Orphanage 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. The school was founded in 1855 by a group of Manchester businessmen to care for and educate orphans

Spurgeons Homes, Birchington
Aerial view of the distinctive zig-zag layout of Spurgeons Homes, Birchington, Kent. The Homes were originally based at Stockwell

Orphan Asylum, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
A view of the Wolverhampton Orphan Asylum in the West Midlands. Designed by Joseph Manning, the orphanage opened in 1854 on Penn Road at Goldthorn Hill. The building is now known as the Royal School

St Mary in the Fields Childrens Colony, Mayfield, Sussex
Inmates of the St Mary in the Fields Childrens Colony, Mayfield, Sussex Date: circa 1924

Barnardo Evacuees at Comlongon Castle, Dumfries
A group of Barnardos sit on a wall at Comlongon Castle, Dumfries. The property was used a an evacuation home during the Second World War. Date: circa 1942

Locomotive Pacific, Southern Miniature Railway, Woking, En
Locomotive Pacific, Southern Miniature Railway, Woking, Surrey, England. Run for the Benefit of the Southern Railway Servants Orphanage. Date: 1920s

Gracie Fields Home and Orphanage, Peacehaven, Sussex
Children and staff stand in front of the orphanage and childrens home at Peacehaven in East Sussex. The home was opened in 1933 by the singing star Gracie Fields to care for the children of parents

London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage, Woking
General view of the main building of the London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage at Woking, Surrey. The orphanage was founded in 1885 in Clapham, south west London

Boys Band, Hull Sailors Orphanage
Boys naval band at the Hull Sailors Orphanage, also known as Newland Homes. The Homes, a cottage homes development, were established in 1895 by a charity originally called The Port of Hull Society

David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Elephant Orphanage, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

August Hermann Francke
AUGUST HERMANN FRANCKE German Lutheran divine, founder of an orphanage Date: 1663 - 1727

St Martins Waifs and Strays Home, Surbiton - Playground
St Martins Waifs and Strays Society Home, Surbiton. Boys play on a swing, while another holds a cat

Royal Female Orphanage, Beddington, Surrey
A view of the Royal Female Orphanage, Beddington. Date: circa 1912

Kingsdown Orphanage, London - Children going to school
Children off to school from the Kingsdown Orphanage, Pemberton Gardens, north London

Glasgow Municipal Tenement Plan
Layout plan of a Glasgow Municipal Tenement. Date: 1896

Wilpshire Orphanage, Blackburn, Lancashire
Children, including one on a pony, stand outside the Blackburn and Orphanage at Wilpshire, near Blackburn. Date: Date unknown

Gyde Orphanage, Painswick, Gloucestershire
The Gyde Orphanage was founded by a legacy from Edwin Francis Gyde. It was later taken over by the National Childrens Home (NCH). Date: circa 1920

Duke of York at Countesthorpe Cottage Homes, Leicester
The Duke of York pays a visit to the Countesthorpe Cottage Homes, Leicester - 24th November 1921. The homes provided accommodation for pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1921

Christiana Hartley Maternity Home, Colne, Lancashire
The Christiana Hartley Maternity Home, Colne, opened in 1927 in premises of former Jubilee Cottage Hospital

Castle Milk, Lockerbie
Castle Milk, near Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire. The house was one of several in the area used by Barnardos as an evacuation home during the Second World War

Ravelrig Barnardos Home, Balerno, Edinburgh
A view of the Ravelrig Barnardos Home, Balerno, near Edinburgh

National Childrens Home (NCH), Alverstoke - Aerial view
National Childrens Home (NCH), Alverstoke, Hampshire. Aerial view showing the boundary of the homes site. Date: July 1939

Harris Orphanage, Preston, Lancashire
The Harris Orphanage at Fulwood, Preston. The orphanage, which opened in 1888, was founded as a result of a bequest by local solicitor Edmund Robert Harris. Date: Circa 1905

India - Shimla - Mayo Orphanage. The main building of the college was constructed in 1869 as Himalayan Christian Orphanage

Edinburgh Industrial School, Liberton, Gardening
Inmates gardening at Dr Guthries Original Industrial School for Boys, Liberton, Edinburgh. Date: circa 1899

Balmoral Industrial School, Belfast
A view of the Balmoral Industrial School for Protestant Boys, Belfast Date: 1899

Good Templar Orphanage, Sunbury
Children play on Maypole swings at the Good Templar Orphanage, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex

National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden - Aerial view
National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. Aerial view

St Edwards Orphanage, Liverpool - Carpentry
St Edwards Orphanage, Broad Green, Liverpool - manual instruction room. Boys at work benches with tools

