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(RM) 609544933
LAYING OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE: SIR ROBERT PEEL ADDRESSING BYSTANDERS...AT VALENCIA, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: Sir Robert Peel addressing the bystanders after the taking of the shore end of the cable to the Telegraph House at Valencia, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Robert Dudley, showing '...Sir Robert Peel, Chief Secretary to the Government of Ireland, and Lord John Hay...as well as Mr. Glass, the managing director of the Telegraph Construction Company (and manufacturer of the main length of cable)...The end of the cable was taken up by Mr. Glass and handed to Sir Robert, who passed it through a hole...in the building which forms...the station, where it was speedily connected with the batteries in the instrument-room. A signal was then interchanged with the Caroline, proving that the electric communication was perfect. Three cheers for the Queen were called for...and given with Irish warmth. The Knight of Kerry briefly addressed the large concourse of ladies and gentlemen, yeomen and peasantry...[and] expressed his gratification at this auspicious commencement of the work, and called for three cheers for the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, and...for Sir Robert Peel...[who] spoke, with his wonted energy, of the political, social, and commercial benefits which would be secured if the cable should prove successful'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: Sir Robert Peel addressing bystanders...at Valencia, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609543612
INFANT ORPHAN ELECTION AT THE LONDON TAVERN - POLLING, BY G.E. HICKS..., 1865. CREATOR: W THOMAS.
Infant Orphan Election at the London Tavern - Polling, by G.E. Hicks, in the exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1865. Engraving of a painting. The picture is '...essentially pathetic and dramatic in the contrasts it presents, and yet one that is not devoid of food for innocent humour...an opportunity is afforded for obeying the Divine injunction to "Remember the widow and the fatherless," and at the same time for enjoying all the excitement of a political contest...What an irresistible sensation header might be borrowed from one of the placards in this picture by some great unknown candidate: "No father, no mother! Second application!"...Seriously, however, this picture has much that is pathetic as well as humorous...we must not ignore the strong under-current of sadness which must be experienced on witnessing such a scene as this...only a small proportion of those applicants can be elected. This, if we read the picture aright, is plainly intimated by the anxiety of the young widow to the left, though well supported, and by that of others elsewhere, but still more in the heartbroken disappointment depicted in the attitude and expression of the poor woman to the right, with her unconscious child playing at her side'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Infant Orphan Election at the London Tavern - Polling, by G.E. Hicks..., 1865. Creator: W Thomas. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609543541
TWO NESTORIANS AT THE STRANGERS’ HOME FOR ASIATICS, LIMEHOUSE, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Two Nestorians at the Strangers' Home for Asiatics, Limehouse, 1862. Priest Yohanan (John)...had heard of the Turkish Missions Aid Society...the idea struck him that if the...condition of his people [ie extreme poverty] were more widely known in England help would be forthcoming...he set out for England on foot..."without purse or scrip"...attended by Deacon Yiskhak (Isaac)...When we add that Yohanan is sixty-two years of age, and knows only a few words of English, the strong faith or love of adventure which animated the old man, who previous to 1861 had never wandered beyond his native plain, becomes apparent...[They] crossed the Caucasus, wandered over the Steppes of Russia...they arrived [in London] the first Nestorians who ever visited this island...Priest John's discourse is thoroughly primitive and Oriental, and evinces an intimate acquaintance with the Holy Scriptures...[He has] features of the highest Syrian type...The deacon is...of a sallower complexion...The evangelical section of the British public...will probably desire to become more nearly acquainted with these interesting strangers who appeal to our sympathies both as representatives of a primitive Christian Church and as footsore wanderers from the shores of the Caspian'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Two Nestorians at the Strangers’ Home for Asiatics, Limehouse, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609542143
FETE GIVEN BY THE PRINCE IMPERIAL TO POOR CHILDREN OF PARIS IN THE TUILERIES GARDENS, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Fete given by the Prince Imperial to poor children of Paris in the Tuileries Gardens, 1864. 'The officials of the Emperor's household had caused provision to be made for the gratification of a large number of visitors, both old and young. A long line of tables, spread with white damask, with store of cakes and wine upon them, extended in front of the terrace...The waiters in attendance were servants in the Imperial livery, with the addition of a few soldiers...There were various amusements, such as an exhibition of tightrope performances, merry-go-rounds, puppet- shows, Punch and Judy (in the French version of Polichinelle)...This pleasant scene of popular festivity beneath the stately trees of the palace gardens is portrayed in our Engraving...The Emperor, the Empress, and Princess Clotilde were present, walking quietly through the crowd. The little Prince remained there for nearly two hours. The gardens were, of course, full of people, though a charge of 5f. was imposed for their admission by ticket, and none were allowed to enter without leading some children by the hand. The money raised by this means must have brought a considerable augmentation to the funds of the Children's Loan Society'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Fete given by the Prince Imperial to poor children of Paris in the Tuileries Gardens, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609541958
ON THOUGHTS OF CHARITY INTENT, BY MISS E. BROWNLOW - FROM THE FEMALE ARTISTS' EXHIBITION, 1864. CREATOR: W THOMAS.
