Accomodation Collection

Christie Templedean Home, Haddington
Girls in front of the Templedean Female Industrial Home for Haddington, East Lothian, one of several such establishments founded by John Christie. Date: circa 1906

Postcard of the RMS Antonia depicting the third class public room, social hall, dining room and berthroom. Cunard Line Ocean Liner, 15000 tonnes. Date: C. 1922

Buckingham Palace, London, 1842
Engraving showing the exterior of Buckingham Palace, London, viewed from St. Jamess Park, 1842. This side of Buckingham Palace was re-modelled in the late 1840s to provide more accomodation

Landlord Rent / Slums / C19
The Rent - or out you go! Landlord demands dues from woman and children for slum accomodation

Bradford School for Deaf and Disabled Children
Children, some in wheelchairs, others sitting on buses, outside the City of Bradfords special school for what were then referred to as crippled and physically defective children

Deaf and Dumb Finger Alphabet
A chart of the finger-spelling alphabet used by many deaf people. Date: circa 1905

The Princess Mary Caravan. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc

L. N. E. R. Camping Coach - accomodates six persons
L.N.E.R. Camping Coach - accomodates six persons and equipped with every requisite for a camping holiday. A rent of 3 a week in high season... Date: 1930s

Swansea and South Wales Institution for the Blind
Girls knitting and sewing at the Swansea and South Wales Institution for the Blind

Football Team, Standon Bridge Boys Home
Football team at the Boys Farm Home, Standon Ridge, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Run by the Waifs and Strays Society, the home operated as an Industrial School and later as an Approved School

Orphanage of Mercy, Randolph Gardens, Kilburn
The Orphanage of Mercy, Randolph Gardens, Kilburn, north London. The home was run by the Church Extension Association

Shoeburyness Sea View Homes, Southend-on-Sea
The Sea View children's homes opened in 1938 by Southend-on-Sea council at Shoeburyness, Essex. Date: circa 1950

Sheffield Truant School
A view of the Truant school established in 1879 in a former workhouse at Hollow Meadows, Bradfield, near Sheffield

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Industrial School. Gymnastics
Boys from the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Industrial School give a display of gymnastics with their instructor Mr J.G. Robertson. Date: 1904

Primitive Methodists Children's Home, Old Alresford
Children at the Primitive Methodists Children's Home or Orphanage, at Old Alresford, Hampshire, on the 40th anniversary of its opening. Date: 1925

Manchester Mr Birch's Orphan Homes Hulme 1880s
Manchester, Mr, Birch's, Orphan, Homes, Hulme, 1880s, A, view, of, Hems, also, known, as, the, Cornbrook, Orphanage, at, founded, in, 1860s, by, William, children's, home, childrens, care

Little Church, National Children's Home, Alverstoke
A view of the Little church at the Alverstoke branch of the National Children's Home (NCH)

Bristol Diocesan Home for Girls, Longwell Green, Bristol
A view of the main building at the Bristol Diocesan Home for Girls, Longwell Green, near Bristol

National Children's Home Hospital, London
A ward at the Children's Home Hospital, Bonner Road, Bethnal Green - part of the London Branch of the National Children's Home and Orphanage (NCH)

Hull, St Vincent's Home
Children and staff in front of St Vincent's children's home, Hull, run by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul

Barnardo's Home, Scarborough
The Barnardo's Home for girls at Cliff Bridge Terrace, Scarborough, opened in 1907

Holly Mount Orphanage, Tottington, Lancashire
Girls work at lace-making and embroidery at the Holly Mount Orphanage / School for Roman Catholic girls at Tottington, near Bury, Lancashire

Gloucester St Lucy's Home
A rear view of St Lucy's Home for Girls, Gloucester, founded in 1869 by the Sisters of St John the Baptist. Date: circa 1905

Barnardo's Mittendorff House Epsom Home At East
Barnardo's, Mittendorff, House, Epsom, Home, at, East, Street, children's, homes, childrens, care, welfare, social, accomodation, , 13797844

