Orhanage Collection

London Slums - Feathers Court, Drury Lane
Old tea chests and a cart at Feathers Court, Drury Lane - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902

Waifs and Strays Society Pyrford St Nicholas
Children, some using crutches, at St Nicholas Hospital, Pyrford, run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1909

Bisley Farm School No. 2 Ground-floor Plan
Ground-floor plan of the new building added to the Bisley Farm School, Surrey, in 1873, and later known as the Shaftesbury School block. Date: circa 1888

Barnardos Agra House Home for Incurables, Tunbridge Wells
Barnardos Agra House home for Incurables as physically disabled children were then described, at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: Early 1900s

Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Swimming Bath
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - girls in the homes swimming pool. Date: circa 1930s

Fyfield Truant Industrial School, Essex
Boys at the Fyfield Truant Industrial School, near Ongar, Essex, run by the West Ham School Board. Date: circa 1913

Wilpshire Orphanage, Blackburn, Lancashire
Children, including one on a pony, stand outside the Blackburn and Orphanage at Wilpshire, near Blackburn. Date: Date unknown

Waifs and Strays Society Leeds St Chads Price List
Price list for socks and stockings produced at the Waifs and Strays Societys St Chads Home, Leeds. Date: 1898

St Marys Home, Rottingdean, Sussex
St Marys Home, Rottingdean, a magdalen home founded in 1855 for fallen young women. Date: Date unknown

Birmingham Middlemore Homes Emigration Party
A 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 Lincoln - Boot polishing
Boys polishing boots at the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Lincoln Date: 1896

Barnardos Ever Open Door, Southampton
Exterior of Barnardos Ever Open Door hostel, Southampton Date: circa 1905

London Slums - White Horse Yard, Coleman Street
Boarded up buildings at White Horse Yard, off Coleman Street in the City of London - one of the capitals Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902

Liverpool Ragged Industrial Schools, Everton Terrace
The Ragged Industrial Schools at Everton Terrace, Liverpool, opened in 1864 to replace the original Soho Street premises. Date: circa 1877

Wellington Reformatory for Boys, Penicuik, Midlothian
Illustration of the Wellington Reformatory or Farm School for Boys, Penicuik, near Edinburgh. Date: circa 1876

Free Industrial School, Gem Street, Birmingham
The Free Industrial School at Gem Street, Birmingham, was opened in 1850 to provide education, training and meals for poor children in the area. Date: Date unknown

Cripples Football Team, Barnardos Stepney Causeway, Londo
Football team of disabled boys, some with crutches, at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London Date: circa 1905

Padcroft Boys Home, Yiewsley, Middlesex
A view of Padcroft Boys Home, Yiewsley, Middlesex Date: circa 1920

Waifs and Strays Society First 1913 Emigration Party to Cana
The Waifs and Strays Societys first emigration party to Canada of the 1913 season. Boys dressed in overcoats and caps stand in front of a railway carriage. Date: 1913

RMS Victorian
The Royal Mail Ship RMS Victorian, operated by the Allan Line, and one of the vessels used for the emigration of orphaned and pauper children to Canada. Date: Date unknown

Northumberland Village Homes, Whitley Bay
Girls play on the grass and around a maypole at the Northumberland Village Homes, Whitley Bay. Date: Early 1900s

National Childrens Home (NCH), Oxted, Surrey
Girls and staff at the National Childrens Home, Oxted. Date: Early 1900s

London Slums - Angel Court, Strand
A view of Angel Court, Strand - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902

London Slums - Boundary Street, Shoreditch
A group of children at Boundary Street, Shoreditch - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902

Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Toddlers Dormitory
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - a group of the younger girls in the toddlers dormitory. Date: circa 1930s

Royal Caledonian Schools, Bushey, Hertfordshire
A view of the Caledonian Schools, Bushey, originally established in 1815 as the Caledonian Asylum. Date: Date unknown

Bisley Farm School No. 1
The original main building at Bisley Farm School, Surrey, opened in 1868. Date: circa 1888

Providence Row Night Shelter, London
Providence Row Night Shelter, Crispin Street, London, founded in 1860 as a hostel for Deserving Men, Women and Children and run by the Sisters of Mercy. Date: circa 1902

Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Dining Hall
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - children sit a long tables in the dining hall. Date: circa 1930s

Barnardos Receiving Home, Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg, Canada
Barnardos Receiving Home at Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg, Canada. The home received new arrivals emigrating from Barnardos UK homes. Date: Early 1900s

Gordon Ward, Her Majestys Hospital, Barnardos Home, Stepne
Interior of Gordon Ward at Her Majestys Hospital, opened in 1887 as part of the Barnardos complex at Stepney Causeway, East London. Nurses attend the patients who include a small boy with crutches

Medical Examination, Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, Lond
A medical examination at Her Majestys Hospital, opened in 1887 as part of the Barnardos complex at Stepney Causeway, East London. A nurse looks on as a doctor examines a boys arm. Date: circa 1906

Besford Court College, Worcestershire - Psychological Testin
A robed priest at Besford Court College, Worcestershire, conducts psychological testing on two inmates. The College was established in 1918 as an Industrial School for Roman Catholic mentally

Roof of Her Majestys Hospital, Barnardos Home, Stepney Cau
Young inmates and a nurse in a rooftop enclosure at Her Majestys Hospital, opened in 1887 as part of the Barnardos complex at Stepney Causeway, East London. Date: circa 1906

Brushmaking, Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, London
Boys making brooms and brushes at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London Date: circa 1905

St Helenas Home, West Ealing
A view of St Helenas Home, West Ealing Date: circa 1908

St Marys Convent and Training Home, Wantage
Aerial view of St Marys Convent and Training Home, Wantage, also known for a period as St Josephs Domestic School. Date: circa 1930s

Waifs and Strays Society St Giles Home, Wrexham
Original premises of Waifs and Strays Society St Giles Home, Wrexham Date: 1906

Waifs and Strays Society Pyrford St Martins Hospital Open-A
Open-air ward at St Martins Hospital, Pyrford, run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1935

Waifs and Strays Society Lincoln - Chopping Firewood
Boys chopping firewood at the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Lincoln Date: 1896

Waifs and Strays Society Part of Second Emigration Party to
The Waifs and Strays Societys second emigration party to Canada of the 1913 season. Boys are loaded with overcoats and caps and luggage. Date: 1913

Waifs and Strays Society Leeds St Chads Home Laundry
Girls working in the laundry at the Waifs and Strays Societys St Chads Home, Leeds. Date: 1899

Waifs and Strays Society Knebworth Home, Hertfordshire
Staff and boys in front of the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Knebworth Date: 1891

Waifs and Strays Society - Girls from Clarendon Street Home
Staff and girls in the garden of the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Clarendon Street, Hull Date: July 1911

Waifs and Strays Society Map of Home Locations
A map of the locations of Waifs and Strays Society operating in 1907. Date: 1907

Waifs and Strays Society Industrial Home, Fareham - Laundry
Girls in the laundry at the Waifs and Strays Society Industrial Home, Fareham Date: circa 1893

Waifs and Strays Society 1913 Girls Emigration Party to Cana
The Waifs and Strays Societys 1913 girls emigration party en route to Canada, carrying luggage packs. Date: 1913

Waifs and Strays Society Industrial Home, Fareham
Girls and staff outside the Waifs and Strays Society Industrial Home, Fareham. Date: circa 1893

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