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British Orphan Asylum, SloughChildren in front of the British Orphan Asylum, Slough - then in Buckinghamshire. The building, formerly a hotel, was taken over in the 1920s by the Licensed Victuallers School. Date: Date unknown
Order of Good Templars - Deaf DancersA card featuring the deaf finger alphabet and Scottish dancers from Glasgows Langside School for the Deaf. It was issued following a dispute between a Glasgow branch of the Independent Order of Good
Furnishing Trades Cottage Homes, RadlettChildrens cottage homes opened in 1905 at Radlett, Hertfordshire, by the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association. Date: 1905
Court Moor Home for Motherless Children, CrookhamThe Court Moor (or Courtmoor) Home for Motherless Children, opened in1918 by the Church Army at Crookham, near Fleet, Hampshire. Date: Date unknown
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
Scarlet Fever at Barnardos HomeA card published by the Barnardos Girls Village Home at Barkingside, Essex, extolling the success of its infection limitation during an outbreak of scarlet fever. Date: 1914
Spiddal Orphan Home, Nead le Farrige, Galway - GirlsGirls at the Spiddal Orphan Home, Nead le Farrige, Galway, Ireland. Date: circa 1902
Stafford Prison and County AsylumAn aerial view of Stafford Prison (centre) and County Asylum (upper centre). Date: 1920s
Girls Industrial Home, Barton Vale, AdelaideBoys at the Spiddal Orphan Home, Nead le Farrige, Galway, Ireland. Date: Date unknown
Spiddal Orphan Home, Nead le Farrige, GalwayThe Spiddal Orphan Home, Nead le Farrige, Galway. Date: circa 1902
Spiddal Orphan Home, Galway - BoysBoys at the Spiddal Orphan Home, Nead le Farrige, Galway, Ireland. Date: circa 1902
Barnardo s, Barkingside - Brownies with Lady Baden PowellThe Brownie Pack at Barnardos Girls Village Home, Barkingside, with Lady Baden Powell. Date: 1930s
Swiss Cottage and Institution for the Blind, LondonThe main street at Londons Swiss Cottage, north London. The scene includes the Institution for the Blind (far left), the old Swiss Cottage inn (far right), and men and women on bicycles
Industrial School, Lansing, Michigan - DrillBoys at drill at the Industrial School, Lansing, Michigan, USA Date: circa 1917
GFS Camp, ShapGirls outside a hut at the Girls Friendly Society camp at Shap, Westmorland. Date: Date unknown
Childrens Convalescent Home, WilbyChildrens Convalescent Home, Brookhill, Wilby, near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Date: Date unknown
Soldiers Daughters Home, HampsteadPart of the Soldiers Daughters Home, Hampstead. Date: circa 1905
Spurgeons Orphanage, StockwellStockwell orphanage, founded by Charles Spurgeon, opened in 1869 off Stockwell Park Road, on a site which is now part of the Stockwell Park Estate. The building was bombed in World War Two
Leicester Poor Childrens Holiday Homes, Girls HomeChildren outside one of the girls homes, part of Leicester Poor Childrens Holiday Homes. Date: Date unknown
Leicester Poor Childrens Holiday Home, MablethorpeGirls in a dormitory at the Leicester Poor Childrens Holiday Home, Mablethorpe. Date: circa 1950
St Gabriels Childrens Home, Westgate-on-Sea - SchoolroomWindows open wide in the schoolroom of St Gabriels convalescent home and open air school, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. Date: Date unknown
Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum - Election Lobby CardA card lobbying for support for Robert Wilfrid Dickson, a candidate in an election for new admissions to the Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum. Date: 1848
The Actors Orphanage, Barrowford, LangleyA view across a pond to the Actors Orphanage, Barrowford, Langley, Berkshire. Date: circa 1920
