The Foundling Hospital, London
View of the chapel interior of the Foundling Hospital. The Foundling Hospital in London, was founded in 1739 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram. It was a children's home established for the education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children, located in the area of what is now Coram Fields
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13140356
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45372706
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5315px x 3927px
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Credit
Mary Evans/Peter & Dawn Cope Collection
Source
From Old and New London by Walter Thornbury
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1739 Coram Established Exposed Foundling Maintenance Philanthropic
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