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. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier, a successful shoemaker from Greenock, who developed an interest in the welfare of deprived street children

Assistants Buying Charitable Confectionery Customers Deprived Greenock Jars Orphan Orphanage Orphans Quarrier Renfrewshire Retail Shelves Shoemaker Sweets Weir

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