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The Liverpool Industrial Schools, at Kirkdale, 1850. Creator: Unknown
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The Liverpool Industrial Schools, at Kirkdale, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Liverpool Industrial Schools, at Kirkdale, [near Liverpool], 1850. It was found...that the juvenile pauperism of Liverpool was so largely on the increase as to be incapable of being accommodated in the workhouse...at present [the institution] contains 1123 children, of whom 640 are boys, and 483 girls...this experiment has been highly favourable in extending education among the destitute children of the town...The trades which the boys are taught are tailoring, shoemaking, and carpentering. The girls are instructed in knitting, needlework, washing, ironing, mangling, cooking, and general household work, to qualify them for domestic servants...The establishment...is a model of order and cleanliness...The schools offer so many advantages to poor children, that it has become an object of ambition among many people, who are not paupers, to get their children introduced into it'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850
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This evocative image captures the daily life at The Liverpool Industrial Schools, located near the bustling city of Liverpool in 1850. The photograph, taken at a time when juvenile pauperism was on the rise and the workhouse was overwhelmed, shows the institution as a beacon of hope for the destitute children of the town. With an impressive enrollment of 1123 children, 640 of whom were boys, and 483 girls, this experimental institution was a pioneering effort to extend education to the impoverished youth of Liverpool. The boys were taught practical trades such as tailoring, shoemaking, and carpentry, while the girls were instructed in knitting, needlework, washing, ironing, mangling, cooking, and general household work, preparing them for future employment as domestic servants. The schools, which were praised for their model of order and cleanliness, offered numerous advantages to the children, making it a coveted destination for many parents, even those who were not reliant on public assistance. The Liverpool Industrial Schools, as depicted in this photograph, represented a significant step forward in providing education and vocational training to the city's most vulnerable population. The institution's success in extending education and skills training to the destitute children of Liverpool was widely recognized and celebrated in the press, including the Illustrated London News, which published a glowing report on the institution in 1850.
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