On Thoughts of Charity Intent, by Miss E. Brownlow - from the Female Artists' Exhibition, 1864. A '...charming little picture, very effectively painted by Miss Emma Brownlow...It is particularly to be observed that the Norman or Breton peasant girl...is a very young and a very little personage. We may see, as she stands in her thick wooden sabots, that her quaint white cap rises hardly above the poor-box into which bigger folk drop their alms in passing, and that the great hinge of the church door is nearly half as tall as she is; but these are the only objects with which her height is to be measured. It is the more essential to remark the juvenility of the little maiden, because her cap - to English eyes an old-fashioned one - her womanly dress and housewifely pocket, her kindly thoughtfulness - feeling, as she does, for perhaps her only sou or liard - seem all beyond her years. It is understood that our little heroine has gone to matins or to mass, or to say her prayers to the Virgin in some quiet side-chapel, all alone; and, as she leaves the house of God, this little Christian "remembers the poor." Examples for so doing she has had in plenty. Our Roman Catholic neighbours do not let the spider's web form over the hole of the poor-box'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. On Thoughts of Charity Intent, by Miss E. Brownlow - from the Female Artists' Exhibition, 1864. Creator: W Thomas. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609487290
THE COTTON FAMINE: DISTRIBUTING TICKETS FOR BREAD, SOUP, MEAT, MEAL, COAL ETC, MANCHESTER, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Cotton Famine: distributing tickets for bread, soup, meat, meal, coal etc, at the office of a district provident society, Manchester, 1862. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Starving Lancashire textile workers queue for food and fuel. 'The soup-kitchen of the Society of Friends at the lower end of Mosley-street...was opened on the 8th of April, and has been in constant operation since...[View of] the antechamber to the kitchen, which is shown below. Here the distribution commences at eight o'clock, and a number of the Friends personally superintend the operation. A large proportion of tickets in exchange for which it is given are purchased by the various relief societies of the town for gratuitous distribution, as part of their relief, in addition to bread and meat. The arrangements are very complete. At present 1000 gallons a day can he made, and that quantity could be largely increased at a small outlay. The actual quantity delivered last week was 17,246 quarts, and the previous week 16,884. In addition to the amount sunk every week, the soup-committee have made considerable grants in soup-tickets to the Provident Society, the City Mission, Ragged School, and other public bodies'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Cotton Famine: distributing tickets for bread, soup, meat, meal, coal etc, Manchester, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609486675
RUTH, BY A. JOHNSTON, FROM THE EXHIBITION OF THE BRITISH INSTITUTION, 1864. CREATOR: W THOMAS.
Ruth, by A. Johnston, from the exhibition of the British Institution, 1864. Engraving of a painting. 'The colouring of this picture is extremely vivid and effective; moreover, the beauty of the "subject" is of a highly attractive kind...In regard to this "Ruth" some might ask for a more Oriental physiognomy (according to modern notions), while others might prefer this more familiar type. Who shall tell us what facial character prevailed in the "country of Moab"?...The appropriateness of the expression of this figure must be judged of still more arbitrarily. Of one thing only the painter places us in certainty by the barley Ruth holds - which is, that he intended to represent the well-remembered incident of the beautiful Old Testament idyl, when the young widow, coming to the land of her adoption - the land of her poor and widowed mother-in-law, Naomi, whom she would not forsake - enters the fields of Boaz to glean at the barley harvest, thinking, peradventure, she might "find grace" in the eyes of her rich relative...it is sometimes forgotten that the first son borne by Ruth to Boaz after their marriage was the grandfather of King David, and of course, therefore, the descent is direct from Ruth to the mother of our Saviour'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Ruth, by A. Johnston, from the exhibition of the British Institution, 1864. Creator: W Thomas. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609486070
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT TO THE INMATES OF THE GREENWICH UNION-HOUSE, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Christmas Entertainment to the Inmates of the Greenwich Union-House, 1864. 'Through the liberality of Mrs. Angerstein, wife of the member for Greenwich, the [workhouse] inmates...were...brought together in the great hall to commemorate the beginning of the new year...Between 900 and 1000 of the inmates, men, women, and children-not excluding the imbecile and insane- assembled in the dining-hall. The hall was tastefully decorated with flags...whilst at the head of it, in front of which gas-jets ran, raised on a stand, were eight magnificent Christmas trees, the two centre reaching to the ceiling, about 12 ft. high, and the whole being laden with prizes-toys for the children, and small bags of snuff, tobacco, and tea for the old people. The eight trees bore on their illuminated branches three thousand of these New-Year's gifts. There was a large attendance of visitors and members of the board of guardians...The nurses of the establishment having first received some useful articles of warmth, the distribution fairly commenced...the recipients of the prizes, who were distinguishable either by age or infirmity, as they came forward, having some kind words addressed to them and hopes expressed for their future happiness'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Christmas Entertainment to the Inmates of the Greenwich Union-House, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609486040
