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Warping Room, Cotton Mill, WiganGirls surrounded by machinery in the warping room at a cotton mill in Wigan, Lancashire. Date: Date unknown
Barnardos Home, The Marfords, BromboroughA view of the Marfords, a Barnardos Home at Bromborough, Cheshire. The building is decorated with bunting. Date: circa 1938
Oliver Twist and Camera CrewA production still shows a camera crew filming Robert Newton and John Howard Davies in the climactic rooftop scene of David Leans 1948 version of Oliver Twist. Date: 1948
The British Valhalla -- Spensers Faerie Queene, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. Date: 1845
Tredegar Union Cottage HomesThe childrens cottage homes at Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, run by the Tredegar Poor Law Union. Date: circa 1907
Allsopps pale-ale brewery 1853Interior of Samuel Allsopp & Sons, pale-ale brewery in Haydon Square, London. Date: 1853
Blantyre House Detention Centre, GoudhurstInmates lined up on for the one o clock parade at the Blantyre House Detention Centre for young offenders, Goudhurst, Kent. Date: circa 1950
The Downs Sanatorium, Belmont, SuttonA uniformed porter stands at the entrance to the Downs Sanatorium, at Belmont, near Sutton, Surrey. The former childrens institution was converted for use as a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1912
New Hall Prison and Camp, WakefieldInmates carrying tools walk between huts at the New Hall Training Prison and Camp, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. A large bell hangs overhead. Date: circa 1945
Lowdham Grange BorstalA view of Lowdham Grange Borstal, Nottinghamshire, opened in 1934. Date: circa 1945
Training Ship ArethusaBoys in naval uniform exercise on the training ship Arethusa, moored on the Thames at Greenhithe and run by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children
Children at Willesden Workhouse / Central Middlesex HospitalYoung children and their nurses at the Acton Lane site of the Willesden Workhouse / Central Middlesex Hospital. Date: Date unknown
Troops at Kells WorkhouseTroops camped at Kells Union workhouse, County Meath, Ireland. They had been sent to the area to quell unrest caused by the Duke of Leinsters attempts to evict Irish tenants from his properties
Smallburgh Workhouse ChildrenChildren and staff at the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk Date: circa 1910
West Port, St. Andrews, Scotland, Victorian period Date: late 19th century
A Christian Endeavour Rally, Victorian period Date: late 19th century
Rural life Date: early 1900s
Post Office, Dublin, Ireland, early 1900s Date: early 1900s
Calgary, Canada, early 1900s Date: early 1900s
Great Divide boundary bewteen Alberta and British ColumbiaThe Great Divide boundary bewteen Alberta and British Columbia, early 1900s Date: early 1900s
Christ collecting his vestments, ca. 1646, by Alonso CanoAlonso Cano (1601-1667). Spanish painter. Christ collecting his vestments, ca.1646. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
The Taking of Christ. Painting ascribed to Gerard SeghersPainting ascribed to Gerard Seghers (1591-1651). Flemish baroque painter. The Taking of Christ. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Pieta, ca. 1570, by Luis de Morales (1515-1586). DetailLuis de Morales (1515-1586). Spanish painter. Pieta, ca.1570. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
The Descent from the Cross, by Maarten de Vos (1532-1603)Maarten de Vos (1532-1603). Flemish painter. The Descent from the Cross. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Tariff Reform League Campaign CardA campaign card by the Tariff Reform League shows a hop farmer complaining that cheap imports of hops will lead to his ending up in the workhouse. Date: 1908
Wadsley Asylum, SheffieldA view of Wadsley Asylum opened in 1872 near Sheffield. It was various known as the South Yorkshire Asylum, the West Riding Asylum
Wormwood Scrubs - Church ServiceA church service in progress in the chapel at Wormwood Scrubs prison, London. Date: circa 1945
East Sutton Park Borstal, KentA horse and cart is loaded with wood at the East Sutton Park Borstal for Girls, near Maidstone, Kent. Date: circa 1947
Wormwood Scrubs - Prison CellInterior of a cell at Wormwood Scrubs prison, London. Date: circa 1945
Wakefield Prison Engineering ShopPrisoners and staff at work in the enginering shop at Wakefield. Several are engaged in making metal bedsteads. One is oxy-acetylene welding.. Date: circa 1945
