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Waifs and Strays Society Pyrford St NicholasChildren, some using crutches, at St Nicholas Hospital, Pyrford, run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1909
St Martins Waifs and Strays Home, Surbiton - PlaygroundSt Martins Waifs and Strays Society Home, Surbiton. Boys play on a swing, while another holds a cat
Waifs and Strays Society Emigration Party on SS DoricA Waifs and Strays Society emigration party bound for Canada on board the SS Doric. The group left Liverpool on 25th April 1924. Date: 1924
Pickering Garth Waifs and Strays Home, HullChildren and staff outside the Pickering Garth Waifs and Strays Home, Hull
St Oswalds Home, Cullercoats, NorthumberlandSt 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. Date: 1920s
Waifs and Strays Society Home, Sunny Side, Frome, SomersetBoys and staff outside the Home for Boys, at Sunny Side (or Sunnyside), Frome, opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1887. Date: circa 1893
Waifs and Strays Society Leeds St Chads Price ListPrice list for socks and stockings produced at the Waifs and Strays Societys St Chads Home, Leeds. Date: 1898
St Nicholas Home for Crippled Children, West Byfleet, SurreA group of children in the garden at the St Nicholas Home for Crippled Children, West Byfleet. Several hold dolls, one carries a pair of crutches. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society
St Marks Home, Natland, KendalSt Marks Waifs and Strays Home at Natland, near Kendal
Boys from St Benets Home, Caversham, ReadingBoys from the St Benets Home at 11 Kidmore End Road, Emmer Green, Caversham, near Reading, Berkshire. The home was opened in 1905 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s
St Katharines Home for Girls, SouthbourneThe St Katharines Home for Girls, Southbourne. The building shown here, in Church Road, was purpose built for the Home and completed in 1920
Waifs and Strays Society AdvertisementAn appeal for funds by the Waifs and Strays Society featuring an illustration of two barefoot children in rags on a doorstep
Eastnor Waifs and Strays HomeGirls and staff outside the Waifs and Strays Home at Eastnor, near Ledbury, Herefordshire
St Marys Home, FelixstoweThe founders of the St Marys Home, Felixstowe, Mary and Vera Growse are pictured surrounded by their family in 1931, around the time that the home was formally taken over by the Waifs
Home for Waifs and Strays, Belbroughton, WorcestershireSome of the residents stand in front of the Home for Waifs and Strays at Belbroughton, Worcestershire, opened in 1889
Waifs and Strays Society Lincoln - Boot polishingBoys polishing boots at the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Lincoln Date: 1896
St Martins Home for Boys, Surbiton, SurreyBoys and staff in the garden of the St Martins Home at, Surbiton. One of the boys is stroking a cat. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1903
Football Team, Standon Bridge Boys HomeFootball team at the Boys Farm Home, Standon Ridge, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Run by the Waifs and Strays Society, the home operated as an Industrial School and later as an Approved School
Waifs and Strays appealAppeal for gifts on behalf of homeless wartime children. Date: 1940
St Andrew's Waifs and Strays Home, AshbourneBoys and master outside the Waifs and Strays Society home for boys at Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Date: Date unknown
St Monica's Waifs And Strays Home Ashbourne CircaSt, Monica's, Waifs, and, Strays, Home, Ashbourne, circa, 1900, Girls, play, with, hoops, croquet, mallets, at, the, Society, Derbyshire, childrens, children, welfare, care, accomodation
Standon Boys Farm Home, Eccleshall, StaffordshireBoys at play at the Standon Boys Farm Home, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Run by the Waifs and Strays Society. The home operated as an Industrial School and later as an Approved School. Date: circa 1900
St Nicholas Homes, PyrfordStoop Ward at the Waifs and Strays Society's St Nicholas Homes for physically disabled children at Pyrford, Surrey. The site later became St Nicholas Orthopaedic Hospital then the Rowley Bristow
Waifs and Strays Boys Home, Burgess HillInmates of the Waifs and Strays Society Boys Home, Burgess Hill, Sussex. Date: 1922
