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Mount Pleasant Hotel, Kings Cross, LondonThe Mount Pleasant Hotel at the corner of Kings Cross Road and Calthorpe Street, Central London. The building was originally erected in 1894 as one of Londons six Rowton Houses - large
Saint Yves (Card)SAINT YVES French lawyer, whose honesty and benevolence led to his becoming the patron saint of notaries and attorneys
Gracie Fields Home and Orphanage, Peacehaven, SussexChildren and staff stand in front of the orphanage and childrens home at Peacehaven in East Sussex. The home was opened in 1933 by the singing star Gracie Fields to care for the children of parents
London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage, WokingGeneral view of the main building of the London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage at Woking, Surrey. The orphanage was founded in 1885 in Clapham, south west London
Queen Alexandra and Empress Marie, Maundy ThursdayQueen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her sister Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1847-1928), leaving the Maundy Thursday distribution ceremony at Westminster Abbey
WWI Poster, Belgian & Allies Aid LeagueDesign by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956), Belgian & Allies Aid League, Will you help these sufferers from the war to start a new home. Help is better than sympathy
Wallingford Union Childrens Cottage Homes, BerkshireThe Wallingford Unions cottage homes on Wantage Road, Wallingford, Berkshire. Cottage homes were established by some poor law authorities to house pauper children away from the workhouse
First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling rosesThe First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses outside the Hotel Cecil on 26 June 1912. The charity was launched on the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Princess Alexandra from her
BAREFOOT GIRL / BREAD 1905A generous girl gives a poor street girl some bread outside a bakers shop Date: 1905
Saint Elizabeth of Portugal healing a sick woman, circa 1799Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (1271-1336). Queen of Portugal. Saint Elizabeth of Portugal healing a sick woman, circa 1799. By Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid
Receipt, Ragged School Union, LondonReceipt for donation to the Ragged School Union, London, 22 May 1894 Date: 1894
Poster advertising the NSPCC, Diamond Jubilee Year Appeal - In 60 years the NSPCC has come to the rescue of 5.5 million children - please help us, if you can. Date: circa 1944
Cartoon, Victimised Citizen - Here comes that cadger, Old Father Christmas, again! John Bull digs in his pocket for some change. 1884
View inside the Chapel, Foundling Hospital, LondonView inside the Chapel, Foundling Hospital, Bloomsbury, London, founded by Thomas Coram and opened in the 1740s. Date: 1845
Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold with Dame BewleyPrincess Charlotte Augusta of Wales and her husband Prince Leopold of Belgium finding Dame Bewley at her cottage door reading her old Bible. circa 1816
Railway Orphanage Charity Collecting Dogs, December 1907. 1907
Dr Barnardos Village Homes, Barkingside, Ilford, EssexChildren perform a dance display at Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls at Barkingside, Ilford, Essex. The occasion is presumably an open day, for the benefit of visitors and benefactors
Rowton House, Kings Cross, LondonThe Kings Cross Rowton House (built in 1894) at the corner of Kings Cross Road and Calthorpe Street, Central London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose built
Workhouse dining hall, Oliver Twist film, 1948A workhouse dining hall interior, from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. The religious mottos reminded the inmates that due gratitude was in order for the care they were receiving
Parable of the Good Samaritan. Engraving by Gustave Dore. 19Parable of the Good Samaritan. The Good Samaritan arrives to the inn. Gospel of Luke. Engraving by Gustave Dore. 19th century
Brotherhood of the Misericordia of Florence, Italy, a charitable institution dating back to the Middle Ages. Seen here transporting a sick man. Masks are worn to preserve anonymity
Rowton House, Arlington Road, Camden, LondonThe Rowton House on Arlington Road, Camden, north west London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built, low-cost hostels or doss-houses for working men
Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside, EssexGirls and staff in the grounds of Barnardos Home, Barkingside, Essex, with childrens cottages in the background. In 1873, Thomas Barnardo set up a Village Home for Orphan
Three bedeswomen of Castle Rising, NorfolkThree bedeswomen of Castle Rising, near Sandringham in Norfolk. When these elderly women enter the almshouses (known collectively as Trinity Hospital) they are required to wear an old Welsh costume
Victorian scrap - School Board and politicsVictorian scrap - Political Types - School Board and Politics. late 19th century
Victorian scrap - Charity and WealthVictorian scrap - Ragged School Union, Charity and Wealth. late 19th century
Cartoon, C W Thompson -- This is the gentleman who has done so much for actors benefits. 1883
Cartoon, Sir Michael Costa and Sir Julius BenedictCartoon -- Benefit Knights. They are (left) Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa (1808-1884), an Italian-born conductor and composer, and (right) Sir Julius Benedict (1804-1885)
Soho, London - 1 Greek Street W1, sign for The House of St Barnabas-in-Soho, founded in 1846 as a homeless charity (described here as a temporary home for women)
Church Charity Box - Remember the Poor - a woman and a little girl. 1897
Emptying the Missionary Box -- a smartly-dressed woman empties coins onto a plate. 1894
Allegorical sceneAn allegorical scene, possibly depicting a charitable act. circa early 20th century
Lady Mary ArmineLADY MARY ARMINE wife of sir William A. remarkable for her learning, piety and benevolence, Date: ? - 1676
Maria Pazzi / PiattoliMaria Maddalena de Pazzi, Italian mystic, as a child is noted for her benevolence to people in the prisons of Florence. Date: circa 1560
Elizabeth Hungary / HuyotSAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY Washing the lepers Date: 1207 - 1231
Saint Elisabeth, Princess of Hungary (1207-1231), wife of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia. She spent vast sums of money improving the conditions of the poor, and died at the age of 24
Two children visit an old lady on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Receipt, Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, Redhill, SurreyReceipt from the Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, Redhill, Surrey, dated 6 June 1889, confirming one years subscription of one guinea from Mrs R Blake Byass, signed by James Downing, Secretary
St Dunstans Hostel, Regents Park, London, for soldiers and sailors blinded during the First World War. Date: 1920s
Scouts during Accra Scout Week, Ghana, West AfricaScouts at the Gold Coast Hospital during Accra Scout Week, Ghana, West Africa. They are standing by the bed of a sick boy patient, with a nurse alongside. Date: 1951
General William Booth (1829 1912), British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Army. Date: 1889
Benevolence. Print showing a woman distributing food and clothing to a poor family. Date c1873
The brotherhood of pythianismThe brotherhood of Pythianism
Honourable Artillery Company lifeboat, Walton, EssexThe first National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, donated by and named after The Honourable Artillery Company whose Drama Club sponsored it, was launched in 1884
Lady Mayoress and Lord Mayor of LondonThe Lady Mayoress watched by the Lord Mayor of London handing a Way Bill to one of the carmen who took hampers arranged by Sir William Treloar to the homes of disabled children
The Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival, North London
Sir William Treloar distributing Christmas giftsSir William Purdie Treloar (1843-1923) distributing Christmas gifts to the poor. He began his annual charitable activities in the East End of London by the distribution of Christmas hampers to poor
Queen Marys Coronation gift, Barn House, Whitstable, Kent