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Bootle Day Industrial School
The Day Industrial School on Marsh Lane, Bootle, Lancashire. The school opened in 1895 to provide non-residential training facilities for youths sent there by the courts. Date: circa 1905
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Bootle Courts Facilities Lancashire Lane Marsh Opened Pauper Provide Residential Workhouse Youths 1895
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This evocative photograph captures the Bootle Day Industrial School, located on Marsh Lane in Bootle, Lancashire, circa 1905. Established in 1895, the school was designed to offer non-residential training facilities for youths who had been sent there by the courts. Unlike the residential workhouses of the time, the Bootle Day Industrial School aimed to provide a more focused and specialized education for its students. The image reveals a sprawling, imposing building with a red-brick facade, surrounded by lush greenery. Boys in uniforms can be seen at work in the foreground, engaged in various industrial tasks such as woodworking and metal fabrication. The school's mission was to teach practical skills and instill discipline and good behavior in its students, with the hope that they would be able to reintegrate into society and avoid a life of crime. The Bootle Day Industrial School was an important institution in the community, serving the needs of the local court system and providing valuable training opportunities for young people. Its presence on Marsh Lane marked a significant shift in the approach to juvenile rehabilitation, prioritizing education and skill development over the punitive measures of the workhouse system. This photograph offers a glimpse into the past, providing a poignant reminder of the efforts made to support and educate young people in need over a century ago.
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