St Edwards Orphanage, Liverpool - Boys band
St Edwards Orphanage, Broad Green, Liverpool - the boys band pose with their instruments

Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire
Aerial view of the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

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

Dining Hall, Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, London
The dining hall of the Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London. Sausages appear to be the dish of the day

Spring Bank Orphanage Band, Hull
The boys band at the Spring Bank Orphanage Band, Hull, pose with their instruments and conductor. Date: 1920

Kilburn Orphanage of the Infant Saviour
A group photo of the residents of the Kilburn Orphanage of the Infant Saviour. Date: Early 1900s

Pickering Garth Waifs and Strays Home, Hull
Children and staff outside the Pickering Garth Waifs and Strays Home, Hull

Aerial View of Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home, Alton
An aerial View of Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home, Alton, Hampshire. Date: circa 1930s

Barnardos Stepney Causeway - Home & Hospital
A view across railway lines of the Barnardos Boys Home (left) and Hospital, Stepney Causeway, East London. Date: early 1900s

British Seamens Orphanage, Brixham - Rock House
A view of Rock House - the chaplains accommodation at the British Seamens Orphanage, Brixham, Devon

Elephant Orphanage, Pinnawela, Sri Lanka

Waifs and Strays Society Home, Sunny Side, Frome, Somerset
Boys and staff outside the Home for Boys, at Sunny Side (or Sunnyside), Frome, opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1887. Date: circa 1893

Ashwicke Hall, Marshfield, Gloucesterhire. From 1948, the premises served as St Josephs Approved School for Roman Catholic Girls

Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Swimming Bath
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - girls in the homes swimming pool. Date: circa 1930s

Snaresbrook Royal Merchant Seamens Orphanage Infirmary
A view of the infirmary building at the Merchant Seamens Orphanage, Snaresbrook, North London. Date: circa 1910

Home for Motherless Children, Eric House, Mattock Lane, Ealing

National Childrens Home, Nottingham
A view of the National Childrens Home, Alexandra Park, Nottingham

National Childrens Home and Orphanage, South Coast Branch
Children and staff at the National Childrens Home and Orphanage, South Coast Branch, Alverstoke, Hampshire Date: Date unknown

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. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Children at Play, Hull Sailors Orphanage
Children playing at the Hull Sailors Orphanage, also known as Newland Homes. The boys are in naval uniform. A gardener mows the grass

Laundry at National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Herts
Girls iron and fold clean washing in the laundry at the National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Moses Montefiore / Quiver
SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE British Jewish philanthropist, born in Italy, visiting an orphanage in Thanet

Childrens Convalescent Home, Wilby, Northants
Staff in the grounds of the Childrens Convalescent Home, Wilby, near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Date: Date unknown

Barnardos Fire Drill, Woodford Bridge
A boy is carried down a ladder during a fire drill at the Barnardos boys home at Woodford Bridge, Essex. Date: Date unknown

South-west view of the London Orphan Asylum in Lower Clapton, Hackney, London, c1830

Gordon Boys Home, Woking - Engineers shop
Gordon Boys Home, Woking. Uniformed boys at work in the engineers shop. Date: circa 1909

Gordon Boys Home, Woking. A view of the buildings

St Marks Home, Natland, Kendal
St Marks Waifs and Strays Home at Natland, near Kendal

St Marys Industrial School, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow
St Marys Industrial School for Roman Catholic Boys, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. Entrance to main building. Date: Early 1900s

Eastnor Waifs and Strays Home
Girls and staff outside the Waifs and Strays Home at Eastnor, near Ledbury, Herefordshire

Harborne Industrial School, Birmingham - Swimming Bath
Boys in the swimming bath at Harborne Industrial School, Birmingham. The pool measured 50 feet by 20 feet. Date: circa 1903

Syrie Elmslie - Mrs Barnardo
Mrs Thomas Barnardo, the former Syrie Elmslie. Date: circa 1905

London Orphan Asylum, Watford, Boys House
London Orphan Asylum, Watford. Architects design for a Boys House. Date: 1869

Farnborough National Childrens Home (NCH) - Playground
Farnborough National Childrens Home (NCH). Boys at play in the homes playground

Sunshine Home for Blind Babies, Southerndown, Glamorgan
Two children and a woman in the garden of the Sunshine Home for Blind Babies, Southerndown, Glamorgan. Date: circa 1950

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

John A Grooms Crippleage, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
The Chippleage Wheelers at John A. Grooms Crippleage and Orphanage, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Groom, a London engraver and evangelical preacher