Ruysselede Reformatory, Belgium - Basket makingA uniformed member of staff supervises boys engaged in basket making at the Ruysselede Reformatory School, Belgium. Date: Date unknown
Ruysselede Reformatory, Belgium - Main entranceThe main entrance of the Ruysselede Reformatory School, Belgium. Date: Date unknown
Ruysselede Reformatory, Belgium - Gymnastics classAn exercise or gymnastics class at the Ruysselede Reformatory School, Belgium. The sailing ship at the rear provided training in nautical skills. Date: Date unknown
Ruysselede Reformatory, Belgium - Fencing practiceRows of boys engaged in fencing practice at the Ruysselede Reformatory School, Belgium Date: Date unknown
Ruysselede Reformatory, Belgium - Carpentry workshopBoys at work benches in the carpentry workshop at the Ruysselede Reformatory School, Belgium Date: Date unknown
Ruysselede Reformatory, Belgium - Boys at playOutdoor recreation time for boys at the Ruysselede Reformatory School, Belgium Date: Date unknown
Mettray Agricultural ColonyA bird s-eye view of the Agricultural Colony at Mettray, France - a reformatory for juvenile offenders. Date: Date unknown
Leyhill Prison Carpentry ClassInmates of Leyhill Prison, Gloucestershire, in a hobby carpentry class. One is making a small rocking horde, another working on model sailing ships. Date: circa 1945
Hollesley Bay ColonyThe gymnasium at the Hollesley Bay Colony, near Woodbridge, Suffolk. In 1938, the establishment became a training institution for young offenders as part of the Borstal system. Date: circa 1945
Hill Hall Training Prison, EssexInmates in the reading room of Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, Theydon Mount, Essex. Date: circa 1950
Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, EssexInmates at work in the kitchen of Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, Theydon Mount, Essex. Date: circa 1950
Highfield Military Hospital, LiverpoolNursing staff at the Highfield Infirmary for aged and infirm paupers in its First World War role as a Military Hospital. Date: circa 1916
Highfield Infirmary / Military Hospital, LiverpoolNurses Home at the Highfield Infirmary for aged and infirm paupers in its First World War role as a Military Hospital. Date: circa 1916
Feltham Borstal LibraryInmates and staff in the library at Feltham Borstal, Middlesex Date: circa 1945
Church Army Kings Hostel, LondonMen in army uniform sit on beds at Kings Hostel on Buckingham Palace Road, London, run by the Church Army. Date: Date unknown
Wandsworth Prison LaundryInmates at work in the laundry at Wandsworth Prison, London. Some are irong and folding large sheets. Date: circa 1945
Infant Orphan Asylum, WansteadEntrance lodge at the Infant Orphan Asylum, Wanstead, London. Date: Date unknown
Gwynne House, Barnardos Home, Woodford BridgeGwynne House was an old mansion in whose grounds Thomas Barnardo erected his Boys Garden City, Woodford Bridge, Essex. Date: circa 1922
London Orphan & Royal British Orphan School, WatfordBoys infirmary ward at the London Orphan School & Royal British Orphan School, Watford. Date: 1920s
The Holt, LedburyA view of The Holt, Ross Road, Ledbury. From 1950 to the 1970s, the property was used as a childrens home.by Herefordshire County Council. Date: Date unknown
Stourbridge Blue Coat SchoolA view of the Blue Coat School, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, also known as Old Swinford Hospital, . It was founded by Thomas Foley in 1667. Date: Date unknown
St Vincents Orphanage, TorquayAs part of a fete at St Vincents Home for Roman Catholic Children, Torquay, Devon, boys portray Red Cross stretcher bearers while another, dressed as a nurse, examines the patient. Date: Date unknown
St Johns Industrial School, WalthamstowA view of the St Johns Industrial School for Roman Catholic Boys, Walthamstow, Essex. Date: Date unknown
St Anns Girls Home, AmblesideA view of the St Annes Home for Girls, Ambleside, Westmorland. The home was opened in 1907 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1911
Royal Commercial Travellers Schools, Pinner - HallInterior of the Old Hall at the Royal Commercial Travellers Schools, Pinner Date: 1920s
Quarriers Homes - Torr Aluinn and Hoop House, DunoonTorr Aluinn and Hoop House, Dunoon, used as holiday homes for children from the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1920
