Charitable Collection

Crossley and Porter Orphanage, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifaxs Crossley Orphanage was founded in 1864 by Joseph, John and Francis Crossley. The building was designed by John Hogg

Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle Hulme
The Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, on Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire

Survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade, 1890
Photograph of survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War taken 36 years after the event

Morgan Academy, Dundee, Scotland

Womans Relief Corps
A beautiful gilded and embossed postacrd promoting the viryue and history of the Womans Relief Corps - a charitable society to provide local relief work among the needy and to aid military veterans

Gracie Fields Home and Orphanage, Peacehaven, Sussex
Children and staff stand in front of the orphanage and childrens home at Peacehaven in East Sussex

London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage, Woking
General view of the main building of the London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage at Woking, Surrey

Opening of the Anglesey Hunt
An opening custom of the Anglesey Hunt, whereby hot coppers or small change (heated in a bucket by the fire) are thrown from the balcony of the Bulkeley Arms Hotel following the hunt ball

Shaftesbury and Arethusa Boys Homes, Royston, Hertfordshire
The Shaftesbury & Arethusa Boys Homes at Royston, Hertfordshire, were set up by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children, founded in 1843 by William Williams

Promotional Card for Blue Cross Tea
Promotional Card for Blue Cross Charity Tea Date: circa 1908

Sir Francis Crossley, businessman, philanthropist and MP
Sir Francis Crossley (1817-1872), 1st Baronet of Halifax, British carpet manufacturer, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician. Date: 1860s

John Grooms Crippleage and Flower Girls Mission. Blind and Crippled Girls making artificial flowers

Training Ship Cornwall, Purfleet, Essex
The Training Ship Cornwall was established on the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex, in 1859 by the School Ship Society as a boys reformatory establishment

Queen Alexandra and Empress Marie, Maundy Thursday
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her sister Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1847-1928), leaving the Maundy Thursday distribution ceremony at Westminster Abbey

Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire
Aerial view of the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire

Dining Hall, Reedham Orphanage, Purley, Surrey
The dining hall at the Reedham Orphanage, Old Lodge Lane, Purley, Surrey. It was founded by the Rev Dr Andrew Reed, a Congregational Minister

Little Sisters of the Poor (chromolitho)
1094337 Little Sisters of the Poor (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

WWI Poster, Belgian & Allies Aid League
Design by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956), Belgian & Allies Aid League, Will you help these sufferers from the war to start a new home. Help is better than sympathy

Pit Ponies in Retirement - Plum & Danny with Alfred Brisco (Organising Secretary). Card issued on behalf of The National Equine Defence League. Date: circa late 1930s

Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East London
The Salvation Army night shelter for women opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London

Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East London
The dormitory of the Salvation Army night shelter for women, opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London

Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East London
Inside the entrance of the Salvation Army night shelter for women, opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London

Wallingford Union Childrens Cottage Homes, Berkshire
The Wallingford Unions cottage homes on Wantage Road, Wallingford, Berkshire. Cottage homes were established by some poor law authorities to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Band Advertisement, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Advertisement offering the services of the Band of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Carpentry & plumbing, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys learning carpentry and plumbing on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

General Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The general store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Jars of sweets feature prominently on its shelves

School at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
Children pouring out of the school at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire

Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields, Northumberland
The Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Bazaar and fancy fair in Dublin, 1882
Bazaar and fancy fair in the Exhibition Palace, Dublin, in aid of the Masonic Female Orphan School, 1882

Inaugurating Alexandra Rose Day, 1912
Inaugurating Alexandra Day in the streets of London on 26th June 1912 when 10

The entrance of the Church Army in Thames Embankment, London. Largely supported by readers of the Evening Post

Omar Khayyam Tableaux in aid of war charities
Lighting a Little Hour or Two - Omar Khayyam Tableaux in aid of war charities - The Hon. Mrs Nicholson and Mrs Walter Rubens (a sister-in-law of Mr Paul Rubens) (right) Date: 1916

Omar tableaux in aid of war charities, 1916
Page from The Tatler, 28th June 1916: Lighting a Little Hour or Two. Omar Tableax in Aid of War Charities. The Hon

