Hidden Lives Revealed. A virtual archive - children in care 1881-1981 * Image of handwritten text

Events

This section has 20 photographs showing special events in the life of the homes and of the Society.
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Headquarters' opening ceremony

Ref: 749
Title: Headquarters' opening ceremony
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Queen Mary on the steps of a nursery home

Ref: 1812
Title: Queen Mary on the steps of a nursery home
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Our Stall at the Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition

Ref: WS77
Title: Our Stall at the Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition
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10th Cambridge Boy Scouts Camp, 1913

Ref: 39
Title: 10th Cambridge Boy Scouts Camp, 1913
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Annual staff outing, 1908

Ref: 43
Title: Annual staff outing, 1908
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The foundation stone of St Aidan's Home

Ref: 48
Title: The foundation stone of St Aidan's Home
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Christmas dinner at St Chad's home

Ref: BS02
Title: Christmas dinner at St Chad's home
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The Maypole girls at Cold Ash

Ref: WS98
Title:The Maypole girls at Cold Ash
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The Society's headquarters bombed in the Blitz

Ref: 1814
Title: The Society's headquarters bombed in the Blitz
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Leicester fete: the Chairman speaking.

Ref: WS101
Title: Leicester fête: the Chairman speaking.
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