Cecil house

English Etymology en Cecil Chesterton 1879 1918 journalist English =. Noun en UK historical A shelter providing accommodation for homeless women. en 2018 Keith Gildart; David Howell Dictionary of Labour Biography: Volume XIV Springer 9781137457431 279 https://books.google.com/books?id=x8NKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA279&dq=%22Cecil+houses%22&hl=&cd=11&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Cecil%20houses%22&f=false Whately was an active supporter of the Cecil Houses in London, which provided overnight accommodation for homeless women, where they could obtain ‘a clean bed, with plenty of hot water for baths, tea and biscuits, for one shilling a night, with no questions asked’