View of Corston House, a large detactched property with three storeys

Corston House (RYL/2/5)

Philanthropy

Enriqueta helped a lot of people through her charitable work and donations. She was usually private about what she did and often gave money anonymously.

Enriqueta was naturally modest and did not enjoy her growing fame. She did not want to encourage floods of begging letters, so she tried to keep her charitable work secret. Because of this secrecy it is difficult to know the extent of her philanthropy.

The full extent of her benefactions will probably never be known

JRL/7/7/2 Cuttings Book, 1889-1908 p. 113: Manchester Guardian 5 February 1908, p. 5.