Welfare Collection (#6)

London Orphan Asylum Watford
Photograph showing boys and girls sitting separately on long benches at dinner-time in the refectory. The East London orphanage were five hundred children received an excellent education. Date: 1907

Children campaigning against cuts in free school milk
Children campaigning against planned cuts in free school milk and other services, October 1970. Date: 1970

Advert for Metropolitan Drinking Fountain 1878
Metropolitan drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, set up in London by Samuel Gurney, a Member of Parliament and philanthropist to supported by voluntary contributions

Royal Philanthropic Society at Redhill, Surrey was set up to help homeless boys that were begging or would have entered into crime, a skill that they could apply into adulthood. Date: 1872

Girls learning how to do laundry correctly, maybe to do domestic work when leaving the orphanage. Date: 1900

Sheltered Cabmen 1870
Hansom cab drivers waiting in a hut in the pouring rain for a fare in Birmingham. Date: 1870

A view of Cleveland Street in the Fitzrovia area of London. The large building right of centre is the Middlesex Hospital out-patients department

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Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) in the Danube Delta. A Pelican was entangled in a fishing net. A ranger rescues the bird and set it free

Pension Office (Special Examiners), 1904 January. Creator: Unknown
Pension Office (Special Examiners), 1904 January

Pea pickers waiting at FSA office for issue of surplus commodities, Calipatria, California, 1939
Pea pickers waiting at Farm Security Administration (FSA) office for issue of surplus commodities. Calipatria, California

Outside FSA grant office during the pea harvest, Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Outside Farm Security Administration (FSA) grant office during the pea harvest. Calipatria, California. During the spring of 1938

Opposition of the medical profession in Great Britain to the health scheme proposals of Lloyd George in the National
KDC400210 Opposition of the medical profession in Great Britain to the health scheme proposals of Lloyd George in the National Insurance Act, 1911 (litho) by Partridge

Rich Fare, Lloyd George as the Giant Lloyd-Gorgibuster, 1909 (litho)
KDC397324 Rich Fare, Lloyd George as the Giant Lloyd-Gorgibuster, 1909 (litho) by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Opposition of the medical profession in Great Britain to the health scheme proposals of Lloyd George in the 1911
KDC400214 Opposition of the medical profession in Great Britain to the health scheme proposals of Lloyd George in the 1911 National Insurance Act, 1912 (litho) by Partridge

John Bull and Lloyd George with the 1909 Budget, 1909 (litho)
KDC397325 John Bull and Lloyd George with the 1909 Budget, 1909 (litho) by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Waifs and Strays Boys Home, Burgess Hill
Inmates of the Waifs and Strays Society Boys Home, Burgess Hill, Sussex. Date: 1922

Using X-rays to locate a ring swallowed by an elephant (b / w photo)
6000082 Using X-rays to locate a ring swallowed by an elephant (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Democratic Finance (colour litho)
964605 Democratic Finance (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Democratic Finance. From Truth, 25 December 1909.); © Look and Learn

Lloyd George is delayed taking a patient to the doctor under his National Health
KDC400248 Lloyd George is delayed taking a patient to the doctor under his National Health Insurance Act, 1913 (litho) by Raven-Hill

John Bull complains to Lloyd George that there is too much reform in his social
KDC400217 John Bull complains to Lloyd George that there is too much reform in his social legislation and land policy reforms, 1912 (litho) by Raven-Hill

Woman and a young man in a library of the Museum of Safety Appliances of the American
MNY380916 Woman and a young man in a library of the Museum of Safety Appliances of the American Institute of Social Service, New York

Starcross Institution, Exeter, Devon
Boys gardening at what was variously known as the Western Counties Idiot Asylum and the Training School for Feeble-minded Children

Southam Orphanage, Warwickshire
The Roman Catholic orphanage for girls at Southam, Warwickshire, opened in 1880 by the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus. Date: Date unknown

H. M. Prison, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
A view of Peterhead Prison and the North Sea beyond. The prison opened in 1888 and was Scotlands only convict prison. Date: Date unknown

Commercial Travellers Schools, Pinner, Middlesex
Children engaged in a variety of craft and other activities in the kindergarten class of the Commercial Travellers Schools at Pinner. Date: Date unknown

Nottingham General Hospital
A view of Nottingham General Hospital. The distinctive circular ward block of its Jubilee wing, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and Son, was opened in 1899. Date: circa 1911

Moss Bank Industrial School, Millerston, Glasgow
A view of the Moss Bank Industrial School for boys at Millerston, Glasgow. Date: Date unknown

