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Survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade, 1890Photograph of survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War taken 36 years after the event. The photograph was taken for charitable purposes
Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle HulmeThe Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, on Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. The school was founded in 1855 by a group of Manchester businessmen to care for and educate orphans
Morgan Academy, Dundee, Scotland. Designed in 1862 by the Edinburgh architects John Dick Peddie and Charles Kinnear, originally opening (in 1866) as the Morgan Hospital
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
Crossley and Porter Orphanage, Halifax, West YorkshireHalifaxs Crossley Orphanage was founded in 1864 by Joseph, John and Francis Crossley. The building was designed by John Hogg
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
Sir Francis Crossley, businessman, philanthropist and MPSir Francis Crossley (1817-1872), 1st Baronet of Halifax, British carpet manufacturer, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician. Date: 1860s
Pit Ponies in Retirement - Plum & Danny with Alfred Brisco (Organising Secretary). Card issued on behalf of The National Equine Defence League. Date: circa late 1930s
Shaftesbury and Arethusa Boys Homes, Royston, HertfordshireThe Shaftesbury & Arethusa Boys Homes at Royston, Hertfordshire, were set up by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children, founded in 1843 by William Williams
Promotional Card for Blue Cross TeaPromotional Card for Blue Cross Charity Tea Date: circa 1908
John Grooms Crippleage and Flower Girls Mission. Blind and Crippled Girls making artificial flowers. John Grooms vision for orphaned and disabled girls
Training Ship Cornwall, Purfleet, EssexThe Training Ship Cornwall was established on the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex, in 1859 by the School Ship Society as a boys reformatory establishment
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
Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, RenfrewshireAerial view of the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier
Dining Hall, Reedham Orphanage, Purley, SurreyThe dining hall at the Reedham Orphanage, Old Lodge Lane, Purley, Surrey. It was founded by the Rev Dr Andrew Reed, a Congregational Minister
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
Band Advertisement, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsAdvertisement offering the services of the Band of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
Carpentry & plumbing, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys learning carpentry and plumbing on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868
Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields, NorthumberlandThe Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall and other local businessmen set up a charity to provide shelter for Tyneside waifs
General Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of WeirThe general store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Jars of sweets feature prominently on its shelves
Opening of the Anglesey HuntAn opening custom of the Anglesey Hunt, whereby hot coppers or small change (heated in a bucket by the fire) are thrown from the balcony of the Bulkeley Arms Hotel following the hunt ball
Womans Relief CorpsA beautiful gilded and embossed postacrd promoting the viryue and history of the Womans Relief Corps - a charitable society to provide local relief work among the needy and to aid military veterans
School at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of WeirChildren pouring out of the school at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough AssociationNotice, Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, Victoria House, Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW. Free supplies of water for man and beast in the streets of London. 1887
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
Mercedes Gleitze (1900-1981) - British professional swimmer. She was the first person to swim the Straits of Gibraltar and the first British woman to swim the English Channel
John A Grooms Crippleage, Clacton-on-Sea, EssexThe Chippleage Wheelers at John A. Grooms Crippleage and Orphanage, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Groom, a London engraver and evangelical preacher
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
Jewels of Empire Ball - Lady Diana CooperLady Diana Cooper (nee Manners), leader of the Diamond group at the Jewels of Empire Ball, held at the Park Lane Hotel in aid of Enham Village Centre for Disabled Ex-Service Men
The Princess Mary Caravan. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc
Postcard - Benefit of Le Paquet de L'Orphelin - WW1Postcard sold for the benefit of Le Paquet de L'Orphelin ('The Orphan's Package') - charitable Christmas gifts/presents for the war orphans of France. Date: circa 1918
Chapel interior - Ormerod Children's Convalescent HomeThe Chapel interior at the Ormerod Convalescent Home for Children, St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire. Date: circa 1905
The Ormerod Convalescent Home, St. Annes-on-Sea, LancsThe Ormerod Convalescent Home for Children, St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire. Date: circa 1905
Old Almshouses, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
St Cross Hospital and Church, Winchester, Hampshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Receipt, Ragged School Union, LondonReceipt for donation to the Ragged School Union, London, 22 May 1894 Date: 1894
Salvation Army AdvertisementAn advertisement for the Salvation Army, a charitable organization founded in 1865. Titled Brightening darkest England, the illustration for this advert shows a flaming torch being held
Church Army AdvertisementAdvertisement for the Church Army, an evangelistic organisation founded in 1882. This advert is charitable in that it tries to provide holidays
Lady Ravensdale, formal studio portrait with large pearl earrings. With description, A new portrait of Lady Ravensdale, the eldest of the late Marquess Curzon of Kedleston's three daughters; she
National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic, Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London, invitation for donations. Date: 1907
A touching scene in a charitable institution, showing a portrait plaque of Queen Alexandra (Queen-Mother at the time) on the wall of a children's ward in the Alexandra Hospital
WW1 poster, Is there a Red Cross Service Flag in your home? A heart and a dollar are all you need. Join the Red Cross. Date: 1917
Lewis Carroll Cot in Great Ormond Street Hospital 1900In memory of the author of Alice in Wonderland, ? Lewis Carroll cot at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London
St Davids Church Army - Harvest Festival Date: 1906
Comic postcard, Vicar with group of women Date: 20th century
WW1 poster, Le Secours de Guerre (relief agency for war victims), showing a gendarme, soldiers and civilians near the Ancien Seminaire St Sulpice, the premises of the agency in Paris. Date: 1916
Homeless man asks for donation from PDSA collectorA homeless man asks PDSA collector for donation, Central London. Date: circa 1950s