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Industrial Schools and Working Men's Free Schoolroom Church at Kirkdale, Liverpool, 1862. Creator: Unknown
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Industrial Schools and Working Men's Free Schoolroom Church at Kirkdale, Liverpool, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Industrial Schools and Working Men's Free Schoolroom Church at Kirkdale, Liverpool, 1862. It is intended that the new building shall not only be used as an industrial ragged-school where children of the very poorest class of the population shall receive the usual elementary instruction, but where boys shall also be taught the rudiments of some useful occupation for their after life...It is also intended that on Sundays it shall be used as a free schoolroom church, where there will be Divine service and free accommodation for a large number of the adult working population of the neighbourhood...The exterior fronts are plain brick and stone...The basement floor is planned for a cooking kitchen, which can be used for a soup kitchen during the winter months...Adjoining this kitchen is a flagged cellar, intended as a playroom during wet weather, or for workshop when required...there are a classroom, large workshop, and a storeroom, covered lavatories, and a large play-yard. The upper floor, which corresponds with the ground floor...is intended for a girls schoolroom, classroom, printing-shop, and large workshop....the entire cost has been £3000'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862
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This photograph depicts the Industrial Schools and Working Men's Free Schoolroom Church at Kirkdale, Liverpool, in the year 1862. The building, with its plain brick and stone exterior, was a testament to the community's commitment to education and spiritual growth for the working class population. The new structure was designed to serve multiple purposes. During the week, it functioned as an industrial ragged-school, providing elementary instruction to children from the poorest sectors of the community. Boys were taught practical skills that would prepare them for their future livelihoods. On Sundays, the building transformed into a free schoolroom church, offering Divine services and accommodating a large number of working adults in the neighborhood. The ground floor housed a kitchen, intended for preparing meals during the winter months and serving as a playroom or workshop when necessary. There was also a classroom, a large workshop, a storeroom, covered lavatories, and a spacious play-yard. The upper floor mirrored the ground floor layout, accommodating a girls' schoolroom, another classroom, and a printing-shop, along with a large workshop. The entire cost of constructing this remarkable building amounted to £3000. This photograph encapsulates the spirit of community cooperation and the determination to provide education and spiritual nourishment to the working class population in Liverpool during the mid-19th century.
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