Figure 1.--Here we see the boys of Christ's Hospital from Horsham marching across London Bridge this afternoon on their way for divine service at Christ Church, Newgate Street, and to recieve their customary Sifts in coin and Kind from the Lord Mayor, in celebration of St. Matthew's Day. I'm not sure what a sift is, perhaps it means gift. |
Here we see the boys of Christ's Hospital from Horsham marching across London Bridge this afternoon on their way for divine service at Christ Church, Newgate Street, and to recieve their customary Sifts in coin and Kind from the Lord Mayor, in celebration of St. Matthew's Day. I'm not sure what a sift is, perhaps it means gift. The original hospital students were charity scholars. Perhaps this was a small stipend to provide a little spending money. The photograph is undated, but we would guess was taken about 1930.
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[The 1930s]
[The 1940s]
[The 1950s]
[The 1960s]
[The 1970s]
[The 1980s]