Quarriers Homes - LaundryGirls at work in the laundry at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1920
Quarriers Homes - Joiners Homes - ShopBoys at work with carpentry tools in the joiners shop at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1920
Quarriers Glasgow City Orphan HomeThe Glasgow City Orphan Home opened by James Quarrier in 1875. Date: Date unknown
Quarriers Fairknowe Home, Brockville, CanadaThe Fairknowe Home at Brockville, Canada, used to receive child emigrants from Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1900
Quarriers Homes - Elise HospitalThe Elise Hospital at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1912
Quarriers Homes - Elise Hospital WardHospital Ward in the Elise Hospital at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1912
Quarriers Homes - Elise Hospital Operating TheatreOperating room in the Elise Hospital at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1912
Quarriers Homes - Consumption Sanatoria of ScotlandThe Consumption Sanatoria of Scotland linked to the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1900
Quarriers Homes - Colony of MercyThe Colony of Mercy - a facility for epilepsy sufferers at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1900
National Childrens Home, PenarthBoys practise signalling at the Gibbs Memorial Home - a branch of the National Childrens Home (NCH) at Penarth, Glamorgan Date: Date unknown
National Childrens Home, HarpendenChildren in the open-air school at the sanatorium of the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Date: Date unknown
National Childrens Home, Birmingham Boy ScoutsBoy Scouts practice bridge building at the Princess Alice Orphanage - a branch of the National Childrens Home (NCH), at Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham. Date: Date unknown
Nazareth House, Southend on SeaThe new wing of the Nazareth House at Southend on Sea, Essex. Date: Date unknown
Mullers Orphan Houses - Swimming BathInterior of the swimming bath opened in 1910 at Mullers New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, Bristol. Date: circa 1910
Mullers Orphan Houses - DormitoryInfant girls dormitory at Mullers New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, Bristol. Date: Date unknown
Government Funding of Merchant Navy TrainingA boy at the desk of the Board of Trade President is told that, except for those in a reformatory or industrial school, or having parents are in a workhouse
Hampstead Orphan Working School - SewingGirls engaged in a summer outdoor sewing class at the Hampstead Orphan Working School, London. Date: early 1900s
Hampstead Orphan Working School - WalkBoys from Hampstead Orphan Working School being taken for a walk. Date: early 1900s
Hampstead Orphan Working School - PlaygroundBoys playground at the Hampstead Orphan Working School, London. Date: early 1900s
The Rauhes Haus, HamburgBird s-eye view of the Rauhes Haus (or Rauhe House), a boys reformatory at Horn, near Hamburg. It is accompanied by a laudatory poem by Karl Gerok. Date: Date unknown
Childrens Choir, St Anns Industrial School, Booterstown, DCountess of Aberdeen poses with the choir of St Anns Industrial School from Booterstown, near Dublin, Ireland. Date: Date unknown
Comic Postcard Orphan AsylumA comic postcard shows a couple standing at the desk of a childrens home asking what they need to do to get a baby. Date: Date unknown
Chartwell, WesterhamA view of Chartwell, Westerham, the home of Sir Winston Churchill. In the 1760s, the property housed a branch of Londons Foundling Hospital. Date: Date unknown
RAOB Orphanage, SouthboroughThe orphanage at Southborough, Kent, opened in 1924 by the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes. Date: Date unknown
Brixton Orphanage for Fatherless GirlsA view of the frontage of the Orphanage for Fatherless Girls, Barrington Road, Brixton. Date: Date unknown
Sheet Metal Workers, William Baker Technical School, HertforBoys at their work benches in the sheet metal workshop at the William Baker Technical School, Hertford, run by Barnardo s. Date: Date unknown
Power House, William Baker Technical School, HertfordThe engine in the Power House at the William Baker Technical School, Hertford, run by Barnardo s. Date: Date unknown
All Saints Training Home, London ColneyAn aerial view of the All Saints Training Home for Girl, London Colney, Hertfordshire Date: Date unknown
