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Background imageNch Collection: Gyde Orphanage, Painswick, Gloucestershire

Gyde Orphanage, Painswick, Gloucestershire
The Gyde Orphanage was founded by a legacy from Edwin Francis Gyde. It was later taken over by the National Childrens Home (NCH). Date: circa 1920

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home (NCH), Alverstoke - Aerial view

National Childrens Home (NCH), Alverstoke - Aerial view
National Childrens Home (NCH), Alverstoke, Hampshire. Aerial view showing the boundary of the homes site. Date: July 1939

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden - Aerial view

National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden - Aerial view
National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. Aerial view

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home (NCH) Milton School, Farnborough

National Childrens Home (NCH) Milton School, Farnborough
Boys on the lawn at the Milton Industrial School run by the National Childrens Home (NCH) in Farnborough, Hampshire. In 1933, the establishment became Milton Approved School

Background imageNch Collection: Laundry at National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Herts

Laundry at National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Herts
Girls iron and fold clean washing in the laundry at the National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Bakery

National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Bakery
Boys at work in the bakery at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. Bread is coming out of the oven and a trolley is stacked with loaves. Date: Date unknown

Background imageNch Collection: Farnborough National Childrens Home (NCH) - Playground

Farnborough National Childrens Home (NCH) - Playground
Farnborough National Childrens Home (NCH). Boys at play in the homes playground

Background imageNch Collection: Little Church, National Children's Home, Alverstoke

Little Church, National Children's Home, Alverstoke
A view of the Little church at the Alverstoke branch of the National Children's Home (NCH)

Background imageNch Collection: National Children's Home Hospital, London

National Children's Home Hospital, London
A ward at the Children's Home Hospital, Bonner Road, Bethnal Green - part of the London Branch of the National Children's Home and Orphanage (NCH)

Background imageNch Collection: National Children's Home (NCH) St Leonards Sussex

National Children's Home (NCH) St Leonards Sussex
National, Children's, Home, (NCH), St, Leonards, Sussex, Date, A, multiview, postcard, of, the, branch, Views, include, home's, sitting, room, and, bedroom, childrens, children, welfare

Background imageNch 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 imageNch Collection: J. A. Gibbs National Children's Home (NCH), Penarth, Glamorg

J. A. Gibbs National Children's Home (NCH), Penarth, Glamorg
Boys learning nautical skills at the J.A. Gibbs branch of the National Children's Home at Penarth

Background imageNch Collection: NCH Home, Harpenden - Human Pyramid

NCH Home, Harpenden - Human Pyramid
Children make a human pyramid at the National Children's Home, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Background imageNch Collection: Orphan boy from the National Children's Homes and Orphanages been sent

Orphan boy from the National Children's Homes and Orphanages been sent, thinking that he would have more opportunities there. Date: circa 1908

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Penarth

National Childrens Home, Penarth
Boys practise signalling at the Gibbs Memorial Home - a branch of the National Childrens Home (NCH) at Penarth, Glamorgan Date: Date unknown

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Harpenden

National Childrens Home, Harpenden
Children in the open-air school at the sanatorium of the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Date: Date unknown

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Birmingham Boy Scouts

National Childrens Home, Birmingham Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts practice bridge building at the Princess Alice Orphanage - a branch of the National Childrens Home (NCH), at Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham. Date: Date unknown

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Oxted, Surrey

National Childrens Home, Oxted, Surrey
Inmates and staff at National Childrens Home (NCH), Oxted, Surrey Date: 1915

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Doddington, Kent

National Childrens Home, Doddington, Kent
Inmates and staff at National Childrens Home (NCH), Doddington, Kent Date: 1915

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Cardiff

National Childrens Home, Cardiff
Inmates in training for domestic service at National Childrens Home (NCH), Cardiff. Date: 1915

Background imageNch 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 imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Bethnal Green - Cripples Parlour

National Childrens Home, Bethnal Green - Cripples Parlour
Children attending the Cripples Parlour at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Bonner Road, Bethnal Breen. It provided education and other daytime facilities for disabled children in the area

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home Sisters Training Home, Bethnal Gre

National Childrens Home Sisters Training Home, Bethnal Gre
Willard House - the National Childrens Home (NCH) training home Bethnal Breen for its Sisters of the Children. Date: 1899

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home - Rev. Arthur E Gregory

National Childrens Home - Rev. Arthur E Gregory
The Rev. Arthur E Gregory was the second Principal of the National Childrens Home (NCH), having succeeded its founder Thomas Bowman Stephenson who retired in 1900. Gregory died suddenly in 1912

