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Warwickshire Reformatory for Girls, KenilworthArchitects plan by Charles Armstrong of the Warwickshire Reformatory for Girls. Date: 1906
Holly Mount Orphanage, Tottington, Bury, LancashireGirls in their outdoor clothes with a nun at the Holly Mount Orphanage / School for Roman Catholic girls at Tottington, near Bury, Date: Date unknown
Wandsworth Unions Old Peoples Cottages at TootingCottages for the elderly poor erected in 1902 at Church Lane, Tooting, by the Wandsworth and Clapham Union. The scheme was designed by C.A. Sharp. Date: circa 1911
GFS Home of Rest, Shanklin, Isle of Wight - Sitting RoomSitting room in the Girls Friendly Society Home of Rest, Shanklin. Gas lights and a piano. Date: Date unknown
Cleevedon Toddlers Home, South Norwood - ExercisesYoung children performing exercises with their nurse at the Cleevedon Toddlers Home, South Norwood. The home was run by the childrens Aid Society. Date: 1930s
St Francis Home for Catholic Boys, Shefford, BedfordshireBeds line the St Johns dormitory at St Francis Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Shefford. Designed by S.J. Nicholl, the home was later also an Industrial School. Date: circa 1905
National Childrens Home, Harpenden - ShoemakingBoys making and repairing shoes and boots at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. Date: Date unknown
Princess Louise Home, Kingston on Thames - School RoomClassroom at the Princess Louise Home, Kingston, run by the National Society for the Protection of Young Girls. Rows of girls sit at desks. A teachers stands at the front. There is a piano
National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Laundry WorkSome of the older girls engaged in ironing and folding in the laundry at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Date: Date unknown
National Childrens Home, Harpenden - ChildrenA group of children at the National Childrens Home, Harpenden. One of the childrens cottages stands behind. Date: Date unknown
National Childrens Home, Harpenden - CarpentryBoys at work in the carpenters workshop at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. One boy is repairing a table. Date: Date unknown
National Childrens Home, Harpenden - SanatoriumA young patient and her doll in a sanatorium bed at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. Date: Date unknown
National Childrens Home, EdgworthEdgworth, near Bolton, was the first home run by the National Childrens Home (NCH). It was later known as Crowthorn Special Needs Residential School
National Childrens Home, Harpenden - SanatoriumSanatorium balcony at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. A girl holds a doll. Behind her are beds placed in the open air. Date: Date unknown
Orange-picking in JamaicaYoung men pick oranges in Jamaica. Date: circa 1895
Havana, CubaA view across the harbour at Havana, the capital of Cuba. Date: circa 1895
Cattle at Richmond River, New South WalesCattle being watered by men on horseback at Richmond River, New South Wales. Across a narrow bridge, two smartly dressed women stand near a rowing boat and a horse and trap. Date: circa 1895
Government Buildings, Nassau, BahamasThe elegant Government Buildings at Nassau in the Bahamas. Date: circa 1895
Boats on New York Bay, USAYachts and Fishing Smacks reflected in the waters of New York Bay. Date: circa 1895
Cottages of Poor African Americans, Thomasville, Georgia, USCottages or quarters of poor African Americans at Thomasville, Georgia. Their occupants sit and stand outside. Date: circa 1895
Sind (or Sindh) Valley, PakistanA view of the Indus (or Sindhu) River in the Sind (or Sindh) Valley in what is now Pakistan. Date: circa 1895
Bird s-eye view of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAA bird s-eye view of the industrial city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The scene is dominated by the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, which join here to form the Ohio River
Crawford Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, USAA lakeside scene at Crawford Notch in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. A road and railway line run at the fire side of the water. Date: circa 1895
