The Guild of Play was founded by Dame Grace Kimmins (1871–1954) and others from the Passmore Edwards Settlement to provide structured play for city girls.

To provide a civilising influence away from the city streets by reviving the old Merrie England idealised lifestyle.

• The Bermondsey Settlement
• The Chailey Heritage
• The Guild of the Poor Brave Things
• The Passmore Edwards Settlement

• John Passmore Edwards
• Millicent Garrett Fawcett
• Hugh Price Hughes and wife Katherine
• Lord Llangattock
• Mary Neal
• Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (sometimes written Emmeline Pethick, or with the hyphen omitted)
• Mary Ward
• Brian Kimmins

• Grace Kimmins and Playwork