Agnes Cotton

[1] Cotton often dressed in black and wore a veil, so the residents of Leytonstone thought her to be a nun.

The site in Leytonstone now included a chapel, industrial laundry, school and was known as the 'Home of the Good Shepherd' to differentiate it from 'The Pastures,' which was the former base.

[1] Cotton died in Leytonstone on 20 May 1899 at The Pastures, and was buried with her family in St John's churchyard on 24 May.

Cotton left monies for women who had assisted her, including Elizabeth Amelia Bragg, and her ward, Mary Agnes Hope.

[1] Cotton's home continued to operate until the Second World War under the management of the Community of St John Baptist, Clewer.