Homes Collection (#11)

Prehistoric Kazakh farm scene, early agriculture, Kazakhstan. BCE

House building, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1912

Northumberland Village Homes, Whitley Bay
Girls play on the grass and around a maypole at the Northumberland Village Homes, Whitley Bay. Date: Early 1900s

Barnardos Hazelbrae / Margaret Cox Home, Peterborough
New arrivals at Barnardos Hazelbrae home for girls at Peterborough, Ontario. The home was opened in 1883 to receive girls emigrating from Barnardos homes in the UK

Cheap Cottages exhibition at Letchworth and Hitchin
One of the cottages on show at the Cheap Cottages exhibition at Letchworth Garden City and Hitchin, descibed as a specimen of plaster work. Date: 1905

Advert for the development of Hiduminium houses 1945
Applications for Hiduminum pre-fabricated homes. When the nation wants houses industry gives us it confidence. Each home was made from aluminium alloys

Kilid Bahr Fort opposite Canakkale, Turkey Date: 1923

Bisley School, Surrey
The School House building at Bisley School, Surrey, run by the Shaftesbury Homes. Date: Date unknown

Aberlour Orphanage Picnic
Children and helpers at Aberlour Orphanage Picnic in August, 1912. Date: August, 1912

Lace-Making in the town of Bruges, Belgium 1907
Mid-aged women working in their homes in Fladers on pillow lace-making. Working lots of hours for not much pay from seven in the morning till ten at night

St Vincents Home for Roman Catholic Children, Torquay, Devo
A group of boys and girls, one on a rocking horse, in the garden of St Vincents Home for Roman Catholic Children, Torquay. Date: circa 1915

Sunderland Girls Reformatory, County Durham
The Sunderland Girls Reformatory, Tatham Street, Sunderland Date: early 1900s

St Josephs Industrial School for Catholic Boys, Longsight, Manchester. Date: circa 1900

Buckets & Spades Home, St Leonards on Sea, Sussex
The Buckets and Spades Home, St Leonards on Sea for mentally handicapped Jewish children

Shaftesbury Homes - Sudbury Hall, Middlesex
The Sudbury Hall Home for Girls established in 1872 by the charity that became known as Shaftesbury Homes. It was located between Wembley and Harrow on the Hill. Date: early 1900s

Newport Market Refuge and Industrial School, Soho, London
The Newport Market Refuge and Industrial School on Market Street, Soho. The School, which developed into a training establishment for military bandsmen, later moved to Coburg Row, Westminster

New Arethusa and old figurehead, Upnor, Kent
The new Training Ship Arethusa on the Thames off Upnor. Ashore is the preserved figurehead of its scrapped predecessor. Date: circa 1935

Boys Leaving the old Training Ship Arethusa at Greenhithe
Sailor boys from the Training Ship Arethusa leave the old vessel for the last time, following its replacement by a new ship in 1933. Date: 1933

Shaftesbury Homes Fortescue House, London Road Twickenham
Shaftesbury Homes School for Boys at Fortescue House, London Road Twickenham, opened in 1878. The School later moved to new premises on Hampton Road, Twickenham. Date: circa 1920s

Newport Market Army Bands School, Orpington, Kent
The Newport Market Army Training School at Darrick Wood, Orpington, Kent. Date: circa 1927

Shaftesbury Homes, Bisley, Surrey - School Chapel
Chapel at Shaftesbury Homes School for Boys, Bisley. The gates were made by boys at the School. Date: 1930s

Nottingham Blue Coat Schools
A view of the Nottingham Blue Coat Schools and some of its pupils. Date: circa 1905

Victoria Home for Invalid Children, Margate
The garden of the Victoria Home for Invalid Children. Several of the inmates, some with crutches or other walking aids, can be seen. Date: circa 1920

Street boys in rags
A group of street arabs, probably in London, dressed in ragged clothes and most of them barefoot. Date: circa 1900

Boys Band, St Edwards Orphanage, Thingwall, Liverpool
The boys band pose with their instruments at St Edwards Orphanage, Thingwall, Liverpool. Two monks in their gowns flank the boys. Date: early 1900s

Seamens Orphanage, Spring Bank, Hull
The Hull Seamens Asylum and Schools was opened in 1866 by the Hull Seamens General Orphan Society. The building was designed by T.H. Wyatt of London. Date: circa 1910

Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - Stratton Hall
The Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. Children at a meal in Stratton Hall, the Homes assembly hall and dining room

Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - Children at Lodge and Entrance
The Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. The children, boys in sailor suits

Nazareth House, Cardonald, Glasgow
Beds packed into a dormitory at the Nazareth House home, Cardonald, Glasgow. Date: circa 1920

Boleyn Castle, East Ham, Essex
Boleyn Castle, East Ham. Tram lines are being laid in front of the building. Date: early 1900s

St Elizabeths House, Bullingham, Hereford
St Elizabeths House - a girls orphanage and school at Bullingham, near Hereford. Date: early 1900s

Aerial view, Quarriers Orphan Homes, Bridge of Weir, Renfre
Aerial view of the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir

Hospital, Quarriers Orphan Homes, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewsh
Children play outside the Elise Hospital at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir

TS James Arthur, Quarriers Orphan Homes, Bridge of Weir
The Training Ship James Arthur at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir. Date: circa 1906

Farningham Homes for Little Boys, Swanley, Kent
A view along the entrance drive at the Farningham Homes for Little Boys, Swanley, Kent Date: circa 1904

Manchester Ragged and Industrial Schools, Ardwick Green
A view of the Ragged and Certified Industrial Schools at Ardwick Green, Manchester Date: 1860s

St Anthonys Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Feltham, Middles
Toddlers at St Anthonys Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Feltham, Middlesex. Date: early 1900s

St Marys Home for Girls, Tudhoe, County Durham, also known as Tudhoe Orphanage. Date: circa 1906

St Annes Laundry Home, Yiewsley, Middlesex
St Annes Laundry Home, Yiewsley, was aimed at the care of girls who were morally weak and unfit for service. Date: circa 1913

Royal Albert Orphanage, Worcester
The frontage of the Royal Albert Orphanage, Worcester. A man and woman, presumably the superintendent and matron, stand at the entrance. Date: early 1900s

Picking flowers, Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home, Alton, H
A group of physically disabled children, one in a wheelchair, another with crutches, pick flowers in the Queen Alexandra Wood at the Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home, Alton, Hampshire

Tadcaster Union Workhouse, West Yorkshire
Tadcaster Union Workhouse, later The Beeches old peoples home. Date: circa 1930s

Aberlour Orphanage, Charlestown of Aberlour, Morayshire
East wing of the Aberlour Orphanage, Charlestown of Aberlour, Morayshire. It was one of Scotlands largest childrens homes. Date: 1930s

Wigan Union workhouse, Lancashire
General view of Wigan Union workhouse. Tram line runs past front. Date: circa 1906

Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Lamorbey, Sidcup, Kent
Entrance to The Hollies - the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, housing pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: circa 1913

Ongar Union Workhouse, Stanford Rivers, Essex
General view of Ongar Union Workhouse, Stanford Rivers. Date: early 1900s

Shepton Mallet Workhouse, Somerset
General view of Shepton Mallet Union Workhouse, Somerset, erected 1836 and designed by Jesse Gane. Date: early 1900s

Risbridge Union Workhouse, Kedington, Suffolk
A view of the Risbridge Union Workhouse, Kedington. It was designed by J. F. Clark, of Newmarket. Date: early 1900s

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