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Barnet Industrial School - Milk RoundBoys with milk pails stand in front of horses and carts loaded with milk churns at the Barnet Industrial School, Hertfordshire. Date: early 1900s
London Orphan Asylum, Watford 1871Birds-eye view of London Orphan Asylum, Watford, opened in 1871 Date: 1871
Edinburgh Industrial School, Liberton, Boys BandUniformed boys band with their instruments at Dr Guthries Original Industrial School for Boys, Liberton, Edinburgh. Date: circa 1899
St Annes Home for Cripple and Invalid Children, BrightonInmates in the garden of the St Annes Home for Cripple and Invalid Children, Brighton. Two girls are using crutches. Date: circa 1914
WW2 Evacuation of Barnardos ChildrenGirls from Barnardo homes in London area at Paddington station in a pre-war evacuation operation in September 1938. Date: 1938
Approved School - GymBoys performing exercises in the gymnasium of an unidentified Approved School. Date: circa1945
London Slums - White Horse Yard, Coleman StreetBoarded up buildings at White Horse Yard, off Coleman Street in the City of London - one of the capitals Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
London Slums - Angel Court, StrandA view of Angel Court, Strand - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
Liverpool Ragged Industrial Schools, Everton TerraceThe Ragged Industrial Schools at Everton Terrace, Liverpool, opened in 1864 to replace the original Soho Street premises. Date: circa 1877
Wellington Reformatory for Boys, Penicuik, MidlothianIllustration of the Wellington Reformatory or Farm School for Boys, Penicuik, near Edinburgh. Date: circa 1876
Bristol Maternity Hospital, Southwell Street Bristol. Staff and patients can be seen. The building previously housed the Carlton House Industrial School for Girls
Salvation Army Maternity Hospital, Ivy House, HackneyA Salvation Army Maternity Hospital for single mothers was opened in around 1895 at Ivy House, 271 Mare Street, Hackney. Date: early 1900s
NCH Princess Alice Orphanage, Sutton Coldfield, WarwickshireThe Governor and a group of children at the National Childrens Home Princess Alice Orphanage, Sutton Coldfield
Barnes Home, Heaton MerseyAn aerial view of the Barnes Home - an Industrial School for Boys on Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey, Cheshire. Its construction was financed by Manchester cotton baron Robert Barnes. Date: 1930s
Hill Top, IlkleyA large house known as Hill Top, in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. It was later used as a childrens home by the West Riding County Council. Date: circa 1915
Barnardos William Baker Technical School, HertfordBoys seated in the dining hall of the William Baker Technical School, near Hertford. The School, also known as Goldings, was run by Barnardo s
Approved School - GardeningBoys digging with forks and spades in the garden of an unidentified Approved School. Date: circa1945
Witney Union Workhouse, OxfordshireAn aerial view of Witney Workhouse, Oxfordshire, designed by George Wilkinson. Date: 1920s
Female Patients Room, Broadmoor AsylumInterior of a female patients bedroom at Broadmoor Asylum, Berkshire. Date: circa 1900
Free Industrial School, Gem Street, BirminghamThe Free Industrial School at Gem Street, Birmingham, was opened in 1850 to provide education, training and meals for poor children in the area. Date: Date unknown
Cripples Football Team, Barnardos Stepney Causeway, LondoFootball team of disabled boys, some with crutches, at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London Date: circa 1905
Padcroft Boys Home, Yiewsley, MiddlesexA view of Padcroft Boys Home, Yiewsley, Middlesex Date: circa 1920
Waifs and Strays Society First 1913 Emigration Party to CanaThe Waifs and Strays Societys first emigration party to Canada of the 1913 season. Boys dressed in overcoats and caps stand in front of a railway carriage. Date: 1913
RMS VictorianThe Royal Mail Ship RMS Victorian, operated by the Allan Line, and one of the vessels used for the emigration of orphaned and pauper children to Canada. Date: Date unknown
Northumberland Village Homes, Whitley BayGirls play on the grass and around a maypole at the Northumberland Village Homes, Whitley Bay. Date: Early 1900s
National Childrens Home (NCH), Oxted, SurreyGirls and staff at the National Childrens Home, Oxted. Date: Early 1900s
London Slums - Boundary Street, ShoreditchA group of children at Boundary Street, Shoreditch - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Toddlers DormitoryJosiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - a group of the younger girls in the toddlers dormitory. Date: circa 1930s
Royal Caledonian Schools, Bushey, HertfordshireA view of the Caledonian Schools, Bushey, originally established in 1815 as the Caledonian Asylum. Date: Date unknown
Bisley Farm School No. 1The original main building at Bisley Farm School, Surrey, opened in 1868. Date: circa 1888
Providence Row Night Shelter, LondonProvidence Row Night Shelter, Crispin Street, London, founded in 1860 as a hostel for Deserving Men, Women and Children and run by the Sisters of Mercy. Date: circa 1902
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Dining HallJosiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - children sit a long tables in the dining hall. Date: circa 1930s
St Pancras Female Orphanage - Present Day DressGirls at the St Pancras Female Orphanage display the homes present-day style of dress. (See separate image for their original dress.) Date: early 1900s
St Pancras Female Orphanage - Original DressGirls at the St Pancras Female Orphanage display the homes original style of dress. (See separate image for their present-day dress.) Date: early 1900s
St Faiths House of Mercy / Youth Hostel, LostwithielSt Faiths House of Mercy, a home for single mothers, at Lostwithiel, Cornwall. The building was later used as a youth hostel
Abbey Street Ragged Schools, Bethnal GreenA free breakfast is provided to pupils at the Abbey Street Ragged Schools, Bethnal Green. Children sit at trestle tables. A woman sits at a harmonium. Date: late 1800s
TS Arethusa - Compass instructionBoys receive compass instruction aboard the training ship Arethusa, moored at Greenhithe, Kent Date: 1917
TS Arethusa - Steering instructionBoys learning to steer aboard the training ship Arethusa, moored at Greenhithe, Kent Date: 1917
Tennal Approved School, Birmingham - ExercisesExercise routine by boys from the Tennal Approved School (formerly Harborne School), Birmingham Date: 1940s
Sir Ralph Pendlebury Orphanage, StockportA view of the orphanage in Stockport founded in 1882 through a legacy from local mill owner Sir Ralph Pendlebury
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - ShoemakingShoemakers department at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Dining HallDining hall at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - CellA cell at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation. Date: circa 1847
Nottingham Poor Boys Convalescent Home, SkegnessA seaside convalescent home at Skegness, Lincolnshire, for Poor Boys from Nottingham
Islington Technical Home - Carpenters ShopBoys at work in the carpentry workshop at the Islington Technical Home. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1907
Spring Bank Orphanage, HullA winter view of the Spring Bank Orphanage, Hull, after a fall of snow. A ships mast stands in the grounds of the home, used for nautical training exercises. Date: circa 1907
Maryhill Industrial School, GlasgowA view of the Industrial School for Girls, Maryhill, Glasgow Date: circa 1924
Mossbank Industrial School, GlasgowA view of the Industrial School for Boys, Mossbank, Glasgow. Extensive plots of vegetables were cultivated by the inmates. Date: circa 1924