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St Andrew's pet dog stands on guard as two boys tend their vegetable patch. Children's homes were often run as large families, with the Matron and Master as mother and father figures. A family pet was always a happy addition to life in a home.
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Ref: WS93
Title: Gardening at St Andrew's
Date: 1902
Location: St Andrew' Home for Boys, Elm Lodge, Reading, Berkshire
Creator: Unknown, taken from Our Waifs and Strays, June 1902, page 310

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St Andrew's pet dog stands on guard as two boys tend their vegetable patch. Children's homes were often run as large families, with the Matron and Master as mother and father figures. A family pet was always a happy addition to life in a home.

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