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Starcross Institution, Exeter, Devon
Boys gardening at what was variously known as the Western Counties Idiot Asylum and the Training School for Feeble-minded Children. The institution, for children of defective intellect, was founded in 1864 at Starcross (or Star Cross), near Exeter. Date: circa 1919
© Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
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The Princess Mary Caravan. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in
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The Princess Mary Caravan - The Caravaners at work. The Girls Friendly Society supported
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The Princess Mary Caravan - The Caravaners at work. The Girls Friendly Society supported
The Princess Mary Caravan - The Caravaners at work. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc. The caravan, shown here with GFS workers, was purchased in 1922 as a mobile publicity unit, the cost being met by Princess Mary, a strong supporter of the Society. Date: circa 1922
© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Parador Castillo de Sigu?enza. Guadalajara province. Castile
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The Hall - Aged Pilgrims Asylum, Hornsey Rise, North London
The Hall at the Aged Pilgrims Asylum, Hornsey Rise, North London. 1649 Pensioners, 120 inmates (!) - 43 Daily Expenditure. The Aged Pilgrims Friend Society was founded in 1807, providing pensions and almshouses for elderly Christians. A residential care home was opened in Hornsey Rise in 1871. By 1928 the charity had homes at Camberwell, Stamford Hill, Brighton, and Gerrards Cross. The Society is now known as the Pilgrims Friend Society and continues to manage residential care homes and sheltered accommodation across England. Date: 1907
© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection