Waifs Collection (page 3)

St Michaels Home for Boys, Chislehurst, Kent
St Michaels Home for boys at Chislehurst. A group of nursery children dressed in sailor suits and holding flags. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1900

St Barnabas Home for Girls, New Brighton, Cheshire
Girls and staff in the garden of the St Barnabas Home at New Brighton, on the Wirral. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1900

Waifs and Strays Home, Brighton - Ring o Roses
Children play ring o roses at the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Egremont Place, Brighton. Date: circa 1900

Waifs and Strays Home, Brighton - Oranges and Lemons
Children play oranges and lemons at the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Egremont Place, Brighton. Date: circa 1900

St Nicholas Home, Pyrford, Surrey - Girls Sewing
Two girls engaged in drawn thread work at the St Nicholas Home for crippled children at Pyrford, near Woking, Surrey. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: Date unknown

Street Arabs, & Country
The life of children growing up in the country, flying their kite in sunlit meadows, contrasted with town waifs, living as best they can with no home to go to. Date: 1896

St Hughs Waifs and Strays Home, Lincoln - boys at camp. Date: circa 1906

Standon Farm Industrial School, Staffordshire
Inmates sweep the yard at the Standon Farm Industrial School, Staffordshire, run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1907

Waifs and Strays Society Home, Tattenhall, Cheshire
Boys stand outside the Waifs and Strays Society Home at Tattenhall, Cheshire. A few at the front have musical instruments including a large bass drum. Date: circa 1906

St Marys Waifs and Strays Society Home, Felixstowe - Dormit
Beds in a dormitory at the St Marys Waifs and Strays Society Home, Felixstowe, Suffolk

Islington Technical Home - Tailoring Shop
Boys at work in the tailoring workshop at the Islington Technical Home. One is using a sewing machine. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1907

Islington Technical Home - Emigrants
Boys with large trunks preparing to emigrate from the Islington Technical Home - 7th June, 1907. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1907

Islington Technical Home - Holiday
Boys from the Islington Technical Home stand next to a barn during a holiday at Cliffe-at-Hoo, Kent. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1907

Waifs and Strays Society Home for Girls, East Dulwich
The Waifs and Strays Society Home for Girls, East Dulwich, known as the Lampson Home. Date: circa 1930

Titanias Palace Dolls House
Titanias Palace, a model mansion constructed over twenty years by architect Sir Neville Wilkinson. In the late 1920s, it was exhibited to raise money for the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1930

St Andrews Waifs and Strays Societys Home, Reading
Boys playing cricket and other games at the St Andrews Waifs and Strays Societys Home, Reading. Date: circa 1905

St Marys Waifs and Strays Home, Felixstowe - Classroom
St Marys Waifs and Strays Home, Felixstowe. Girls sit in rows in the homes classroom

St Marys Waifs and Strays Home, Felixstowe - Girls at Beach
St Marys Waifs and Strays Home, Felixstowe. Girls from the home are at an area just above the beach. Several bathing machines can be seen. The pier (left) was one of the longest in the country

St Marys Waifs and Strays Home, Felixstowe - Dining Hall
St Marys Waifs and Strays Home, Felixstowe. The dining hall is being laid out for tea, with mugs, plates and stacks of sliced bread

St Agnes Home Waifs and Strays Home, Croydon
A girl at the St Agnes Home Waifs and Strays Home, Croydon

St Nicholas Waifs and Strays Home, Byfleet. Date: circa 1905

St Johns Waifs and Strays Home, Mildenhall
St Johns Home for Girls at Mildenhall, Suffolk, opened in the 1880s by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1911

Boys Home, Standon, Staffordshire
A home for boys at Standon run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: Date unknown

Bristol Diocesan Home
Children at play at the Bristol Diocesan Home run by the Church of England Waifs and Strays Society. Date: Date unknown

Girls from St Chads Home, Leeds, at Filey
Girls from St Chads Home, Weetwood Lane, Headingley, Leeds, on the beach with buckets and spades at Filey. The home was opened in 1889 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

St Gregorys Home for Babies, Plymouth. The home was opened in 1925 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

St Andrews Home for Girls, Southsea
Inmates of the St Andrews Home For Girls, St Simons Road, Southsea, Hampshire. The younger ones, seated, are holding dolls while the older girls are wearing Girl Guide uniforms

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

Waifs and Strays Children Emigrating to Canada
A party of boys from Church of England Waifs and Strays homes on-board ship en route to Canada. The emigration of orphans

St Barnabas Home, New Brighton, Cheshire
The then four youngest girls at the St Barnabas Home on Montpellier Crescent, New Brighton. The home was opened in 1898 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

Waifs and Strays Society Headquarters, Kennington
The headquarters of the Waifs and Strays Society at the Old Town Hall, Kennington, London. Date: 1920s

Girls from St Barnabas Home, New Brighton, Cheshire
A group of seven-year-old girls from the St Barnabas Home on Montpellier Crescent, New Brighton. The home was opened in 1898 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

Waifs and Strays Society Van
A new van for the Waifs and Strays Society. The vehicle carries promotional text for the Societys work. Date: Circa 1925

St Cuthberts Home for Girls, Darlington
Residents in fancy dress for a Christmas party at the St Cuthberts Home, Cleveland Avenue, Darlington, County Durham. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1893. Date: 1920s

St Agathas Girls Home, Princes Risborough
Girls in the garden of the St Agathas Girls Home at Queens Road, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1909. Date: 1920s

Stockwell College Girls / St Elizabeths Home, Clapham
Girls from Stockwell College present Christmas stockings to children from the St Elizabeths Receiving Home, Clapham. The home was established by the Waifs

St Judes Home for Girls, Selhurst, London
A sketch of St Judes Home for Girls at Selhurst, south-east London. Originally established in 1862, the home was taken over by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1904. Date: 1920s

Audenshaw Home for Girls, Lancashire
Children and staff at the girls home on Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw, Lancashire. The home was established in 1894 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

Girls Sewing at St Barnabas Home, New Brighton, Cheshire
Girls from the St Barnabas Home on Montpellier Crescent, New Brighton, engaged in sewing. The home was opened in 1898 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

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

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