FESTIVAL AT HARTFORD MILL, OLDHAM, GIVEN BY MR. PLATT TO 8000 OF HIS WORKPEOPLE, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Festival at Hartford Mill, Oldham, given by Mr. Platt to 8000 of his workpeople, 1864. 'In celebration of the attainment of his majority by Mr. Henry Platt, son of Mr. John Platt...the workpeople employed at the Hartford Works, Oldham, belonging to Messrs. Platt, Brothers, and Co., were...entertained by the principal members of the firm...Tea commenced at five o'clock, and the company, as they arrived, were marshalled to their places. They were divided into four relays, about 2000 being supplied at a time. When the rooms were full the scene was a very animated one. An idea may be formed of the provision made for this vast assemblage when we state that there were supplied 1800 4 lb. loaves, 1300 currant loaves, 8000 biscuits, 6 chests of tea, 10 cwt. of sugar, half a ton of butter, and 150 gallons of cream...Mr. James Taylor, one of the oldest workmen, presented the address, which was expressive of the good feeling of the workmen towards Mr. Platt and his family...Our Engraving represents the ball-room at a period when the people were in the full swing of enjoyment. A portion of the room, as shown in the foreground, was partitioned off for the use of Mr. Platt and his friends. The proceedings did not terminate until an early hour'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Festival at Hartford Mill, Oldham, given by Mr. Platt to 8000 of his workpeople, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609484965
THE COTTON FAMINE: WORKING MEN'S DINING-HALL, GAYTHORN COOKING-DEPOT, MANCHESTER, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Cotton Famine: working men's dining-hall, Gaythorn cooking-depot, Manchester, 1862. Meals for unemployed Lancashire mill workers. 'Before the present trying times there was felt to be a great want of dining-places for the working classes of Manchester, and the distress has increased the want twentyfold...The food provided [here] is both good and cheap, and is dispensed at cost price. The rooms have been fitted up with very great care for the comfort and convenience of the working classes...The principal room will seat 300 at a time, and arrangements will admit of providing three times that number with three meals during the day. The breakfast commences at eight a.m...A cup of milk may be had for ½d.; and a bowl of porridge, a cup of coffee, a cup of tea, and bread and butter, each for 1d. For dinner, which is brought on the table from twelve at noon to three p.m., there is supplied a bowl of broth, a bowl of soup, plate of potatoes, bread and cheese, the charge for each being 1d.; for 2d. a plate of cold beef may be had...For one penny a cup of coffee or tea is provided, and bread and butter may be had at the same price...On one day twelve hundred persons, mostly working men, were served with dinner between twelve and two o'clock'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Cotton Famine: working men's dining-hall, Gaythorn cooking-depot, Manchester, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609484740
THE COTTON FAMINE: OPERATIVES WAITING FOR THEIR BREAKFAST IN MR. CHAPMAN'S COURTYARD..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Cotton Famine: operatives waiting for their breakfast in Mr. Chapman's courtyard, Mottram, near Manchester, 1862. Unemployed mill workers. Engraving of a photograph by Mr. Gothard. 'The distress in the cotton-manufacturing districts is not all evil. Like everything else in the world, it has its light as well as its dark side. The silver lining to this cloud is, of course, the vast amount of self-sacrificing charity which it has been the means of bringing to light, and which makes one's heart leap with joy in the midst of its sorrow for the distressed operatives. Look, for example, at the scene...frequently presented in the courtyard of Mr. John Chapman, M.P. for Great Grimsby...Operatives from the cotton-mills of Broadbottom, Stockport, Hatfield, and other places are continually paying visits to and enjoying the beneficence of this gentleman. Twice a week - namely, on Tuesdays and Fridays - some hundreds of them gather here to receive their breakfast, which is given without limitation; and, in addition, hundreds of females obtain, every Friday, relief for their families, which is given to them in the shape of flour, bread, clothing, &c. It is estimated that from 700 to 1000 are the recipients weekly of Mr. and Mrs. Chapman's beneficence'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Cotton Famine: operatives waiting for their breakfast in Mr. Chapman's courtyard..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483980
