillett|Sir Harold Gillett]], later [[Lord Mayor of London]]. The committee's directive was to build a | Acting on a 1942 initiative by [[Chief Scout]] [[Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers|Lord Somers]], a formal Baden-Powell House Committee was established by [[The Scout Association]] in 1953 under the direction of [[Harold Gillett|Sir Harold Gillett]], later [[Lord Mayor of London]]. The committee's directive was to build a hostel to provide [[Boy Scout|Scouts]] a place to stay at reasonable cost while visiting London. For this purpose, in 1956 the committee purchased a bombed-out property at the intersection of [[Cromwell Road]] and [[Queen's Gate]] at a cost of [[Pound sterling|£]]39,000.<ref name="wood"/> | ||
The [[Scouting|Scout Movement]] raised the major part of the funding of £400,000 for building and furnishing the building between 1957 and 1959. Money was raised through public appeals supported by publication in Scout Movement magazines, a collection of donations in 15,000 brick-shaped boxes, and 5,000 appeal letters signed personally by then Chief Scout [[Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan|Lord Rowallan]].<ref name="wood"/> | The [[Scouting|Scout Movement]] raised the major part of the funding of £400,000 for building and furnishing the building between 1957 and 1959. Money was raised through public appeals supported by publication in Scout Movement magazines, a collection of donations in 15,000 brick-shaped boxes, and 5,000 appeal letters signed personally by then Chief Scout [[Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan|Lord Rowallan]].<ref name="wood"/> | ||