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LAYING THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF THE MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN ASYLUM, BY THE PRINCE CONSORT: LADIES PLACING PURSES ON THE STONE, [AT SNARESBROOK IN LONDON], 1861. 'THE SPACIOUS PAVILION WHICH HAD BEEN ERECTED, AND WHICH ACCOMMODATED A THOUSAND PERSONS, WAS
Laying the foundation-stone of the Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum, by the Prince Consort..., 1861. Creator: Unknown. Laying the foundation-stone of the Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum, by the Prince Consort: Ladies placing purses on the stone, [at Snaresbrook in London], 1861. 'The spacious pavilion which had been erected, and which accommodated a thousand persons, was crowded...The Bishop of London offered an appropriate prayer, and a hymn was beautifully sung by the children belonging to the institution. The ladies who had collected subscriptions then deposited their purses on the stone, and in a brief space a little hillock of offerings had been raised. It was announced amid loud cheers that Lady Morrison had given a purse containing a thousand guineas. The National Anthem having been sung, three hearty cheers were given for the Queen, and also three cheers for the Prince Consort, who then retired...There are now 120 children (80 boys and 40 girls) in the institution, whose ages vary from seven years, the period prescribed by the rules for their admission, to fourteen, the age at which each child leaves the asylum. The new building is designed with a view ultimately to accommodate 300 children - 200 boys and 100 girls'. From "Illustrated London News", 1861. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT BRIGHTON, OPENED ON TUESDAY, 1861. 'A FEW YEARS AGO MISS OLDHAM BECAME SUDDENLY BLIND, AND NATURALLY FELT MUCH INTERESTED IN THOSE WHO WERE AFFLICTED IN THE SAME WAY, AND DESIRED AT HER DECEASE THAT A SUM OF £2000 MIGHT BE APPROPRI
Asylum for the Blind at Brighton, opened on Tuesday, 1861. Creator: Unknown. Asylum for the Blind at Brighton, opened on Tuesday, 1861. 'A few years ago Miss Oldham became suddenly blind, and naturally felt much interested in those who were afflicted in the same way, and desired at her decease that a sum of £2000 might be appropriated towards erecting an asylum for the accommodation of blind children...The new building...is designed in the style prevalent in Venice during the fourteenth century...The building will accommodate seventy children...Separate and distinct stone staircases divide the accommodation for the two sexes...The works have been executed by Messrs. Cheesman and Co., of Brighton, under the architect, Mr. G. Somers Clarke, of London. Mr. W . Westhey was clerk of the works, and the carving and sculpture have been carefully executed by Mr. Thomas Earp, of London...The total cost of the new building, including fittings, is about £5000. A sum of £8 per annum is paid by the parents or friends for the maintenance and tuition of each inmate, exclusive of clothing. Their education consists of reading (by touch) on embossed books, geography and arithmetic by the same means (Moon's system), singing and music, which are taught, being read to the pupils from ordinary books'. From "Illustrated London News", 1861. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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THE ALBERT WING OF THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM, OLD KENT-ROAD, [LONDON], 1858. 'THE EXISTING BUILDINGS COMPRISE THE HABITATIONS FOR 126 INMATES, TO WHICH THE NEW ALBERT WING, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL ADD THIRTY-ONE MORE...THE INSTITUTION ALSO CONTAINS A
The Albert Wing of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, Old Kent-Road, [London], 1858. 'The existing buildings comprise the habitations for 126 inmates, to which the new Albert Wing, when completed, will add thirty-one more...The institution also contains a chapel, chaplain's house, board-room, lodges, &c. The main building consists of a double row of houses, placed back to back, and forming three sides of a quadrangle, the fourth side being open to the Asylum-road. In the centre of this building is the chapel, entered from a handsome stone portico...Each of the inmates is provided with a comfortable living-room, with a bed-room above and a kitchen, paved yard, and other conveniences at the rear...There is a constant supply of water to each house, from a large iron tank, which is filled every day from the water company's main...The institution was originated in 1826, by the late Mr. J. P. Hodgson, distiller, of Finsbury, since which time nearly £100,000 have been expended in its erection and support... The new buildings have been satisfactorily erected by Mr. Morten, builder, of Stratford, under the direction of Mr. Charles B. Arding, architect. The building shown on the extreme right in our Engraving is the Chaplain's House'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858. The Albert Wing of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, Old Kent-Road, 1858. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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