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home London Choir

National Childrens Home London Choir
The London Choir of the National Childrens Home (NCH) at the Bonner Road Home, Bethnal Green

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Farnborough

National Childrens Home, Farnborough
Members of the cricket and football teams at National Childrens Home (NCH), Farnborough

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home Birthday Society Letter

National Childrens Home Birthday Society Letter
A letter to a member of the Birthday Society - one of the fund-raising schemes run by the National Childrens Home (NCH).. Date: 1923

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Sutton Coldfield

National Childrens Home, Sutton Coldfield
A view from the tower at the Princess Alice Orphanage branch of the National Childrens Home (NCH), Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Princess Alice Orphanage

National Childrens Home, Princess Alice Orphanage
Boys Scouts troop at the Princess Alice Orphanage branch of the National Childrens Home (NCH), Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. Date: circa 1910

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, London

National Childrens Home, London
Boys learning how to set type in in the compositors room at the London branch of the National Childrens Home (NCH)

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Alverstoke, Hampshire

National Childrens Home, Alverstoke, Hampshire
Children and their teacher in a classroom at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Alverstoke. The folding doors allowed one whole side of the room to be opened to the fresh air and sunshine

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home (NCH) at Frodsham, Cheshire

National Childrens Home (NCH) at Frodsham, Cheshire
Girls, one supported by crutches, on the steps of the chapel at the National Childrens Home in Frodsham, Cheshire. Date: circa 1907

Background imageNch 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 imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Sheringham, Norfolk

National Childrens Home, Sheringham, Norfolk
Children and staff stand in front of the National Childrens Home at Sheringham, Norfolk. The home, at Westcroft, Hooks Hill Road, Sheringham, was established in 1916

Background imageNch Collection: Princess Alice National Childrens Home, Sutton Coldfield

Princess Alice National Childrens Home, Sutton Coldfield
Children on the playing field at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Sutton Coldfield, also known as the Princess Alice Home. The homes main building stands behind. Date: circa 1906

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home (NCH) branch Ballacloan at Ramsey

National Childrens Home (NCH) branch Ballacloan at Ramsey, Isle of Man. Children stand outside the house. Date: circa 1909

Background imageNch Collection: Pannal Ash National Childrens Home (NCH)

Pannal Ash National Childrens Home (NCH)
Assembly hall at the National Childrens Home (NCH) Pannal Ash Cottages near Harrogate, West Yorkshire

Background imageNch Collection: Pannal Ash Cottages National Childrens Home (NCH)

Pannal Ash Cottages National Childrens Home (NCH)
The National Childrens Home (NCH) Pannal Ash Cottages near Harrogate, West Yorkshire

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home (NCH), Chipping Norton

National Childrens Home (NCH), Chipping Norton
Residents and staff of the National Childrens Home (NCH), Chipping Norton. Some are in wheelchairs or using crutches. Date: c, 1907

Background imageNch Collection: Serbian Children at Faversham National Childrens Home (NCH)

Serbian Children at Faversham National Childrens Home (NCH)
A group of refugee Serbian children at Faversham branch of the National Childrens Home (NCH). Date: circa 1918

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Shoemaking

National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Shoemaking
Boys making and repairing shoes and boots at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. Date: Date unknown

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Laundry Work

National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Laundry Work
Some of the older girls engaged in ironing and folding in the laundry at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Date: Date unknown

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Carpentry

National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Carpentry
Boys at work in the carpenters workshop at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. One boy is repairing a table. Date: Date unknown

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Sanatorium

National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Sanatorium
Sanatorium balcony at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. A girl holds a doll. Behind her are beds placed in the open air. Date: Date unknown

Background imageNch Collection: National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Dispensary

National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Dispensary
A nurse provides medical attention to an inmate of the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. The room contains medical equipment, an adjustable chair and jars of chemical solutions

Background imageNch Collection: Sanatorium at National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden, Her

Sanatorium at National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden, Her
View of Sanatorium at National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. Children play in the grounds, one with a pram. Date: early 1900s

Background imageNch Collection: Church at National Childrens Home Frodsham Branch (Newton H

Church at National Childrens Home Frodsham Branch (Newton H
The church at the National Childrens Home (NCH) branch at Frodsham (also known as Newton Hall). Date: early 1900s

Background imageNch Collection: Rock Garden, National Childrens Home - Bramhope, West Yorks

Rock Garden, National Childrens Home - Bramhope, West Yorks
Rock garden at the National Childrens Home (NCH) at Bramhope, near Leeds. Two girls sit reading



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