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Children from Scholfield Home, Wavertree, at Conway
Children from the Scholfield Home, Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, play at sea nymphs on the beach on a trip to Conway in North Wales

St Annes Home for Girls, Ambleside, Westmorland
Children and staff of the St Annes Home for Girls, Ambleside, Westmorland. The home was opened in 1907 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

Boys from Morfa Home, Newquay, Cornwall
Boys from the Morfa Home at Newquay on the towns beach. The home, on Cliff Road, Newquay, was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1909. Date: 1920s

Dulwich Home Girls at Southbourne, Dorset
A seaside trip to Southbourne for residents of the Home for Girls at 62 Overhill Road, East Dulwich. The original home, the first to be established by the Waifs and Strays Society

Meal-time at St Saviours Home for Girls, Harrow
Girls in the dining-room at the Home for Girls in Harrow, Middlesex. The home, originally established by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1883

Children at Scholfield Home, Wavertree, Liverpool
Children holding soft toys at the entrance to the Scholfield Home, Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool. The home, originally opened in 1897 in the home of the Scholfield sisters was taken over by

Boys and Cow at Hedgerley Home, Buckinghamshire
Two boys and a cow the Hedgerley Court Farm Home For Boys after their arrival in Canada in 1924. The home was opened in 1893 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: Circa 1924

Boys from Frome Home at Weymouth
Boys from the Sunnyside Boys Home, Oakfield Road, Frome, on holiday at Weymouth. The Frome home was opened in 1888 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

Children at Beckenham Home, Kent
Young residents of St Hildas Home For Girls, Crescent Road, Beckenham. The home was opened in 1905 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

Emigrants to Canada from Hedgerley Farm Home, Buckinghamshir
Emigrants to Canada from the Hedgerley Court Farm Home For Boys. The home was opened in 1893 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1924

Farm Buildings at Hedgerley Home, Buckinghamshire
Farm buildings at the Hedgerley Court Farm Home For Boys after their arrival in Canada in 1924. The home was opened in 1893 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: Circa 1924

Boys Receiving Home, Stockwell
Boys, one sitting on a swing, and member of staff at the boys receiving home, 197 Clapham Road, Stockwell, London. The home, opened in 1914 by the Waifs and Strays Society

Girl from St Olaves Home, Exeter
Annie - an inmate of St Olaves Home For Girls, Bartholomew Street, Exeter, Devon. The home was opened in 1894 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

Amphlett House Home, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire
Amphlett House Home for Boys, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, opened by the Waifs and Stray Society in 1924. Date: 1924

Sisters at St Gabriels Home for Girls, Kettering
A portrait of two young sisters, both residents of St Gabriels Home for Girls, The Broadway, Kettering. The home was opened in 1905 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

Girls on See-saw, St Dorotheas Home, Bournemouth, opened in 1915 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

Girls Sewing at St Cuthberts Home, Darlington
Girls occupied at needlework at the St Cuthberts Home, Cleveland Avenue, Darlington, County Durham. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1893. Date: 1920s

Laundry at St Oswalds Home, Cullercoats, Northumberland
Women at work in the laundry at the St Oswalds Home for Girls, Mast Lane, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1896

Playground at St Cuthberts Home, Darlington
Children on swings in the playground at the St Cuthberts Home, Cleveland Avenue, Darlington, County Durham. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1893. Date: 1920s

Bootmakers Workshop, St Martins Home, Pyrford, Surrey
Some of the residents in the boot-making workshop of the St Martins Orthopaedic Hospital And Special School, Pyrford, near Woking, Surrey

Brighton Childrens Home, Sussex
Residents of the Waifs and Strays Societys Home For Girls, at Egremont Place, Brighton. The home was originally opened in 1854 as the Brighton and Hove Industrial School

St Augustines Boys Home, Sevenoaks, Kent
Children and staff at St Augustines Boys Home, Sevenoaks, Kent, also known as the Peace Home. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1921. Date: Circa 1921

Pickering Girls Home, Hull, Yorkshire
The Pickering Girls Home at Hull, opened in 1915 by the Waifs and Strays Society. The home was named after its benefactor Christopher Pickering. Date: Circa 1921

