Children in Warwickshire
This photograph shows 'village children' at Water Orton.
Children on the street in Aston
Children playing on Suffolk Street by A. G. Davis
Children Receive Bread at Worcester Cathedral
This photograph shows the distribution of bread in the Chapter House at Worcester Cathedral. This formed part of the cathedral's charitable bequests.
Children’s Hospital Special Appeal
In 1886 the Children’s Hospital organised a campaign to raise funds to stop a ward from closing with the loss of ten beds. The Children’s Hospital was dependent on charity and donations in order to deliver ...
China
Originally captioned 'View of Glass Cutting Shop. Hong Kong & Macao. Glass. Co. Hong Kong', June 1886. From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
China
Originally captioned 'Chinese Workpeople. Carpenter, Needle-woman, etc.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
China
Originally captioned 'Chinese Fortune-teller. Streets of Shanghai.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
China
Originally captioned 'Chinese Girls of Hong Kong.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
China
Originally captioned 'The River Population of Canton'. China, from the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
Choir Boys at Worcester Cathedral
This photograph shows the choir boys of Worcester Cathedral in the Chapter House. They are wearing red cassocks.
Commemorative Medal
Medal issued to mark the opening of Calthorpe Park.
Committal papers of Charles Record
Charles Record was a 35 year old labourer who was committed to to Birmingham Borough Lunatic Asylum, later called All Saints Hospital, on 18 May 1861. This is the third page of his committal document.
The ...
Committal to All Saints Mental Hospital
Charles Record was a 35 year old labourer who was committed to to Birmingham Borough Lunatic Asylum, later called All Saints Hospital, on 18 May 1861. This is the first page of his committal document.
The ...
Crescent Bicycles Catalogue, Arthur E. Sayer & Co., Sherlock Street, Birmingham
This catalogue shows that companies were actively marketing bicycles to women by 1900. Inside we find the 'Crescent No 3' Ladies Safety model, which has 'saddle and handle positions arranged to allow ...
Daily routine in Norton Reformatory
The boys’ lives were strictly regulated. Activities were timetabled for each day between waking up at 6am and going to bed at 10pm. Cleanliness was required at all times. The boys were under constant ...
David Cox - 'A Gypsy Encampment'
Artists have often sentimentalised gypsies, using them as local colour in idealised rural settings. Here, however, it appears that David Cox has sketched these people from life, and they are the main ...
Deed of Gift for Cannon Hill Park
This plan shows the land given by Louisa Ann Ryland to Birmingham Corporation to form Cannon Hill Park, which was opened in September 1873.