Borstal Collection

Lowdham Grange Borstal Institution
Exterior view of Lowdham Grange Borstal Institution, near Nottingham. Date: circa 1945

Girls room, Aylesbury Borstal, Buckinghamshire
A typical inmates room at the Aylesbury girls borstal, Buckinghamshire, established in 1909 as a youth prison for those aged 16 to 21

Main building, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
General view of the main building of the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The school opened in 1870 to house workhouse children from the two unions

Lowdham Grange Borstal
A view of Lowdham Grange Borstal, Nottinghamshire, opened in 1934. Date: circa 1945

East Sutton Park Borstal, Kent
A horse and cart is loaded with wood at the East Sutton Park Borstal for Girls, near Maidstone, Kent. Date: circa 1947

Hollesley Bay Colony
The gymnasium at the Hollesley Bay Colony, near Woodbridge, Suffolk. In 1938, the establishment became a training institution for young offenders as part of the Borstal system. Date: circa 1945

Feltham Borstal Library
Inmates and staff in the library at Feltham Borstal, Middlesex Date: circa 1945

Young Offenders Prison, Bedford
Bedford Prison, where an experimental scheme began in 1899 to house young offenders aged from 16 to 21. The scheme led to the creation of the Borstal system in 1908. Date: circa 1900

Prescoed Camp, near Usk, Monmouthshire
Prescoed Camp used to house well-behaved inmates from the nearby Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire. Date: circa 1945

Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire
Silhouetted inmates at work in a corridor at Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire. Date: circa 1945

Portland Borstal Silent Hour
Silent Hour at the Borstal in Portland, Dorset. Inmates were expected to use the time in reading, writing letters etc. Date: 1945

Portland Borstal Inmates Gardening
Inmates work in the garden of the Borstal at Portland, Dorset. Date: 1945

Borstal Prison, Chatham - Prisoners Dinner Time
Prisoners going in to dinner at Borstal Prison, near Chatham, Kent. Date: circa 1900

Usk Borstal Camp, Monmouthshire
Boys occupied in farm work at the Usk Borstal Camp, Monmouthshire

North Sea Camp Borstal Institution, Lincolnshire
North Sea Camp Borstal Institution at Freiston, Lincolnshire. Boys with spades at work reclaiming land from the sea. Small wagons with hoppers run on a railway track. Date: circa 1945

Lowdham Grange Borstal Institution - Farm Work
Farmyard at Lowdham Grange Borstal Institution, near Nottingham. Boys are filling a cart hitched to a farm horse. Date: circa 1945

Borstal Inmates School Room
Inmates sit at desks in the school room of an unidentified Borstal. Date: circa 1926

Borstal Drill in Gymnasium
Boys carry out physical drill in the gymnasium at an unidentified Borstal. Date: circa 1926

Aylesbury Borstal Inmates - Kitchen Work
Inmates at Aylesbury Girls Borstal at work in the kitchen. Date: circa 1926

Feltham Borstal, Middlesex
An aerial view of the Feltham Borstal, Middlesex Date: circa 1930s

Feltham Borstal, Middlesex - inmates
Inmates on parade at the Feltham Borstal, Middlesex Date: circa 1910s

Lowdham Grange Borstal Institution - Woodworking shop
Woodworking shop at Lowdham Grange Borstal Institution, near Nottingham. One boy is sawing wood while another talks to a member of staff. Wood is piled high. Date: circa 1945

Aylesbury Borstal Institution - girls assembling radio power units Date: circa 1945

Borstal Workshop
A machine workshop at an unidentified Borstal. Date: circa 1926

Borstal Smiths Shop
A smiths at an unidentified Borstal. Inmates work with hammers and anvils around a furnace. Date: circa 1926

Borstal New Cell Corridor
A new-style cell corridor at an unidentified Borstal - the inmates have rooms not cells. Date: circa 1926

Borstal Inmates Learning to Cook and Bake
Inmates in the kitchen of an unidentified Borstal earning to cook and bake. Date: circa 1926

Borstal Inmates First Aid Class
Inmates First Aid class at an unidentified Borstal. Date: circa 1926

Borstal Inmates Farm Work
Inmates at an unidentified Borstal engaged in harvesting hay. Date: circa 1926

Borstal Inmates
Inmates in various scenes from at an unidentified Borstal - the poultry yard, gymnasium, bakery, and a party of plumbers and fitters. Date: circa 1926

Borstal Inmates Building a House
Inmates at an unidentified Borstal building a house. Date: circa 1926

Borstal Cell Corridor
Cell Corridor at an unidentified Borstal. Date: circa 1926

Aylesbury Borstal Inmates - Farm Work
Uniformed inmates at Aylesbury Girls Borstal tending pigs in the farmyard. Date: circa 1926

Feltham Industrial Schools (later Borstal) - Entrance
Entrance gates and lodge at the Feltham Industrial Schools, Middlesex. The establishment was converted to a Borstal in 1910. Date: early 1900s

Groenestein Orphanage or Borstal, The Hague, Netherlands
A view of the Groenestein Roman Catholic orphanage or borstal in The Hague. Date: Date unknown

Kitchen at the Groenestein Orphanage or Borstal, The Hague
Supervised by a nun, several inmates work in the kitchen at the Groenestein Roman Catholic orphanage or borstal in The Hague. Date: Date unknown

Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk
Part of the Hollesley Bay Labour Colony Farm, Suffolk, set up in 1906 for the unemployed of London. Each worker was given a house and a piece of land upon which to become self-sufficient

Boys in training at a Borstal institution
Boys in training in a carpenters workshop at an unidentified Borstal institution

Borstal Institution, Portland, Dorset
A view of the Borstal Institution at Portland, Dorset. Originally established in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts, the site was converted for borstal use in 1921

Borstal Institution, Borstal, Kent
The original Borstal Institution at Borstal in Kent, originally established in 1902 to provide an alternative to prison for young offenders aged 16 to 21

WOMENs PRISON 1920S
A corner of the French " Borstal" for girls at Fresne, where girls under age who have been convicted for small offences are kept and taught an ordinary school curriculum

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