NCH Home, Bethnal Green, London
Children stand in the playground, with chapel behind, at the National Childrens Home, Bonner Road, Bethnal Green. Date: Date unknown

London Orphan Asylum Lobby Card
A card pleading the case of Elizabeth Rose Shepherd which was distributed to those eligible to vote at an election of entrants to the London Orphan Asylum, Clapton. Date: 1857

London Asylum for the Deaf, Margate Branch
Two children, identified as Evan Williams (with Indian clubs) and Rhoda Pippeck (with barbells), both inmates of the Margate branch of the London Asylum for the Support and Education of the Deaf

MABYS Dance Card, Highgate. London
Dace card from a fund-raising dance, at Gate House, Highgate organised by MABYS (Metropolitan Association for Befriending Young Servants). Date: 1914

Scottish Dancers, Glasgow School for the Deaf
Scottish dancers from the Langside School for the Deaf, Glasgow. The girls are identified (left to right) as Mary Jamieson, Mary Allison and Mary Pratt. Date: circa 1905

Nazareth House, Lasswade
A view of the Nazareth House home at Lasswade, Midlothian, established in 1932 by the Sisters of Nazareth. Date: Date unknown

British Orphan Asylum, Slough
Children 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 Dancers
A 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, Radlett
Childrens cottage homes opened in 1905 at Radlett, Hertfordshire, by the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association. Date: 1905

Court Moor Home for Motherless Children, Crookham
The 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 Home
Girls, 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 Home
A 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 - Girls
Girls at the Spiddal Orphan Home, Nead le Farrige, Galway, Ireland. Date: circa 1902

Stafford Prison and County Asylum
An aerial view of Stafford Prison (centre) and County Asylum (upper centre). Date: 1920s

Girls Industrial Home, Barton Vale, Adelaide
Boys at the Spiddal Orphan Home, Nead le Farrige, Galway, Ireland. Date: Date unknown

Spiddal Orphan Home, Nead le Farrige, Galway
The Spiddal Orphan Home, Nead le Farrige, Galway. Date: circa 1902

Spiddal Orphan Home, Galway - Boys
Boys at the Spiddal Orphan Home, Nead le Farrige, Galway, Ireland. Date: circa 1902

Barnardo s, Barkingside - Brownies with Lady Baden Powell
The Brownie Pack at Barnardos Girls Village Home, Barkingside, with Lady Baden Powell. Date: 1930s

Swiss Cottage and Institution for the Blind, London
The 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 - Drill
Boys at drill at the Industrial School, Lansing, Michigan, USA Date: circa 1917

GFS Camp, Shap
Girls outside a hut at the Girls Friendly Society camp at Shap, Westmorland. Date: Date unknown

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"Welfare: A Journey Through Compassion and Care" Step back in time to the London slums of Feathers Court, Drury Lane, where acts of kindness shone through the darkness. In the midst of poverty and despair, welfare organizations emerged as beacons of hope. Witness the Barnardo Evacuees finding solace at Comlongon Castle in Dumfries. These brave children were given a chance to escape the perils of war and experience a sense of normalcy amidst chaos. The Waifs and Strays Society Pyrford St Nicholas became a sanctuary for those forgotten by society. Here, vulnerable children found love, support, and opportunities for a brighter future. Pishiobury Approved School in Hertfordshire provided troubled youth with guidance and education. Through discipline and care, these young individuals were given second chances to turn their lives around. In times of crisis, even animals found respite thanks to P. D. S. A Ambulance services. Their dedication ensured that our furry friends received proper medical attention when they needed it most. Education played a vital role in welfare initiatives as seen at Hereford Industrial School Schoolroom. Basket making skills empowered students with practical knowledge while fostering creativity. St Mary in the Fields Children's Colony nestled in Mayfield Sussex offered refuge to orphaned children who had lost everything. Here they rediscovered joy through communal living and supportive caretakers. At St Martins Waifs and Strays Home in Surbiton - Playground laughter filled the air as children embraced moments of pure happiness amidst challenging circumstances. Animal Welfare Cards served as reminders that compassion extended beyond human beings alone; we must also protect our beloved creatures who cannot speak for themselves. Spurgeons Homes Birchington stood tall as an emblematic symbol of unwavering commitment towards nurturing disadvantaged youth into confident adults ready to face life's challenges head-on. Nature itself became therapeutic at Oakamoor Boys Home Garden on Coed Pella Road, Colwyn Bay.