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Waifs and Strays Society Knebworth Home, HertfordshireStaff and boys in front of the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Knebworth Date: 1891
Waifs and Strays Society - Girls from Clarendon Street HomeStaff and girls in the garden of the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Clarendon Street, Hull Date: July 1911
Waifs and Strays Society - Girls from Clarendon Street HomeA seaside outing for staff and girls from the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Clarendon Street, Hull. Date: 1894
Waifs and Strays Society Map of Home LocationsA map of the locations of Waifs and Strays Society operating in 1907. Date: 1907
Waifs and Strays Society Industrial Home, Fareham - LaundryGirls in the laundry at the Waifs and Strays Society Industrial Home, Fareham Date: circa 1893
Waifs and Strays Society 1913 Girls Emigration Party to CanaThe Waifs and Strays Societys 1913 girls emigration party en route to Canada, carrying luggage packs. Date: 1913
Waifs and Strays Society Industrial Home, FarehamGirls and staff outside the Waifs and Strays Society Industrial Home, Fareham. Date: circa 1893
Waifs and Strays Society Gordon Boys Home, Croydon Date: circa 1893
Waifs and Strays Society Caversham Home - Boys Packing for CBoys at the Waifs and Strays Society Home at Caversham, near Reading - boys about to emigrate to Canada are packing their belongings. Date: 1911
Waifs and Strays Society, Talbot Home, Bournemouth - OfficerOfficers and boys outside the Waifs and Strays Societys Talbot Home, Bournemouth. Date: circa 1902
Waifs and Strays Society Cold Ash Industrial SchoolThe Cold Ash Industrial School for Girls operated by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1890
Waifs and Strays Society Boarded-out Children and Foster ParTwo children boarded-out by the Waifs and Strays Society, with their foster parents. Date: circa 1900
Waifs and Strays Society AdverstisementA 1930 advertisement appealing for funds to support the work of the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1930
Twickenham Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Henry WhiHenry Whiting Wing at the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Twickenham. Date: Early 1900s
School room at St Vincents Orphanage, TorquayBoys in sailor suits sit at desks in the school room at St Vincents Orphanage, Torquay Date: Date unknown
Twickenham Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Boys at DBoys at drill at the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Twickenham. Date: Early 1900s
Twickenham Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Henry WhiHenry Whiting Wing and Grounds at the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, Twickenham. Date: Early 1900s
St Annes on Sea Ormerod Home - Play RoomInterior of the play-room at Ormerod Home at St Annes on Sea. Contents include a rocking horse, ark, dolls house and piano. Date: Date unknown
Sailors Orphan Homes Band, Hull, YorkshireUniformed boys band with their instruments at the Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull. Date: circa 1908
Truant School Licence FormLicence to live outside the Walthamstow Truant Industrial School issued in the 1880s by the Tottenham, Hornsey and Edmonton School Boards. Date: 1880s
Hambro Orphanage, RoehamptonThe Hambro Orphanage, Roehampton, was founded in 1879 to educate and train girls for domestic service. Date: circa 1907
Sandwell Hall Training Home, near West Bromwich, was founded in 1857 to receive poor orphans and train them for domestic service. Date: circa 1890s
Warehousemen, Clerks and Drapers Schools, Purley - Girl GuiGirl Guides on parade at the Warehousemen, Clerks and Drapers Schools, Purley. Date: circa 1911
Our Western Home, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, CanadaA view of Our Western Home at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, opened in 1869 by emigration promoter Miss Maria Rye. Date: 1870s
Our Western Home, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, CanadaInmates at the gate of Our Western Home at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, opened in 1869 by emigration promoter Miss Maria Rye. Date: circa 1906
Our Western Home, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, CanadaInmates of Our Western Home at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, opened in 1869 by emigration promoter Miss Maria Rye. Date: Early 1900s
National Childrens Home (NCH) Sutton Coldfield - ChoirChoir and band with instruments at the National Childrens Home, Sutton Coldfield Date: Early 1900s
National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden - SanatoriumWard of the sanatorium at the National Childrens Home, Harpenden - several girls lie in bed. Date: Early 1900s
National Childrens Home (NCH), Chipping NortonNational Childrens Home, Chipping Norton - a group of girls gather around a cot which carries a brass plaque to commemorate its donor. A large dolls house stands close by. Date: Early 1900s
National Childrens Home (NCH), Chipping Norton - First AidNational Childrens Home, Chipping Norton - a group of boys watch an impromptu first aid demonstration. One of their number lies on an old table while another carries out a procedure on his ear
National Childrens Home (NCH), North Camp, Aldershot / FarnA view of the National Childrens Home branch at North Camp, Aldershot - the area is now part of Farnborough. Date: Early 1900s
Maria RyeA portrait of Maria Rye (1829-1903) who became well known for organising the emigration of pauper and orphan children to Canada. Date: Date unknown
National Childrens Home (NCH) AdvertisementA 1930 advertisement appealing for funds to support the work of the National Childrens Home. Date: 1930
London Cripples Home, Marylebone RoadThe Cripples Home began life in 1851 as the Hill Street Refuge for Girls. It moved to new premises on Marylebone Road in 1864. Date: circa 1877
Nazareth House, Hammersmith, LondonA view from its gardens of Nazareth House, Hammersmith. Date: Early 1900s
Holy Trinity Industrial School, LiverpoolA bird s-eye view drawing of the Holy Trinity Industrial School, Liverpool. Date: circa 1875
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - Tailors ShopBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - an illustration of the Schools tailors shop. One boy operates a sewing machine while others sit cross-legged while sewing. Date: circa 1900
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - LaundryBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - an illustration of the Schools laundry. One boy operates a large press or mangle, while others iron the clean items. Date: circa 1900
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - DrillBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - boys carry out an exercise drill holding dumb-bells in each hand. Date: circa 1900
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - DrillBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - boys at drill stand in ranks in the playground. Date: circa 1900
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - Dining HallBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - boys in the dining hall sit at narrow tables all facing the same way. Date: circa 1900
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - a view of the building. Date: circa 1930s
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - ClassroomBeacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - boys sit at desks with teachers standing behind. Date: circa 1900
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Toddlers SchoolroomJosiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - the younger children sit at desks in the toddlers schoolroom. Date: circa 1930s
Beacon Truant Industrial School, Lichfield - a view of the building. Date: circa 1900
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Toddlers PlayroomJosiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - younger children in the toddlers playroom. Their toys include rocking horses, a boat, a dolls house and cot, and building blocks. Date: circa 1930s
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Sick RoomJosiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - children in the sick room accompanied by a nurse. Date: circa 1930s