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Asylum, or House of Refuge for orphan girls, Lambeth, London: the dining hall
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SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. I, pl. 5
Blue Coat School, Christ's Hospital, Newgate, London: orations being delivered by the 'Grecians' to the governors and their friends in the Great Hall on St Matthew's Day, September 21st
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SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. I, pl. 10 NOTES: The Great Hall and other school buildings were rebuilt after the Great Fire of London in 1666 under the supervision of Wren, although the actual work is attributed to Hooke and Oliver. The hall was decorated with an extraordinarily large painting by Antonio Verrio of King James II amidst his courtiers receiving an audience of Christ's Hospital boys and girls.
Foundling Hospital, Guilford Street, Bloomsbury, London: the chapel
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SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. II, pl. 37
New schools and homes for children, Chorlton Union Workhouse, Nell Lane, Withington, Manchester
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SOURCE: Building News, vol. 38, 1880 Jan. 23, p. 109
Foundling Hospital, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire: the chapel
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NOTES: This children's home and school was purpose-built for the original Foundling Hospital, founded by Thomas Coram in 1741, which had relocated from its London Bloomsbury site in the 1920s to a healthier location in the countryside at Redhill, Surrey.
Foundling Hospital, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire: the girls' dining hall
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NOTES: This children's home and school was purpose-built for the original Foundling Hospital, founded by Thomas Coram in 1741, which had relocated from its London Bloomsbury site in the 1920s to a healthier location in the countryside at Redhill, Surrey.
Saints Peter and Paul Home for Babies, Bellingham, Catford, London
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NOTES: This was built for the Church of England Waif and Strays Society.
Saints Peter and Paul Home for Babies, Bellingham, Catford, London: the semi-circular playroom with sliding doors opening onto the garden
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NOTES: This was built for the Church of England Waif and Strays Society and designed for 39 babies and some 3 year olds.
Saints Peter and Paul Home for Babies, Bellingham, Catford, London: one of the four day nurseries
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NOTES: This was built for the Church of England Waif and Strays Society and designed for 39 babies and some 3 year olds.
Saints Peter and Paul Home for Babies, Bellingham, Catford, London: one of the four night nurseries
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NOTES: This was built for the Church of England Waif and Strays Society and designed for 39 babies and some three year olds.