THE COTTON FAMINE: SHOP FOR MILL-HANDS AT MR. BIRLEY'S MILL, MANCHESTER, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Cotton Famine: shop for mill-hands at Mr. Birley's mill, Manchester, 1862. Charity for unemployed Lancashire textiles workers. 'Mr. Birley...is affording a noble example of what a right-minded man, with ample means, may do in such a crisis as the present. He is at present maintaining the whole of his people, 1000 in number. They receive from 2s. to 5s. each. The mill is silent, and the machinery is stationary; but some rooms are set apart and warmed for the boys, women, and girls who attend, to learn to read, sew, and knit, under competent teachers. I found there fifty boys and 150 women and girls, who get a dinner every day. The relief is afforded in money or tickets for provisions, and the greatest consideration is observed for the people...The shop shown is also in the mill, and it is always open, so that, with the minimum tickets issued on the weekly relief account, anything can be obtained when wanted. The store contained fine sweet bread, baked on the premises; tea, soap, coffee, bacon, rice, pepper, and seconds flour and meal. Something like thirty sacks of flour and half a ton of bacon melt away from this store every week...Such acts as these should leave an indelible impression on the mill-hands'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Cotton Famine: shop for mill-hands at Mr. Birley's mill, Manchester, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483290
THE COTTON FAMINE: PROVISION-SHOP...MANCHESTER AND SALFORD PROVIDENT SOCIETY, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Cotton Famine: provision-shop where goods are obtained for tickets issued by the Manchester and Salford Provident Society, 1862. Unemployment in Lancashire. 'Tickets for relief, according to the quantities ordered, are delivered by the secretary to the visitors, who carry them to the houses of the recipients, who are thus regularly revisited once a week. The number of cases, persons, and quantities of relief are added up, and the secretary of each ward reports the totals to the general committee at the next meeting, with the equivalent sum of money which he requires for the ensuing week. Relief from the general fund is at present granted only in the shape of bread, soup, coffee, and clothes. The number of visitors is 120. Their services are entirely gratuitous...they consist of the higher class of operatives, tradesmen, and mill overlookers, and are, therefore, men possessed of a good knowledge of the claimants of charity. The objects contemplated by the committee in the application of the funds are to assist those who are struggling to keep themselves from becoming paupers or who have no claim on the parish without being removed, and to afford additional relief beyond the parish allowance in cases which seem to require it'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Cotton Famine: provision-shop...Manchester and Salford Provident Society, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483242
THE COTTON FAMINE: THE SEWING-CLASS AT THE MANCHESTER...PROVIDENT SOCIETY'S ROOMS, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Cotton Famine: the sewing-class at the Manchester and Salford Provident Society's rooms, 1862. Unemployed Lancashire textiles workers. 'I visited one school or sewing-class of this kind at the Phoenix Mill, St. Jude's parish, where 160 women and girls above sixteen years of age received 2s. 6d. a week, the relief committee adding 1s. 2d., or at least so much as brought the sum total to 3s. 4d...The sewing-school here contains 152 young women, who read, write, and work by turns. The needles are employed for the most part on the new material; but the inmates are also allowed to mend their own clothes. The ladies who manage the class have arranged to give the girls a meal at noon for 1d...The girls work five days a week...each district has its sewing-classes, giving employment to 500 or 700 girls, who receive 3s. 4d., a penny dinner, and some elementary teaching...These classes are generally held in the mills: they are perfectly unsectarian; the spirit that pervades them is excellent; and the young women recognise with lively gratitude the efforts which are being made for their comfort and instruction...they had been accustomed to receive from 7s. to 12s. a week, and were doing their best to make the most of the present scanty pittance'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Cotton Famine: the sewing-class at the Manchester...Provident Society's rooms, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483190
THE COTTON FAMINE: GROUP OF MILL OPERATIVES AT MANCHESTER, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Cotton Famine: group of mill operatives at Manchester, 1862. Lancashire Textile workers. 'The Carder's business is to see that machinery is kept in perfect working order...The Jack Tenter is a girl whose duty consists in taking charge of the roving frames...The business of the Hand-mule Spinner is to take the cotton rovings from the Carder and Jack Tenter, and make a thread so fine as scarcely to be seen by the naked eye, as well as threads so coarse it would require a great effort of strength to break them. The Throstle Spinner looks after throstle-frames, which produce warp-threads. She has an assistant, called the Throstle Doffer, a little girl or boy...The duty of Half-timers is to clean the machinery...that of the Power-loom Weaver consists in taking the warp and weft from the spinners and making them into cloth. The Hot-water Woman is one who provides the mill-hands with jugs and hot water for their breakfasts and dinners. The duty of the Knockers-up is to awake the factory operatives in the morning: they receive 2d. a week from each hand they knock up. The Overlooker to Self-acting Mules is one who superintends the machinery of that department...The Power-loom Overlooker superintends the machinery of the power-loom department'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Cotton Famine: group of mill operatives at Manchester, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483180
