Figure 1.--Banstead Cottage Homes in Surrey, England was one English approach to the problem of abndoned and indigent children. Here is the band formed with the boys. |
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Banstead Cottage Homes in Surrey, England was one English approach to the problem of abndoned and indigent children. We do not have much informtion on these cottage homes. These cottage homes were started to take children from the workhouse and off the streets, young offenders, etc and get them into a school and learning the skills of life. The homes were like small villages and self contained. Here are the boys in the gym during 1902. I do not know how common this approach was in Britain. The uniforms and instruments here at Banstead suggest that the program is fairly well financed. We are not sure though who sponsored them.
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