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Edgworth Collection

Background imageEdgworth Collection: Wheatsheaf Inn - National Childrens Home, Edgworth

Wheatsheaf Inn - National Childrens Home, Edgworth
Children 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

Background imageEdgworth Collection: National Children's Home (NCH), Edgworth, Lancashire

National Children's Home (NCH), Edgworth, Lancashire
A smartly dressed group gather at the National Children's Home (NCH), Edgworth, Lancashire Date: Date unknown

Background imageEdgworth Collection: National Childrens Home, Edgworth - Emigration Party

National Childrens Home, Edgworth - Emigration Party
The 1899 emigration Canadian emigration party from the National Childrens Home (NCH) branch at Edgworth. Date: 1899

Background imageEdgworth Collection: Mr and Mrs Alfred Mager, Edgworth

Mr and Mrs Alfred Mager, Edgworth
Alfred William Mager was a co-founder of the National Childrens Home (NCH). From 1872 to 1907 he was governor of the charitys home at Edgworth, Lancashire, with his wife Elizabeth Esther as matron

Background imageEdgworth Collection: National Childrens Home (NCH), Edgworth, Lancashire

National Childrens Home (NCH), Edgworth, Lancashire
A view of the National Childrens Home at Edgworth, Lancashire, also known as the Childrens Home on the Moors. Date: Date unknown

Background imageEdgworth Collection: National Childrens Home, Edgworth, Lancashire

National Childrens Home, Edgworth, Lancashire
National Childrens Home (NCH), Edgworth, Lancashire. The Barlow Memorial House, named after the homes benefactor. Date: circa 1900

Background imageEdgworth Collection: The Childrens Home and Orphanage, Lancashire Branch, Edgewo

The Childrens Home and Orphanage, Lancashire Branch, Edgewo
Boys constructing a reservoir at the Childrens Home on the Moor at Edgworth near Bolton. Founded in 1872 by Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson

Background imageEdgworth Collection: National Childrens Home, Edgworth

National Childrens Home, Edgworth
Inmates and staff at the Childrens Home on the Moor at Edgworth near Bolton, founded in 1872 by Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson

Background imageEdgworth Collection: Edgworth Youth Hostel

Edgworth Youth Hostel, Lancashire, England - a farm at over 1000 feet above sea level, on the moors. Date: 1930s

Background imageEdgworth Collection: Hay Harvesting, National Childrens Home, Edgworth, Lancs

Hay Harvesting, National Childrens Home, Edgworth, Lancs
Boys harvesting hay at the National Childrens Home, Edgworth, near Bolton, Lancashire. They carry pitchforks and a horse-drawn wagon is fully loaded

Background imageEdgworth Collection: Childrens Home on the Moor, Edgworth, Lancashire

Childrens Home on the Moor, Edgworth, Lancashire
The Childrens Home on the Moor at Edgworth near Bolton, Lancashire, was founded in 1872 by the Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson


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