The Passmore Edwards Legacy

A talk by Dean Evans, expert and author on John Passmore Edwards, and the huge legacy John and his wife Eleanor left, for the people of this country including Plaistow Library.

Dubbed ‘Mr Greatheart’ by Henry Irving

Dubbed ’St Passmore’ by Andrew Carnegie

JPE wanted to ‘Do the best for the Most’ and he certainly did.

JPE wanted to build the ladder so the poor might climb.

A pacifist he refused a knighthood twice. A vegetarian, teetotaller and radical who supported votes for women.