WW1 - A Direct Hit - German torpedo boat success
A direct hit - artwork by O. Roloff - German sailors signalling a decisive strike against an Allied Vessel

Birmingham Corporation Tramways - Lord Mayor's Distress Fund - please give freely, all you pay for this card goes to the fund. Date: circa 1920s

Y.M.C.A. Canton, Ohio, USA. YMCA is the largest and the oldest youth charity in the world. Date: 1914

Y.M.C.A. Jackson, Michigan, USA. YMCA is the largest and the oldest youth charity in the world. Date: circa 1908

German hospitals abroad, 1 - Hall of the German Society in Philadelphia, 2 - German hospital in Constantinople, 3 - the new German hospital in San Francisco, 4 - German hospital in Dalston

St Elizabeth or Elizabeth of Hungary, 1207, 1231, helping the poor

St Elizabeth or Elizabeth of Hungary, 1207, 1231, helping the poor

Gold gab ich fuer Eisen, war economy by the civilian population, Wars of Liberation, 1813

John Pounds, 1766 - 1839, a teacher responsible for the creation of the concept of Ragged schools

Haberdasher's Alms Houses, Hoxton, London, UK, illustration by Th. H. Shepherd, 1826

Brewers Alms House, Mile-end, London, UK, illustration by Th. H. Shepherd, 1826

Whittington's Alms Houses, Highgate, London, UK, illustration by Th. H. Shepherd, 1826

Lisbon, Portugal, January 13, 2023: Modern architecture of the Champalimaud foundation building, Portuguese non-profit foundation for scientific medical research in Belem illuminated in night time

A Young Woman Giving Something to Drink to a Man in Torn Clothing; Barlaam und Josaphat, 1469. Illustration from "Barlaam und Josaphat", a romance in verse, by Rudolf von Ems

Saint Elizabeth; Spinola Hours, about 1510-1520

Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak; Book of Hours, about 1440-1450. Martin cut his cloak in half with a sword and gave one half to a beggar

Casket of Address presented to Baroness Burdett-Coutts by the City of London

Leftovers from the annual Lord Mayor's banquet being distributed to the less fortunate
KWE3062042 Leftovers from the annual Lord Mayor's banquet being distributed to the less fortunate, Guildhall, London, England c

Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
Notice, Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, Victoria House, Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW. Free supplies of water for man and beast in the streets of London. 1887

First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses
The First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses outside the Hotel Cecil on 26 June 1912

London Ragged School, Battersea 1890s
The London Ragged Schools Union was established in April 1844 to combine resources in the city, providing free education, food, clothing, lodging and other home missionary services for poor children

Mercedes Gleitze (1900-1981) - British professional swimmer. She was the first person to swim the Straits of Gibraltar and the first British woman to swim the English Channel

John A Grooms Crippleage, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
The Chippleage Wheelers at John A. Grooms Crippleage and Orphanage, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

Elizier and Rebecca, 18th century (oil on copper)
7409731 Elizier and Rebecca, 18th century (oil on copper) by Platzer

Old Woman of Leeds, from History of Sixteen Wonderful Old Women, 1820 (colour litho)
BL3618099 Old Woman of Leeds, from History of Sixteen Wonderful Old Women, 1820 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); British Library, London

Formerly the wings of a triptych
8603930 Formerly the wings of a triptych, a pair, Female figures personifying wisdom and generosity, with the annunciation (panel; en grisaille verso) by Bouts

Formerly the wings of a triptych
8603929 Formerly the wings of a triptych, a pair, Female figures personifying wisdom and generosity, with the annunciation (panel; en grisaille verso) by Bouts

Exterior of the almshouses on Cross Street, 1919-33 (b/w photo)
EHT368675 Exterior of the almshouses on Cross Street, 1919-33 (b/w photo) by Lloyd, Nathaniel (1867-1933); Moretonhampstead, Teignbridge, Devon, UK; © Historic England

A Sufferer being given money by his true friend
BL1163168 A Sufferer being given money by his true friend, from Roman de la Rose, c.1490-1500 (vellum) by French School, (15th century); British Library, London

Lady Burdett-Coutts, from the portrait by J. R. Swixton, at the Cancer Hospital, Brompton, 1871

