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Illustration, The Cat and Mouse in Partnership -- The Cat stole away behind the city walls to the church. Date: 1909
Snaresbrook Royal Merchant Seamens Orphanage InfirmaryA view of the infirmary building at the Merchant Seamens Orphanage, Snaresbrook, North London. Date: circa 1910
St Edwards Orphanage, Liverpool - CarpentrySt Edwards Orphanage, Broad Green, Liverpool - manual instruction room. Boys at work benches with tools
Pickering Garth Waifs and Strays Home, HullChildren and staff outside the Pickering Garth Waifs and Strays Home, Hull
Home for Motherless Children, Eric House, Mattock Lane, Ealing
Castle Milk, LockerbieCastle Milk, near Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire. The house was one of several in the area used by Barnardos as an evacuation home during the Second World War
Girl finds sleeping chick in her dolls house Date: 1925
Children Fairies Pixies Children's Postcard designChildren, Fairies, Pixies, Children's, Postcard, design, Watercolour, painting, M, Sherborne, 12022645
Caterham Asylum. Surrey - Disabled Childrens WardA disabled childrens ward at Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental conditions
Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Childrens Training CentreThe childrens training centre at Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental
Edinburgh Industrial School, Liberton, GardeningInmates gardening at Dr Guthries Original Industrial School for Boys, Liberton, Edinburgh. Date: circa 1899
Wheatsheaf Inn - National Childrens Home, EdgworthChildren stand outside the former Wheatsheaf Inn at Edgworth, Lancashire. In 1872, the building was converted to form the nucleus of a branch of the National Childrens Home. Date: early 1900s
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
Advert for Peter Robinsons boys clothing 1902Winter sale for boys outdoor clothing, tweed and cheviot overcoat, boys Eton suit and tweed Buckingham suit. 1902
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
Princess Louise Home, Kingston upon Thames, SurreyThe Princess Louise Home at Kingston Hill was run by the National Society for the Protection of Young Girls. Date: circa 1905
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Jim, a bobtail sheepdogIllustration by Cecil Aldin -- Jim, a bobtail sheepdog, owned by the actress Fabia Drake. The dog was a perfect actor, taking part in a childrens play called The Happy Family
St Marks Home, Natland, KendalSt Marks Waifs and Strays Home at Natland, near Kendal
Bunnies playing as children by Peggy Rushton
Childrens Convalescent Home, Wilby, NorthantsStaff in the grounds of the Childrens Convalescent Home, Wilby, near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Date: Date unknown
Barnardos Fire Drill, Woodford BridgeA boy is carried down a ladder during a fire drill at the Barnardos boys home at Woodford Bridge, Essex. Date: Date unknown
Tredegar Union Cottage HomesThe childrens cottage homes at Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, run by the Tredegar Poor Law Union. Date: circa 1907
Advert for Chas. Baker & Co. gentlemen & boys clothing 1887Gentlemens and boys clothing for 1887. Date: 1887
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
Gordon Boys Home, Woking, SurreyA group of uniformed boys, one on a bicycle, in front of the Gordon Boys Home at Woking
Liverpool Seamens Orphanage MatineeChildren in theatrical costumes for a matinee entertainment they are performing. Date: 1924
Belgian Refuge, Millfield House, EdmontonA view of the home for Belgian Refugees set up in 1914 at Millfield House, Edmonton. Date: circa 1914
Gordon Boys Home, Woking - Engineers shopGordon Boys Home, Woking. Uniformed boys at work in the engineers shop. Date: circa 1909
Gordon Boys Home, Woking. A view of the buildings
St Marys Industrial School, Bishopbriggs, GlasgowSt Marys Industrial School for Roman Catholic Boys, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. Entrance to main building. Date: Early 1900s
Eastnor Waifs and Strays HomeGirls and staff outside the Waifs and Strays Home at Eastnor, near Ledbury, Herefordshire
Aerial View of Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home, AltonAn aerial View of Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home, Alton, Hampshire. Date: circa 1930s
Pug Peter -- rabbit riding a kangarooPug Peter -- The High Jump. A rabbit in riding costume on the back of a kangaroo, jumping over a telegraph wire. Date: 1905
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