Ruysselede Reformatory, West Flanders - Inmates ParadeInmates on parade at the Boys Agricultural Reform School at Ruysselede Reformatory at Ruysselede, West Flanders, Belgium. Date: circa 1909
Girls Industrial Home, Stratford-upon-AvonStaff on the doorstep of the Girls Industrial Home, Stratford-upon-Avon. Date: circa 1908
Working Boys Home SheffieldThe frontage of Working Boys Home, Broomspring Lane, Sheffield
Ruysselede Reformatory, West Flanders - Apprentice WorkshopsBoys with bicycles outside the apprentice workshops of the Boys Agricultural Reform School at Ruysselede, West Flanders, Belgium. Date: circa 1909
Ruysselede Reformatory, West Flanders - RefectoryInmates lay tables in the refectory at the Boys Agricultural Reform School at Ruysselede, West Flanders, Belgium. Date: circa 1909
Royal Caledonian Orphan Asylum, Bushey - Candidate ListDetails of boy candidates being proposed for election for admission to the Royal Caledonian Orphan Asylum, Bushey, Hertfordshire. Date: 1908
Royal Caledonian Orphan Asylum, Bushey - Polling PaperPolling paper issued to electors choosing applicants to be admitted to the Royal Caledonian Orphan Asylum, Bushey, Hertfordshire. Date: 1908
Prior Park Industrial School, Bath - Swimming BathBoys in the swimming bath at the Prior Park Industrial School, Bath. Date: circa 1920
Asile de Petits Orphelins, Menilmontant, Paris - RefectoryRefectory of the Asile de Petits Enfants (Home for young orphans), Menilmontant, Paris Date: circa 1911
Shepherd Street Mission Childrens Home, PrestonRows of beds in a dormitory at the Shepherd Street Mission Childrens Home, Preston. Date: early 1900s
Pipers, Dumfries Industrial SchoolPiper Major McRae (left) and pipers of the Dumfries Industrial School. Date: circa 1906
Liverpool Female Orphan AsylumAn early view of girls in front of the Female Orphan Asylum on Myrtle Street, Liverpool. Date: 1840s
Asile de Petits Orphelins, Menilmontant - Main BuildingMain building of the Asile de Petits Enfants (Home for young orphans), Menilmontant, Paris. Date: early 1900s
Asile de Petits Orphelins, Menilmontant - Holiday HomeHoliday home for the Asile de Petits Enfants (Home for young orphans), Menilmontant, Paris. Date: early 1900s
Asile de Petits Orphelins, Menilmontant, ParisGirls playground at the Asile de Petits Enfants (Home for young orphans), Menilmontant, Paris. Date: circa 1917
St Georges de l Isle Orphanage, St Fraimbault-de-PrieresThe boys band parading with their instruments at St Georges de l Isle Orphanage, St Fraimbault-de-Prieres. Date: early 1900s
St Marks Waifs and Strays Home, Natland, KendalBoys and staff at St Marks Waifs and Strays Home, Natland, Kendal. Date: circa 1909
Stelline Girls Orphanage Refectory, MilanLong rows of tables in the refectory of the Stelline Girls Orphanage, Milan. Date: Date unknown
Gravesend Sea School and Olivebank BargeA view of the Gravesend Sea School. Behind is the Olivebank Barge from Eriksons grain fleet. Date: early 1900s
Ouvroir at St Vincent de Paul Orphanage, Le HavreThe Ouvroir (sewing workshop) at St Vincent de Paul Orphanage, Le Havre, France. Date: early 1900s
Elm Court Blind School, London - TypewritingGirls using typewriters at the London School Boards Elm Court School for the Blind, Tulse Hill. Date: circa 1903
Elm Court Blind School, London - Chair CaningGirls at the London School Boards Elm Court School for the Blind, Tulse Hill, caning the seats of stools. Date: early 1900s
Sacre Coeur Convent, Orphanage, St Joseph Juniorate, JerseySacre Coeur Convent (left), Sacre Coeur Orphanage (centre) and St Joseph Juniorate/Seminary (right), St Helier, Jersey Date: circa 1912
St Joseph Juniorate, Jersey - Recreation RoomYoung men play chess in the recreation and meeting room at the St Joseph Juniorate (seminary) at St Helier, Jersey Date: circa 1912
Sacre Coeur Orphanage and St Joseph Juniorate, JerseySacre Coeur Orphanage (left) and St Joseph Juniorate/Seminary (right), St Helier, Jersey Date: circa 1912