Kitchener Memorial Home, Hornsey, London
The Kitchener Home for Boys, opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1918 at 122 Hillfield Avenue, Hornsey. Date: Circa 1921

St Marys Childrens Home, Cheam, Surrey
Children and staff outside the St Marys Home for Girls, on Sandy Lane, Cheam, was opened in 1914 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: Circa 1921

Ripley Hospital, Lancaster
The Lancaster orphanage known as Ripley Hospital was opened in 1864. Date: Date unknown

Huntingdon Union Workhouse
The master, matron, and a small child stand at the entrance to the Huntingdon Union workhouse, opened in 1837 at Walnut Common, Huntingdon. The building was designed by Sampson Kempthorne

Hertford Workhouse
A view of Hertford Union workhouse, opened in around 1869 on Ware Road, Hertford. The imposing three-storey building has a clock tower at its centre. Date: Circa 1912

Hammersmith Infirmary, London
The Hammersmith Infirmary, opened in 1905 on Du Cane Road, was the most visible section of a site which also included a new Hammersmith workhouse. Date: 1909

Royal Ancient Order of Buffaloes Orphanage, Grove House, Har
The new Grove House orphanage, Skipton Road, Harrogate, opened by the Royal Ancient Order of Buffaloes in 1927. Date: Circa 1927

Richmond Hospital, Dublin
The entrance to the Richmond Surgical Hospital, opened in 1811 as a development of the medical facilities connected with the Dublin House of Industry. Date: Date unknown

New London Bridge 1831
The new London Bridge is opened by William IV and queen Adelaide. Date: 1 August 1831

Waterloo Bridge
Looking eastwards : the bridge was opened in 1817. Date: 1827

Waterloo Bridge Opened
The opening of the bridge by the Prince Regent on the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo. It was greatly admired.w Date: 18 June 1817

London Zoo Giraffes
An 1885 photograph showing a pair of giraffes in London Zoo. London Zoo was founded in 1828 and opened to the public for the first time in 1847. Date: 1885

Entrance to Birkenhead Park
The park cost 127, 775 to build and was opened on 5th April 1847. Date: 10th April 1847

National Theatre Oslo
The National Theatre (Nationaltheater), Oslo, Norway, with the statue of playwright Henrik Ibsen in front of it. Date: opened 1899

New Lambeth Bridge
The construction of new Lambeth Bridge, a five span bridge, designed by George Humphreys. Work started in 1929 and the bridge was opened by King George V in 1932. Date: early 1930s

Liverpool Road Station, Manchester, Lancashire, England, the original terminus for the Liverpool to Manchester Railway, which was opened in 1830. Date: 1960s

Sailing boats passing the swing bridge - Cairo, Egypt
Dhows passing through an open swing bridge on the River Nile - Cairo, Egypt Date: circa 1930s

Pretty girl with a big fan
Pretty young French girl with a beautiful big green fan adorned with flowers. Date: circa 1900s

The last of the Qantas-built DH50s at Longreach in August 1929. de Havilland DH50J, VH-ULG, Hippomenes, and a DH61 opened the first regular Australia/England service on 10 December 1934

Aqueduct on the Bridgewater Canal at Barton, opened in 1761. People regarded it as a marvel and flocked from afar to see boats sailing over the bridge whilst barges passed below

Crimean War. The bombardment of Odessa. On April 10th, 1854 thirty-two French and British ships opened fire on Odessa. Litography. SPAIN. Barcelona

Railway line Barcelona-Matar, opened the 28th October 1848. Litography

Princess Mary Village Homes, Addlestone, Surrey
Children at the Princess Mary Village Homes for Little Girls, Addlestone. The cottage homes style development opened in 1870 as an Industrial School for girls placed there by magistrates for reasons

Workhouse, Roetersstraat, Amsterdam
View of the workhouse on Roetersstraat, Amsterdam. The building was opened in 1782. From 1875, it was officially to as a poorhouse or hospice. Date: circa 1800

West Derby Union, Liverpool - Mill Road Hospital
Mill Road Hospital, opened in 1893 by Liverpools West Derby Union. Date: 1925

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