THE COTTON FAMINE: THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS' SOUP-KITCHEN...LOWER MOSELEY-STREET, MANCHESTER, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Cotton Famine: the Society of Friends' soup-kitchen, Ball-street, Lower Moseley-street, Manchester, 1862. Unemployed Lancashire textiles workers queue for food. 'Preparing the soup; The Maze; the distribution...The soup-kitchen...was opened on the 8th of April, and has been in constant operation since...The soup made [in the boiling-house] is of excellent quality, containing 70lb. of beef, 50lb. of barley, 65lb. of peas to the hundred gallons, besides vegetables and seasoning. It is sold at one penny a quart, being less than the cost of the material, without calculating expenses of labour or plant...the maze...[is] the antechamber to the kitchen...the distribution commences at eight o'clock, and a number of the Friends personally superintend the operation...At present 1000 gallons [of soup] a day can be made, and that quantity could be largely increased at a small outlay. The actual quantity delivered last week was 17,246 quarts, and the previous week 16,884. In addition to the amount sunk every week, the soup-committee have made considerable grants in soup-tickets to the Provident Society, the City Mission, Ragged School, and other public bodies'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Cotton Famine: the Society of Friends' soup-kitchen...Lower Moseley-street, Manchester, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483135
THE COTTON FAMINE: RECEIVING CLOTHES AT BRIDEWELL HOSPITAL...FOR THE DISTRESSED OPERATIVES, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Cotton Famine: receiving clothes at Bridewell Hospital, London, for the distressed operatives, 1862. '[In Lancashire], the committees for the supply of bedding and clothing [to unemployed textiles workers] are hard at work. They are receiving large supplies from London, where the Bridewell Hospital is set apart as a depot, as well as from other sources...The Artist has shown the sorting and packing room. At this place, since its opening, three weeks since, some 2000 packages of clothing have arrived, some weighing 5 cwt. At the onset some fourteen used to arrive each day, but now the bales come at the rate of 150 a day. They are, unless specially directed, unpacked there, sorted, and repacked in large bales containing a certain number of various articles of dress. The clothing is described by the sorters as excellent, and requiring but little repair. Many bales contain perfectly new suits, especially for children, and the pairs of blankets which arrive are surprising. Two sorters, two packers, a clerk, and a porter to receive the goods are the staff employed. Messrs. Pickford and the Parcels Delivery deliver the bales free of charge, and the London and North-Western Railway Company conveys them without charge to Manchester'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Cotton Famine: receiving clothes at Bridewell Hospital...for the distressed operatives, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483035
RIPLEY'S HOSPITAL, LANCASTER, FOR ORPHANS AND DESTITUTE CHILDREN, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Ripley's Hospital, Lancaster, for orphans and destitute children, 1864. School founded by Mrs. Julia Ripley in memory of her husband, Thomas Ripley, a merchant of Liverpool. Originally endowed for the education of an equal number of boys and girls, the parents of whom had to have lived for at least 2 years immediately preceding the death of the father. The school was built in the early pointed style of the 12th century. The building, originally costing £30,000, included a gym, woodwork and metalwork rooms, a domestic school for girls, and heated swimming-pool, four courts for playing fives, and enough full-sized football pitches to allow 150 boys to play at the same time. A farm of some 40 acres kept the school supplied with home produced meat, milk and poultry, and a vast kitchen garden gave a constant supply of fresh vegetables. All pupils received a practical education based on Christian principles. When they reached leaving age, they were given special training in the trade or profession for which they showed an aptitude. They were also given help to find suitable employment. Many old scholars went on to become successful businessmen, journalists, teachers, nurses, social workers and skilled workers in many trades. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Ripley's Hospital, Lancaster, for orphans and destitute children, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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