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FEMALE ORPHANAGE, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LAMBETH

FEMALE ORPHANAGE, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LAMBETH

Founded in 1758, by a magistrate Sir John Fieldings. The orphnage admitted girls between ages of 9 and 15 years. These girls were trained for domestic services and to read and write.
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Image type:Engraving
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Ref:03252
Identifier:SP12/558/FEM.2
Date:c.1790

#-Before 1850  #ANIMALS & BIRDS  #ARCHITECTURE / BUILDINGS  #Engraving  #HOUSING  #LAMBETH  #People  #WELFARE AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS