ABSTRACT
This chapter describes how the Peckham Experiment became – for a short period of time – one of the most talked about endeavours of its kind, often referenced in wartime debates on the future British Welfare State, in which Pearse and Scott Williamson themselves occasionally participated. The chapter presents the many favourable reviews of their books in the press and describes lecture tours by Pioneer Health Centre staff which inspired a number of attempts to emulate the London centre all over the world. The chapter further shows that the eventual re-establishment of the centre after the war was not only driven by the directors themselves but also by former members, which could build on the political momentum the directors’ publications had achieved. However, after the war, the PHC’s function changed substantially, not least due to the large numbers of national and international visitors it attracted.
