Shirley Schools, near Croydon, Surrey
The entrance (left) tot the Shirley Schools on Wickham Road, Shirley. The Schools were established in 1904 by the St Olave Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse. The site used the cottage homes system, placing children in family groups under the charge of a house-parent
Picture No
10512882
Media ID
47553923
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5686px x 3527px
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Credit
Mary Evans/Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard
Date
Date unknown
