Hidden Lives Revealed - At work: Gardening at St Andrew's

St Andrew's pet dog stands on guard as two boys tend their vegetable patch. Children's homes were often run as large families, with the Matron and Master as mother and father figures. A family pet was always a happy addition to life in a home.

Ref: WS93
Title: Gardening at St Andrew's
Date: 1902
Location: St Andrew' Home for Boys, Elm Lodge, Reading, Berkshire
Creator: Unknown, taken from Our Waifs and Strays, June 1902, page 310

Description:
St Andrew's pet dog stands on guard as two boys tend their vegetable patch. Children's homes were often run as large families, with the Matron and Master as mother and father figures. A family pet was always a happy addition to life in a home.

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