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NORWOOD SCHOOLS, WEST NORWOOD

NORWOOD SCHOOLS, WEST NORWOOD

The Norwood Schools, West Norwood, stood on high ground occupying about nineteen acres, with an intake of children who came under the operation of the Poor Law. Built to accommodate seven hundred children, it included an Infirmary with beds for one hundred more, playing fields and a swimming pool. This view shows the infants being cared for in the Infirmary garden.Published in an article entitled 'A Day in the Life of a Workhouse Child'.
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Ref:05835
Identifier:Cuttings File 71
Date:c.1905

#1901 - 1925  #BUILDINGS / ARCHITECTURE  #EDUCATION  #People  #Photograph  #WEST NORWOOD