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Waifs and Strays Society Pyrford St NicholasChildren, some using crutches, at St Nicholas Hospital, Pyrford, run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1909
London Slums - Feathers Court, Drury LaneOld tea chests and a cart at Feathers Court, Drury Lane - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
Pishiobury Approved School, HertfordshireAerial view of the Approved School at Pishiobury, near Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. A cricket match is taking place. Date: circa 1940s
Hereford Industrial School SchoolroomBoys sit at desks in a classroom at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: early 1900s
Hereford Industrial School Basket MakingBoys sitting making baskets at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: early 1900s
St Mary in the Fields Childrens Colony, Mayfield, SussexInmates of the St Mary in the Fields Childrens Colony, Mayfield, Sussex Date: circa 1924
Christiana Hartley Maternity Home, Colne, LancashireThe Christiana Hartley Maternity Home, Colne, opened in 1927 in premises of former Jubilee Cottage Hospital
Bisley Farm School No. 2 Ground-floor PlanGround-floor plan of the new building added to the Bisley Farm School, Surrey, in 1873, and later known as the Shaftesbury School block. Date: circa 1888
Barnardos Agra House Home for Incurables, Tunbridge WellsBarnardos Agra House home for Incurables as physically disabled children were then described, at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: Early 1900s
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Swimming BathJosiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - girls in the homes swimming pool. Date: circa 1930s
Fyfield Truant Industrial School, EssexBoys at the Fyfield Truant Industrial School, near Ongar, Essex, run by the West Ham School Board. Date: circa 1913
Wilpshire Orphanage, Blackburn, LancashireChildren, including one on a pony, stand outside the Blackburn and Orphanage at Wilpshire, near Blackburn. Date: Date unknown
Exminster Industrial SchoolInmates stand in front of the Exminster Industrial School, Devon
Duke of York at Countesthorpe Cottage Homes, LeicesterThe Duke of York pays a visit to the Countesthorpe Cottage Homes, Leicester - 24th November 1921. The homes provided accommodation for pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1921
Edinburgh Industrial School, Liberton, GardeningInmates gardening at Dr Guthries Original Industrial School for Boys, Liberton, Edinburgh. Date: circa 1899
Waifs and Strays Society Home, Sunny Side, Frome, SomersetBoys and staff outside the Home for Boys, at Sunny Side (or Sunnyside), Frome, opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1887. Date: circa 1893
Balmoral Industrial School, BelfastA view of the Balmoral Industrial School for Protestant Boys, Belfast Date: 1899
Ashwicke Hall, Marshfield, Gloucesterhire. From 1948, the premises served as St Josephs Approved School for Roman Catholic Girls
Birmingham Middlemore Homes Emigration PartyA party of boys from Birminghams Middlemore Homes begin their journey to a new life in Canada. Each carries a large bag stencilled with their name in which their clothes
Waifs and Strays Society Leeds St Chads Price ListPrice list for socks and stockings produced at the Waifs and Strays Societys St Chads Home, Leeds. Date: 1898
Hereford Industrial School Superintendent Edwin Horth Date: early 1900s
Hereford Industrial School WashroomBoys washing at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: early 1900s
Oakamoor Boys Home Garden, Coed Pella Road, Colwyn BayStaff pose in the garden of the Oakamoor Boys Home, Coed Pella Road, Colwyn Bay, North Wales Date: early 1900s
Hereford Industrial School Tailoring MedalistsTwo young tailors from Hereford Industrial School wearing medals they received for their work. Date: early 1900s
Hereford Industrial School BandBoys in the band of the Hereford Industrial School in uniform with their instruments. Date: 1899
Spring Bank Orphanage Band, HullThe boys band at the Spring Bank Orphanage Band, Hull, pose with their instruments and conductor. Date: 1920
Harborne Industrial School, Birmingham - Swimming BathBoys in the swimming bath at Harborne Industrial School, Birmingham. The pool measured 50 feet by 20 feet. Date: circa 1903
Waifs and Strays Society Lincoln - Boot polishingBoys polishing boots at the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Lincoln Date: 1896
St Marys Home, Rottingdean, SussexSt Marys Home, Rottingdean, a magdalen home founded in 1855 for fallen young women. Date: Date unknown
Barnardos Ever Open Door, SouthamptonExterior of Barnardos Ever Open Door hostel, Southampton Date: circa 1905
Hereford Industrial School Tailors ShopBoys with their teacher in the tailors workshop at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: early 1900s
Hereford Industrial School Dining RoomBoys in the dining hall at Hereford Industrial School sit at tables each with a mug and piece of bread. Date: 1899
Hereford Industrial School Wood-choppingBoys chopping firewood in a shed at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: 1899
Hereford Industrial School DormitoryBeds packed in to a dormitory at the Hereford Industrial School for Boys. Date: 1899
Hereford Industrial School BakeryA pile of loaves fresh from the oven baked by the boys at the Hereford Industrial School, Date: 1899
Headingley Orphan Homes, Leeds - Boys at CampBoys and staff from Headingley Orphan Homes pose in front of a tent at their annual summer camp. Date: circa 1916
National Childrens Home, NottinghamA view of the National Childrens Home, Alexandra Park, Nottingham
London Ragged School, Battersea 1890sThe London Ragged Schools Union was established in April 1844 to combine resources in the city, providing free education, food, clothing, lodging and other home missionary services for poor children
Richmond Lodge, Toxteth, LiverpoolA sketch of Richmond Lodge - a home for pauper children opened at Wavertree in 1899 by the Toxteth Park Poor Law Union. Date: circa 1899
Dr Guthries Girls Industrial School, Gilmerton, EdinburghThomas Guthries Girls Industrial School opened in 1904 on Gilmerton Road, Gilmerton, Edinburgh. Date: circa 1920
Grand elderly ladies outside their retirement homeSome very grand elderly ladies, some in wheelchairs, pose outside their fine retirement care home, with large windows and ivy-clad walls. Date: circa 1903
Wolverhampton Training Home for Destitute Orphan GirlsThree inmates stand outside the Training Home for Destitute Orphan Girls, St Judes Road, Wolverhampton
Prescoed Camp, near Usk, MonmouthshirePrescoed Camp used to house well-behaved inmates from the nearby Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire. Date: circa 1945
Usk Borstal, MonmouthshireSilhouetted inmates at work in a corridor at Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire. Date: circa 1945
Girls Industrial School - SwimmingGirls at an unidentified Industrial School perform an exercise or dance in pairs holding a stick. Date: circa 1924
Girls Industrial School - Dance ExerciseGirls at an unidentified Industrial School perform an exercise or dance in pairs holding a stick. Date: circa 1924
Training Ship Empress, Helensburgh - Boys BandThe boys band of the TS Empress, operated at Helensburgh by the Clyde Industrial Training Ship Association
The Rauhe Haus, HamburgInmates outside the Rauhe Haus, Hamburg. The establishment was founded in 1833 to provide industrial training for poor boys