Hidden Lives Revealed. A virtual archive - children in care 1881-1981 * Image of handwritten text

Bathroom

Boy in the bath
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Children had to have a bath once a week. They had to queue for a bath. If they were first in the bath they had fresh water. If their turn was later they had to bathe in the water of the previous child.

First floor plan

Ground floor plan of virtual children's homeSick roomMatron's roomDormitoriesGo downstairs to ground floorSchool roomBathroomChapel


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