Vagrancy Collection

Industrial School, Ashford, Kent
The Kent County Industrial School (also knows as the Stanhope Industrial School) at Kingsnorth near Ashford in Kent opened in 1875 for 150 boys. After 1933 it became an Approved School

Industrial School, Buxton, near Norwich, Norfolk
Boys and dog stand on the football pitch of the Buxton Industrial School near Norwich, Norfolk, established in 1855 to hold 100 boys. From 1933 it became Red House Farm Approved School

Industrial School for Girls, Dundee, Scotland
The Industrial School for Girls, at Balgay Park, Dundee, Scotland, was established in 1861. Industrial Schools, often privately run

Northumberland Village Homes for Girls, Whitley Bay
The Northumberland Village Homes for Girls, Whitley Bay (or Whitley-on-Sea), was an industrial school established in 1879 for 140 girls. It became an Approved School in 1933

Industrial School for Girls, Maryhill, Glasgow
The Glasgow Industrial School for Girls at Maryhill was established in 1855. Industrial Schools, often privately run, housed children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for a variety of reasons

Industrial School, Harborne, Birmingham
A man with umbrella at the gates of Harborne Industrial School, Balden Road, Birmingham, opened in 1902 to hold 150 boys. It later became Ansell School then after 1933 was the Tennal Approved School

Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex, opened in 1902 to house children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for reasons such as vagrancy, begging, disrupting schools

Liberton Industrial School, Edinburgh
A view of the Industrial School at Liberton, Edinburgh. Industrial Schools, often privately run, housed children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for a variety of reasons such as vagrancy

Portslade Industrial School - Gym
Gym with bars, ropes, mats and vaulting horse at Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex. The school opened in 1902 to house children placed there for reasons such as vagrancy, begging

Portslade Industrial School - Dormitory
Rows of beds and bedding in a dormitory at Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex. The school opened in 1902 to house children placed there for reasons such as vagrancy, begging

Homeless men sleeping on Southwark Bridge, London 1900
Homeless men sleeping rough in London. Date: 1900

GOOD RESOLUTIONS
Good resolutions - a child carries food to a man and his son tramping the roads. Date: circa 1860

Two America hoboes risking life and limb
Two Hoboes risk life and limb by riding on a carriage truck in America. Date: 1893

COMMUNITY / CHARITY / HOBOE
An American Hobo Riding on the Bumpers. Date: 1894

COMMUNITY / CHARITY / HOBOES
American Hoboes Riding the Rods. Date: 1882

Dr Guthries Boys Industrial School, Liberton, Edinburgh
Thomas Guthries Boys Industrial School opened in 1888 on Lasswade Road, Liberton, Edinburgh. Industrial Schools, often privately run

Industrial School, Chelmsford, Essex
The Essex Industrial School on Rainsford Road, Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, Essex, certified in 1879 to hold 150 boys. In 1933 it became the Essex Home Approved School

St Josephs Industrial School, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
St Josephs Industrial School at Ferryhouse, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland, was opened in 1885 for 170 Catholic boys. Industrial Schools, often privately run

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

Portslade Industrial School - Band on Parade

Vagrants Food Ticket, Hinckley Union, Leicestershire
Ticket issued to a vagrant following his departure from the Hinckley Union workhouse, Leicestershire. When he presented it to the specified person (en route to his next destination)

Industrial School, Portslade, Brighton, Sussex
The Brighton Town and London County Council Industrial School, Portslade, Brighton, Sussex, opened in 1902 to hold 150 boys. After 1933 it became Mile Oak Approved School

Industrial School for Girls, Sale, Cheshire
The Manchester Branch Industrial School for Girls, erected in 1870 on Northenden Road, Sale, for 100 girls. From 1933, it became an Approved School

Industrial School, Cockermouth, Cumbria
The Cumberland County Industrial School on Lorton Road, Cockermouth, Cumbria, was opened in 1881 to hold 150 boys. Industrial Schools housed children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for a

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