A scene within the Metropolitan Police Orphanage
5616514 A scene within the Metropolitan Police Orphanage; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a scene within the Metropolitan Police Orphanage. Dated 19th Century)

Convent and orphanage, Mount St Mary's, Leeds (engraving)
8676835 Convent and orphanage, Mount St Mary's, Leeds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Convent and orphanage, Mount St Mary's, Leeds, Yorkshire)

Nellie Brady, aged 7, found alone on the streets of New York by the Children's Aid Society, 1890
NWI4960473 Nellie Brady, aged 7, found alone on the streets of New York by the Children's Aid Society, 1890. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Nellie Brady, aged 7)

The dinning hall of an orphanage, 1850
3478038 The dinning hall of an orphanage, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the dinning hall of an orphanage in France. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The exterior of the Metropolitan Police Orphanage
5616512 The exterior of the Metropolitan Police Orphanage; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the exterior of the Metropolitan Police Orphanage. Dated 19th Century)

An engraving depicting the dining hall of Erdington Orphanage, 19th century
5310636 An engraving depicting the dining hall of Erdington Orphanage, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1869); Universal History Archive/UIG

The dinning hall of an orphanage, 1850
3478039 The dinning hall of an orphanage, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the dinning hall of an orphanage in France run by the Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul)

New York Foundling Hospital - Sister Anna Michella with baby and cradle, 1917-26 (b/w photo)
8855377 New York Foundling Hospital - Sister Anna Michella with baby and cradle, 1917-26 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The interior of the Metropolitan Police Orphanage
5616513 The interior of the Metropolitan Police Orphanage; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the interior of the Metropolitan Police Orphanage. Dated 19th Century)

A policeman brings an abandoned child found in the valley on a winter night in New York, 1890's
NWI4960454 A policeman brings an abandoned child found in the valley on a winter night in New York, 1890's. Engraving after a photo.; (add.info)

Nellie Brady, aged 7, found alone in the streets of New York by the Children's Aid Society
NWI4960479 Nellie Brady, aged 7, found alone in the streets of New York by the Children's Aid Society, after one day under their care, 1890

A young nursemaid preparing the youngest children for bed at the orphanage, 1850
3478037 A young nursemaid preparing the youngest children for bed at the orphanage, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a young nursemaid preparing the youngest children for bed at the orphanage)

New York Foundling Hospital nuns with children (b/w photo)
8855380 New York Foundling Hospital nuns with children (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; © New-York Historical Society

New York Foundling Hospital "Orphan train" group, c.1923 (b/w photo)
8855381 New York Foundling Hospital "Orphan train" group, c.1923 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The exterior of the Metropolitan Police Orphanage
5616510 The exterior of the Metropolitan Police Orphanage; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the exterior of the Metropolitan Police Orphanage. Dated 19th Century)

Children being adopted in the Inferior Court of the Great Bailiwick
5310202 Children being adopted in the Inferior Court of the Great Bailiwick; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting children being adopted in the Inferior Court of the Great Bailiwick)

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"Providing Hope and Love: A Glimpse into Orphanages Across the Globe" Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle Hulme: Founded in 1855, this orphanage has been a beacon of hope for countless children in need. August Hermann Francke: The visionary behind the first modern orphanage in Germany, his legacy continues to inspire similar institutions worldwide. Barnardo Evacuees at Comlongon Castle, Dumfries: During World War II, Dr. Thomas Barnardo's organization offered refuge to vulnerable children from war-torn areas. Locomotive Pacific, Southern Miniature Railway, Woking: An unexpected source of joy for orphans as they embark on thrilling train rides through picturesque landscapes. Boys Band, Hull Sailors Orphanage: Music becomes their solace as talented young boys find harmony and friendship within the walls of this unique orphanage. Gracie Fields Home and Orphanage, Peacehaven: Named after the renowned British actress and singer Gracie Fields who dedicated her life to supporting disadvantaged children. Orphan Asylum Wolverhampton West Midlands: A safe haven where abandoned children find love and nurturing amidst challenging circumstances. Crossley and Porter Orphanage Halifax West Yorkshire: This historic institution has provided shelter and education for generations of deserving young souls since its establishment in 1864. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage Nairobi Kenya East Africa Africa): Not just human orphans but also baby elephants receive care at this remarkable sanctuary that nurtures them back to health before releasing them into the wild again. St Mary in the Fields Childrens Colony Mayfield Sussex): Nestled amidst serene countryside surroundings lies a place where little hearts are mended with compassion while embracing nature's healing touch. St Martins Waifs and Strays Home Surbiton - Playground.