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Liverpool Ragged Industrial Schools, Everton Terrace
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Liverpool Ragged Industrial Schools, Everton Terrace
The Ragged Industrial Schools at Everton Terrace, Liverpool, opened in 1864 to replace the original Soho Street premises. Date: circa 1877
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© Mary Evans/Peter Higginbotham Collection
1864 1877 Carehome Everton Liverpool Opened Orhanage Orphans Premises Ragged Replace Schools Services Soho Terrace Welfare Childrens
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This evocative photograph captures the daily life at the Liverpool Ragged Industrial Schools located on Everton Terrace in the late 19th century. Established in 1864, these schools were created to provide shelter, education, and care for the city's most vulnerable children, many of whom were orphans, abandoned, or destitute. Replacing the original premises on Soho Street, the Everton Terrace facility was a vital social welfare service that aimed to offer a better future for these young lives. The image shows a group of boys, dressed in uniforms, gathered around a long table, likely engaged in a mealtime or educational activity. Their expressions convey a sense of camaraderie and focus, despite the challenging circumstances that led them to the Ragged Industrial Schools. The presence of a matron or teacher in the background, overseeing the scene, underscores the nurturing and protective environment that these institutions sought to create. The Liverpool Ragged Industrial Schools played a crucial role in Liverpool's social fabric, offering essential services to children in need. This photograph serves as a poignant reminder of the compassionate efforts made by organizations like these to improve the lives of the most vulnerable members of society during a time when such support was desperately needed.
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