Band and parade at Mettray Colony, France

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Band and parade at Mettray Colony, France

A band and parade of inmates at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s, the colony pioneered the cottage homes system where boys lived in small family groups. This model was later widely adopted in England for many workhouse children

Media ID 4481389

© Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection

1840s Agricultural Band Brass Colony Cottage Drum Drums Groups Homes Inmate Inmates Instruments Mettray Parade Penal Poverty System Tours Workhouse

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