Advert, Waifs and Strays Society Fundraising Appeal Advertisement, May 1937 Date: 1937
Bradstock Lockett Hospital HomeGirls, one holding a crutch, and staff in a dormitory at the Hospital Home - sometimes referred to as the Home for Crippled Children - opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1902 at Southport
St Marks Waifs and Strays Home, Natland, KendalBoys and staff at St Marks Waifs and Strays Home, Natland, Kendal. Date: circa 1909
St Anns Girls Home, AmblesideA view of the St Annes Home for Girls, Ambleside, Westmorland. The home was opened in 1907 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1911
St Gabriels Waifs and Strays Society Home, BrightonSt Gabriels Waifs and Strays Society Home for Girls, opened in 1926 on Wellington Road, Brighton, Date: 1926
Waifs and Strays Children Emigrating to CanadaA party of boys from Church of England Waifs and Strays homes on-board ship en route to Canada. The emigration of orphans
FRENCH STRAYS DESTROYEDStray dogs brought in from the streets of Paris are destroyed at the Prefeture de police. Date: 1874
St Michaels Girls Home, Shipton under Wychwood, OxfordshireInmates and staff of St Michaels Girls Home at Shipton under Wychwood run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1926
Bradstock Lockett Hospital Home, SouthportThe Hospital Home - sometimes then referred to as the Home for Crippled Children - opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1902 at St Annes Road, Marshside, Southport, Lancashire Date: Circa 1921
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
Standon Boys Farm Home, Eccleshall, StaffordshireBoys churning butter Standon Boys Farm Home, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Run by the Waifs and Strays Society, the home operated as an Industrial School and later as an Approved School. Date: circa 1900
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
Edward Nicholl Home for Babies, Llandaff, GlamorganshireNurses and children at the Edward Nicholl Home For Babies at Llandaff near Cardiff. The home was established in 1918 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s
Victoria Childrens Home, Formby, LancashireBoys, perhaps in cub scouts uniform, at the Victoria Home opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1897 at Andrews Lane, Formby, near Liverpool. Date: 1920s
Wick House Nursery, Brislington, BristolThe Wick House Nursery, Brislington, Bristol. The home was opened in 1925 by the Waifs and Strays Society in a house donated by Mr and Mrs Walter James. Date: 1920s
Boys at All Saints Home, Ashdon, EssexA group of boys gathered around a swing at All Saints House, Rectory Lane, Ashdon, Saffron Walden, Essex. The home was opened in 1890 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s
Boys at Bradstock Lockett Hospital Home, SouthportSome of the young patients in their beds at the Bradstock Lockett Hospital Home And School Of Recovery. The Waifs and Strays Society opened the establishment in 1902 at St Annes Road, Marshside
Elizabeth Rye Girls Home, TorontoThe Elizabeth Rye Girls Home, Toronto, one of six established in Canada by the Waifs and Strays Society as receiving homes for the children whose emigration from Britain it organised. Date: 1920s
Thomas Turner Convalescent Home, Broadstairs, KentChildren and staff at the Thomas Turner Convalescent Home, Stone Road, Broadstairs. The home, originally known as the St Davids Home, was established in 1911 by the Waifs and Strays Society
Waifs and Strays Society, Home, DarlingtonGirls ironing in the laundry room at the Waifs and Strays Society, Home, Darlington Date: 1905
St Cuthberts Waifs and Strays Society Home, DarlingtonChildren, matron, staff and dog at the Waifs and Strays Societys St Cuthberts Home, Darlington Date: circa 1896
Waifs and Strays Society Reception Centre, ClaphamWaifs and Strays Society, Reception Centre, Thornton Road, Clapham Date: 1940s
Standon Farm School - Market stallMarket stall at Stoke on Trent run by boys and staff from the Waifs and Strays Societys Standon Farm Industrial School Date: circa 1899
Waifs and Strays Society St Giles Home, WrexhamOriginal premises of Waifs and Strays Society St Giles Home, Wrexham Date: 1906