Industrial Farm Colony, Duxhurst, Surrey
Inmates at the Industrial Farm Colony for Female Inebriates, Duxhurst, Surrey. Founded in 1895 by Lady Henry Somerset, the colony provided care for women alcoholics. In 1923, the site became the Princess Marie Louise Village for Gentlefolk. During World War Two it was used as an officer cadet training centre and a camp for Italian prisoners
Picture No
10424710
Media ID
47524076
Size
4705px x 3470px
(6.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard
Date
early 20th century
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