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

At Play

This section has 20 photographs showing children at play and with toys.
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Happy babies at St Gregory's

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Title: Happy babies at St Gregory's
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Playtime on the farm

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Title: Playtime on the farm
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Read a story inspired by this photograph, from the Young Cultural Creators project

Ozone, paddling and flowers

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Title: Ozone, paddling and flowers
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Children perform Alice in Wonderland

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Title: Children perform Alice in Wonderland
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Games in the playroom

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Title: Games in the playroom
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A boy and his toy soldiers

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Title: A boy and his toy soldiers
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Boys from the Surbiton Home

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Title: Boys from the Surbiton Home
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A child on a seaside donkey

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Title: A child on a seaside donkey
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All aboard the seesaw!

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Title: All aboard the seesaw!
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The garden of the Cheltenham Home

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Title: The garden of the Cheltenham Home
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