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London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage, Woking

General 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, but moved to Woking in 1909. Now known as Woking Grange it today accommodates retired railway personnel and their spouses. On the building can be seen the inscription Supported Entirely by Voluntary Contributions

© Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection

Female postal workers in London, c.1915

Three female postal workers walking through a London street in full uniform and with satchels to carry their post. During the war, the Post Office lost 75, 000 employees to military service and was able to form a battalion comprising entirely of postal staff. This loss was managed by the employment of women and by 1916 35, 000 women had jobs at the Post Office. Date: c.1915

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Patriotic poster, Buy British - What you & your fellows make

Buy what you & your fellows make - Buy British - for employments sake. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis, reinforced by a speech by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), promoting the importance of buying from British farms and factories to reduce unemployment and boost the national economy, with the second choice being to buy from the British Empire.
1931

© Mary Evans Picture Library/Onslow Auctions Limited