Barnardo's Kindergarten
Interior of an unidentified Barnardo's kindergarten. A large abacus stands at the centre. Date: circa 1908

Court Lees Approved School, South Godstone, Surrey. Chairman of Managers, Judge Cohen (left), and Headmaster, Denis Haydon

Court Lees Approved School, Art Room
Court Lees Approved School, South Godstone, Surrey. The art room - art master William Marshall shows exhibits to deputy headmaster Roy Draycon

Clifton Industrial School Band
Uniformed boys with their instruments and conductor at the Clifton Industrial School, Bristol. Date: early 1900s

Castle Howard Reformatory School
he Castle Howard Reformatory, Welburn, North Yorkshire, was established in 1855. Its chapel is at the right of the view. In 1933, it became an Approved School known as Castle Howard School for Boys

Aberlour Orphanage Advertisement
Advertisement for donations by Aberlour Orphanage, Charlestown of Aberlour, Morayshire Date: circa 1950s

Tait Home, St Peter's Orphanage, Broadstairs - girls feeding the chickens

Aberlour Orphanage Nursery School 1950s Children
Aberlour, Orphanage, Nursery, School, 1950s, Children, at, Orphanage's, Princess, Margaret, children's, home, homes, childrens, care, welfare, social, accomodation, , 13797825

St Andrew's Waifs and Strays Home, Ashbourne
Boys and master outside the Waifs and Strays Society home for boys at Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Date: Date unknown

St Monica's Waifs And Strays Home Ashbourne Circa
St, Monica's, Waifs, and, Strays, Home, Ashbourne, circa, 1900, Girls, play, with, hoops, croquet, mallets, at, the, Society, Derbyshire, childrens, children, welfare, care, accomodation

Standon Boys Farm Home, Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Boys at play at the Standon Boys Farm Home, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Run by the Waifs and Strays Society. The home operated as an Industrial School and later as an Approved School. Date: circa 1900

St Nicholas Homes, Pyrford
Stoop Ward at the Waifs and Strays Society's St Nicholas Homes for physically disabled children at Pyrford, Surrey. The site later became St Nicholas Orthopaedic Hospital then the Rowley Bristow

National Union for Christian Social Service
Portraits of leading lights of the National Union for Christian Social Service. Date: Date unknown

One Tun Ragged School, Westminster
Children outside the One Tun Ragged School, in Perkins Rents, Westminster, housed in a former pub. Date: circa 1860s

Commercial Travellers Schools, Pinner, Middlesex
Junior House at the Commercial Travellers Schools at Pinner. Date: Date unknown

National Children's Home (NCH) St Leonards Sussex
National, Children's, Home, (NCH), St, Leonards, Sussex, Date, A, multiview, postcard, of, the, branch, Views, include, home's, sitting, room, and, bedroom, childrens, children, welfare

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Industrial School
Boys from the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Industrial School give a display of gymnastics. Date: 1904

Nazareth House, Bishopston, Swansea
The Nazareth House at Murton Grange, Bishopston, Swansea, was opened in 1933 as a home for Roman Catholic boys. Date: Date unknown

National Children's Home (NCH), Edgworth, Lancashire
A smartly dressed group gather at the National Children's Home (NCH), Edgworth, Lancashire Date: Date unknown

Devonport Orphanage, Plymouth, Devon
Children line the fire escapes at the Devonport Orphanage, Plymouth Date: circa 1905

Institution for Deaf and Blind, Stoke-on-Trent
Frontage of the North Staffordshire Institution for Deaf and Blind, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Date: circa 1905

Girls Friendly Society (GFS) Lodge, Llandudno
The Girls Friendly Society (GFS) Lodge, on Church Walks, Llandudno, North Wales Date: circa 1909

Moral and Industrial Training School, Leeds
A very early view of the Moral and Industrial Training School, Beckett Street, Leeds, now part of the St James Hospital site Date: 1860s

John Groom's Home Parade, Clacton, Essex
A parade of girls from the John Groom's Home at Clacton, led by the founder, process along Hayes Road, Clacton. The Marine Hotel is in the background. Date: Date unknown

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