National Childrens Home, Harpenden - DispensaryA nurse provides medical attention to an inmate of the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. The room contains medical equipment, an adjustable chair and jars of chemical solutions
Girls Industrial Home, Louise House, Forest Hill, LondonThe Forest Hill Girls Industrial Home, also known as Louise House, opened in 1891 at Forest Hill, London. Date: early 1900s
St Peters Orphanage, Isle of Thanet, EssexThe garden of St Peters Orphanage, Isle of Thanet. A group of women sit on the grass, one in a deckchair. Nearby, a girl holds a rake. Date: circa 1905
Babies Home, Tulse Hill, LondonA babies home on Upper Tulse Hill, Lambeth, run by the Childrens Aid Society. Date: Date unknown
Orphanage of Mercy and Home of the Sisters of the ChurchThe east front of the Orphanage of Mercy and Home of the Sisters of the Church, Kilburn. The establishment was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown
Liddon Memorial School, Kentish Town, LondonLiddon Memorial School, Kentish Town. The school was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: early 1900s
Mens Sunday Tea in Drill HallA mens Sunday tea in drill hall, location unknown. The event was organised by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown
Lady Gomm Cottage Hospital, Rotherhithe, LondonLady Gomm Cottage Hospital, Rotherhithe. The hospital was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown
Lady Adelaide Home, Brondesbury, LondonLady Adelaide Home, Brondesbury. The home was run by the Church Extension Association. Date: Date unknown
Church Extension Association Mission House, Shoreditch, LondChildren and staff outside the Church Extension Associations first mission house, at Shoreditch, East London. Date: Date unknown
Emily Harriet Elizabeth Ayckbowm founded the Church Extension Association which aimed to make the Anglican church more accessible, particularly to the poor and those of limited education. Date: 1870s
Bushey Royal Caledonian Orphan Asylum Boys Pipe Band Date: circa 1905
Boys Exercise Drill at Loxdale, Upper Portslade, SussexStaff take boys through an exercise drill at Loxdale home at Upper Portslade, Sussex, run by the Reformatory and Rescue Union (later known as the Childrens Aid Society)
Shustoke Industrial School Band, Coleshill, BirminghamThe wind band at the Shustoke Industrial School for boys at Coleshill near Birmingham. Date: Date unknown
Royal Female Orphanage, Beddington, Surrey - Marching DrillUniformed girls carry out a marching drill at the Royal Female Orphanage, Beddington. Date: Date unknown
Barnardos Emigrants in CanadaSome Barnardos emigrants outside their new Canadian home. Barnardos began sending children to Canada in 1872. Date: circa 1914
Barnardos Emigrants in Canada - off to new homesA group of Barnardos emigrants setting off for their new homes. Barnardos began sending children to Canada in 1872. Date: circa 1914
Barnardos Emigrants in Canada - mothers and childrenBarnardos emigrants - now mothers with babies. Barnardos began sending children to Canada in 1872. Date: circa 1914
Barnardos Emigrants in CanadaBarnardos emigrants posing between two railway carriages. The picture is captioned All Paid for by English Schools. Barnardos began sending children to Canada in 1872. Date: circa 1914
Barnardos Emigrants in Canada - repairing a fenceBarnardos emigrants repairing a fence. A horse and wagon carries lengths of timber. Barnardos began sending children to Canada in 1872. Date: circa 1914
Barnardos Emigrants in Canada - country schoolBarnardos emigrants outside a country school. Barnardos began sending children to Canada in 1872. Date: circa 1914
Lady Janes Orphanage, Baldovan, Dundee, ForfarThe Lady Jane Orphanage, at Baldovan, near Dundee, was founded by Lady Jane Ogilvy. Date: early 1900s
Barnardos Emigrants in Canada - boy outside homeA Barnardos emigrant outside his new home. A horse and trap stand nearby. Barnardos began sending children to Canada in 1872. Date: circa 1914
Travellers Palm, JamaicaTwo people are dwarfed by the leaves of the Travellers Palm, Jamaica. Date: circa 1895
Newspaper buildings in New York, USABuildings on Newspaper Row near City Hall Park, New York. The City Hall stands at the left of the picture. Centre is the dome-topped home of the World