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Approved School - GardeningBoys digging with forks and spades in the garden of an unidentified Approved School. Date: circa1945
Witney Union Workhouse, OxfordshireAn aerial view of Witney Workhouse, Oxfordshire, designed by George Wilkinson. Date: 1920s
Female Patients Room, Broadmoor AsylumInterior of a female patients bedroom at Broadmoor Asylum, Berkshire. Date: circa 1900
The Orphan Boy. 19th century
Free Industrial School, Gem Street, BirminghamThe 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, LondoFootball team of disabled boys, some with crutches, at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London Date: circa 1905
Padcroft Boys Home, Yiewsley, MiddlesexA view of Padcroft Boys Home, Yiewsley, Middlesex Date: circa 1920
Waifs and Strays Society First 1913 Emigration Party to CanaThe 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 VictorianThe 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
Sandwell Hall Training Home, near West Bromwich, was founded in 1857 to receive poor orphans and train them for domestic service. Date: circa 1890s
Northumberland Village Homes, Whitley BayGirls play on the grass and around a maypole at the Northumberland Village Homes, Whitley Bay. Date: Early 1900s
National Childrens Home (NCH), Oxted, SurreyGirls and staff at the National Childrens Home, Oxted. Date: Early 1900s
London Slums - Boundary Street, ShoreditchA group of children at Boundary Street, Shoreditch - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Toddlers DormitoryJosiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - a group of the younger girls in the toddlers dormitory. Date: circa 1930s
Royal Caledonian Schools, Bushey, HertfordshireA view of the Caledonian Schools, Bushey, originally established in 1815 as the Caledonian Asylum. Date: Date unknown
Bisley Farm School No. 1The original main building at Bisley Farm School, Surrey, opened in 1868. Date: circa 1888
WW1 German poster, Support for war widows and orphansGerman poster, Der eiserne Blumenteufel, support for war widows and orphans. circa 1918
Providence Row Night Shelter, LondonProvidence 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 HallJosiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - children sit a long tables in the dining hall. Date: circa 1930s
Abbey Street Ragged Schools, Bethnal GreenA free breakfast is provided to pupils at the Abbey Street Ragged Schools, Bethnal Green. Children sit at trestle tables. A woman sits at a harmonium. Date: late 1800s
TS Arethusa - Compass instructionBoys receive compass instruction aboard the training ship Arethusa, moored at Greenhithe, Kent Date: 1917
TS Arethusa - Steering instructionBoys learning to steer aboard the training ship Arethusa, moored at Greenhithe, Kent Date: 1917
Tennal Approved School, Birmingham - ExercisesExercise routine by boys from the Tennal Approved School (formerly Harborne School), Birmingham Date: 1940s
Sir Ralph Pendlebury Orphanage, StockportA view of the orphanage in Stockport founded in 1882 through a legacy from local mill owner Sir Ralph Pendlebury
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - ShoemakingShoemakers department at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Dining HallDining hall at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - CellA cell at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation. Date: circa 1847
Nottingham Poor Boys Convalescent Home, SkegnessA seaside convalescent home at Skegness, Lincolnshire, for Poor Boys from Nottingham
Islington Technical Home - Carpenters ShopBoys at work in the carpentry workshop at the Islington Technical Home. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1907
Spring Bank Orphanage, HullA winter view of the Spring Bank Orphanage, Hull, after a fall of snow. A ships mast stands in the grounds of the home, used for nautical training exercises. Date: circa 1907
Maryhill Industrial School, GlasgowA view of the Industrial School for Girls, Maryhill, Glasgow Date: circa 1924
Mossbank Industrial School, GlasgowA view of the Industrial School for Boys, Mossbank, Glasgow. Extensive plots of vegetables were cultivated by the inmates. Date: circa 1924
London Foundling Hospital - TokensSome example of the tokens left with children deposited at Londons Foundling Hospital. They allowed parents to prove their connection with their child if ever required to do so
Feltham Borstal, MiddlesexAn aerial view of the Feltham Borstal, Middlesex Date: circa 1930s
Farningham Homes for Little Boys, Swanley, KentA view along the entrance drive at the Farningham Homes for Little Boys, Swanley, Kent Date: circa 1904
Feltham Borstal, Middlesex - inmatesInmates on parade at the Feltham Borstal, Middlesex Date: circa 1910s
Albion Hill Home for Female Penitents, Brighton - inmates at work in the ironing room Date: 1874
Macpherson Distributing Home, Knowlton, QuebecThe Distributing Home in Knowlton, Quebec, operated by childrens emigration promoter Miss Annie Macpherson to receive a distribute children she brought to Canada from England
National Childrens Home (NCH) branch Ballacloan at Ramsey, Isle of Man. Children stand outside the house. Date: circa 1909
Workhouse NurseryChildren in the nursery at an unidentified workhouse. Date: 1909
Barnardos Boys Garden City, Woodford Bridge - BoysBarnardos Boys Garden City, Woodford Bridge, Essex. Some of the boys. Date: 1930s
Jews Orphanage, West NorwoodThe Jews Orphanage (previously the Jews Orphan Asylum) on Knights Hill Road, West Norwood. A group of boys stand beside the approach to the home. Date: early 1900s
Agra House Home for Incurables, Tunbridge WellsBarnardos Agra House home for Incurables as physically disabled children were described, at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Princess Alice Orphanage, Sutton Coldfield - ChoirPrincess Alice Orphanage, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham. Choir
Stepping Hill Infirmary, StockportAn aerial view of the Stepping Hill Infirmary, opened in 1901 as a hospital facility for the Stockport workhouse. Date: circa 1927
Starcross Institution (Western Counties Idiot Asylum), ExeteThe Starcross Institution, formerly known as the Western Counties Idiot Asylum, near Exeter
Provincial Police Orphanage, Redhill - DormitoryProvincial Police Orphanage, Redhill, Surrey. Dormitory with beds and lockers
Mrs Mary Fegan, wife of childrens home founder James Fegan