The Alms, c.1660 (oil on panel)
KSL5889288 The Alms, c.1660 (oil on panel) by Metsu, Gabriel (1629-67); 56.3x41.8 cm; Gemaeldegalerie Alte Meister, Kassel, Germany; © Hessen Kassel Heritage

Royal British Female Orphan Asylum, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon

Chicago's Ruin - Aid for the suffering thousands, 1871 (engraving)
468433 Chicago's Ruin - Aid for the suffering thousands, 1871 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Chicago History Museum, USA; (add.info.: Financier James Fisk Jr)

Jewels of Empire Ball - Lady Diana Cooper
Lady Diana Cooper (nee Manners), leader of the Diamond group at the Jewels of Empire Ball, held at the Park Lane Hotel in aid of Enham Village Centre for Disabled Ex-Service Men

Joseph of Arimathea, illustration for The Life of Christ
TBM182237 Joseph of Arimathea, illustration for The Life of Christ, c.1886-94 (w/c & gouache on paperboard) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); Brooklyn Museum, New York

The Princess Mary Caravan. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc

The Good Samaritan, 1622. Creator: Workshop of Domenico Fetti
The Good Samaritan, 1622

Saint Sebastian attended by Saint Irene and her Maid, 1615. Creator: Dirck van Baburen
Saint Sebastian attended by Saint Irene and her Maid, 1615

A charitable lady visiting a poor family and helping to care for one of its members who is dying
5615923 A charitable lady visiting a poor family and helping to care for one of its members who is dying

Pious Image: Portrait of St. Anthony of Padua (Antonio di Padova)
FGL5491015 Pious Image: Portrait of St. Anthony of Padua (Antonio di Padova, 1195-1231) with the child Jesus in the arms gives bread to the poor

A soup kitchen
5616493 A soup kitchen; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a soup kitchen in Paris for men. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1861); Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration depicting sleeping quarters of Medland Hall, 1901 (b/w photo)
5616486 Illustration depicting sleeping quarters of Medland Hall, 1901 (b/w photo); Universal History Archive/UIG

A soup kitchen
5616484 A soup kitchen; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a soup kitchen in Paris for men. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1861); Universal History Archive/UIG

A woman making a donation to the poor
5616476 A woman making a donation to the poor; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a wealthy woman making a donation to the poor children of Paris. Dated 19th Century)

A lady giving charity to a destitute widow and child. 1/1/1890 (engraving)
5616016 A lady giving charity to a destitute widow and child. 1/1/1890 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

A charity dinner being served to the poor of London. 1843 (engraving)
5615932 A charity dinner being served to the poor of London. 1843 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Charitable Institutions: A Legacy of Compassion and Support" In the heart of Manchester, the Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools have been a beacon of hope for countless children. Established in Cheadle Hulme, this institution has provided shelter, education, and love to those who needed it most. The survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade found solace at a unique establishment in 1890. Their bravery was honored through support at Morgan Academy in Dundee, Scotland - a testament to resilience and unity. Peacehaven's Gracie Fields Home and Orphanage holds a special place in Sussex's history. This haven nurtured young souls with care and affection, ensuring they never felt alone or abandoned. Crossley and Porter Orphanage stands tall as an emblem of compassion in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Its doors opened wide to embrace vulnerable children seeking refuge from life's hardships. The London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage in Woking offered not just shelter but also opportunities for growth. It empowered young minds with knowledge while providing them with stability during challenging times. On North Shields' shores stood Training Ship Wellesley - an extraordinary vessel that transformed lives. This nautical haven shaped future leaders by instilling discipline, skills, and values that would guide them throughout their journeys. Sir Francis Crossley embodied philanthropy through his remarkable contributions as both businessman and MP. His legacy continues to inspire generations to give back selflessly. Royston witnessed acts of kindness within Shaftesbury and Arethusa Boys Homes - sanctuaries where boys discovered their potential amidst nurturing surroundings filled with camaraderie. A Promotional Card for Blue Cross Tea reminds us how even small gestures can make a difference when supporting charitable causes close to our hearts – every cup counts. John Grooms Crippleage and Flower Girls Mission exemplify dedication towards uplifting those facing physical challenges or societal disadvantages. These institutions fostered inclusivity and provided opportunities for growth.