Type Public Products Model dwellings | Industry Housing Headquarters London, United Kingdom | |
Founder Sir Sydney Waterlow, 1st Baronet Founded London, United Kingdom (1863) | ||
The Improved Industrial Dwellings Company (IIDC) was a Victorian Model dwellings company founded in 1863 by the printer, philanthropist and later Lord Mayor of London Sir Sydney Waterlow. The company operated operating predominantly in Central London as a provider of block dwellings for the working classes, employing a strict selection and discipline regime amongst its tenants to ensure a healthy return on investment. Starting with a capital of £50,000, the IIDC became one of the largest and most successful of the model dwellings companies, housing at its height around 30,000 individuals.
Buildings
Waterlow worked with the builder Matthew Allen, choosing not to use an architect. Blocks built by the IIDC include:
There were others in Old St Pancras Road, Wapping, Greenwich and Islington.