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Young workers making toys at Chad Valley

Young girls employed at Mills Munitions Works

Young boy cleaning horse droppings off the street near the Town Hall by Thomas Clark

Watercolour of gypsies camped near Bromford Forge by Joseph Barber

Viennese girls with Elizabeth and George Cadbury in the garden of their home

On 29 October 1920 18 girls from Vienna arrived in Bournville where they lived with local families for a year. They were all between 8 and 12 years of age and lived in Bournville until 2 September 1921 ...

Two girls, Notting Hill, London by Nick Hedges

Hedges tried to show a positive, as well as negative, side of homelessness. These girls are photographed in their one room flat. They are smiling and the room is homely and inviting. However, their home ...

Two girls in the interior of a caravan by Rob Moore

Two girls in a doorway in A B Row by W. Archer Clark

A B Row was so-called because it separated the ancient parishes of Aston and Birmingham.

The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley

This very popular children’s book was written by Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) in 1862-1863 as part of the campaign against climbing boys. The main character, Tom, is a little chimney sweep who drowns ...

The House that Jack Built. A diverting story for children of all ages

The earliest books written specifically for children were educational. In the late 19th century children’s literature tended to be limited to the middle and upper classes. However with the development ...

Tinkers Farm Council School

Tinkers Farm Road Council School opened in a new building in 1931 to accommodate junior and infant children. It was built because of the move of population from the poor inner city areas to the suburbs. ...

Train spotting at New Street Station by J.H. Russell

As well as the street, other public spaces provided a means of entertainment. Train spotting was a very popular hobby for school boys.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (1866–1943)

The Tale of Peter Rabbit was the first of twenty-two ‘little books’ written and illustrated by Potter, with many of them featuring her own pets—Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, and Samuel ...

Two boys on swings in playground by Nick Hedges

Tug of war at Bournville Children’s Festival

The Bournville Children’s Festival took place every year to encourage children and families to take part in healthy leisure activities. Young workers from the Cadbury works were also encouraged to take ...

The Sins of Our Cities by Our Resident Special Commissioner, III. Birmingham The Modern Review, No. 5

The Sins of Our Cities described how for many children their ‘surroundings were vile, their associates vicious, their homes wretched. ’ Lacking adult moral guidance children were seen as being at risk ...

The photographer’s daughter, Rosemary, on the beach at Deganwy by William Smedley Aston

William Smedley-Aston (1868-1941) was an Arts and Crafts photographer. His daughter, Rosemary, is shown here on the beach at Deganwy. Rosemary, who was born in 1907, became a medieval historian.

The Marquess of Donegall as a child by Sir Benjamin Stone

Edward Arthur Donald St George Hamilton Chichester (1903-1975) was Sixth Marquess of Donegall. It was not unusual for boys to wear dresses until the age of 4 or 5 when they were ‘breeched’ or put into ...