Charity Collection

Live Aid Concert in aid of the Feed the World campaign for the starving millions in Africa, Where music stars performed many songs for charity pictured is the finale of the show with George Michael

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing biplanes flying in formation above the spectators. 1928

Crossley and Porter Orphanage, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifaxs Crossley Orphanage was founded in 1864 by Joseph, John and Francis Crossley. The building was designed by John Hogg

WW2 poster, The Merchant Navy was there! Merchant Navy Comforts Service. Date: 1940s

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing a two-propeller plane nosediving. 1937

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing a stylised biplane in flight. 1935

Christmas Steps, Bristol
A rainy day on Christmas Steps, Bristol, England. This old thoroughfare probably took its name from a Christmas charity, which was formerly dispensed from here

Freddie Mercury, lead singer of British rock group Queen, performing on stage at Wembley Stadium during the Live Aid concert. 13th July 1985

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing two pilots in flight, with other planes in the background. 1936

Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle Hulme
The Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, on Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. The school was founded in 1855 by a group of Manchester businessmen to care for and educate orphans

Mount Pleasant Hotel, Kings Cross, London
The Mount Pleasant Hotel at the corner of Kings Cross Road and Calthorpe Street, Central London. The building was originally erected in 1894 as one of Londons six Rowton Houses - large

Crew of the Barry lifeboat Arthur and Blanche Harris Frederick Batten and Eric Fry (right) at the tiller on board the boat. Standing left is Mr. Emlyn Davies. 14th March 1970

Francis Rossi lead singer with Pop Group Status Quo singing on stage at Live Aid concert, 13th July 1985

Opening of the Anglesey Hunt
An opening custom of the Anglesey Hunt, whereby hot coppers or small change (heated in a bucket by the fire) are thrown from the balcony of the Bulkeley Arms Hotel following the hunt ball

Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, 1920s fashion
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps of Albemarle St, London, part of a series depicting tongue in cheek scenes of society ladies (in this case the fictional Miss Coloothorne Coppit)

The Worlds Largest Pie... Denby Dale, Yorkshire : The Worlds largest meat
The Worlds Largest Pie...... Denby Dale, Yorkshire : The Worlds largest meat and potatoe pie - The Denby Dale Pie - leaves the bakehouse here today for the " Pie - Field " where it was to

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing a biplane against a stylised red, white and grey background. 1933

Eleazer Wheelock founding Dartmouth College, 1770
Eleazer Wheelock founding Dartmouth College in the forests of New Hampshire, 1770. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Halifax Workhouse 1901
A birdseye view of the workhouse infirmary at Halifax, Yorkshire

Crewmen of the Fishguard and Goodwick Lifeboat: left to right: Ken Bean, Ieuan Bateman, Noel Murrow, Roy Williams, Jack Jenkins, Glyn Bateman, Richard Fowles, George Bateman and Byron Nichols

Return of the Prodigal Son, 1773. Artist: Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-1787)
Return of the Prodigal Son, 1773. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

USA, California, San Diego. The US Midway in San Diego is now a museum and event venue

Saint Sophia, in the front, and her daughters Saints Faith, Hope and Charity, in the background. Litography

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing a pilot in flying gear, gesturing towards three biplanes in flight. 1934

Womans Relief Corps
A beautiful gilded and embossed postacrd promoting the viryue and history of the Womans Relief Corps - a charitable society to provide local relief work among the needy and to aid military veterans

The Red Cross 1910s USA rklf nurses ww1 itnt

Gracie Fields Home and Orphanage, Peacehaven, Sussex
Children and staff stand in front of the orphanage and childrens home at Peacehaven in East Sussex. The home was opened in 1933 by the singing star Gracie Fields to care for the children of parents

London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage, Woking
General view of the main building of the London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage at Woking, Surrey. The orphanage was founded in 1885 in Clapham, south west London

Boys Band, Hull Sailors Orphanage
Boys naval band at the Hull Sailors Orphanage, also known as Newland Homes. The Homes, a cottage homes development, were established in 1895 by a charity originally called The Port of Hull Society

The Duchess of Portland photographed for the front cover of The Tatler looking very serene and practical in a nurses uniform

Church of the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire, early 20th century(?). The church of the oldest charitable institution of Britain, almshouses founded in the 12th century. From Winchester

Royal Air Force Display Poster, Hendon, showing red and black planes in the air, with stylised red and black trails of smoke. 1932

Pearly King / Collection
A pearly King collects money for charity from a group of women enjoying a picnic

Charity Bootblacks
To raise money for hospitals, English girls offer their services as shoeblacks to passing gentlemen in the streets of London

Scarborough Workhouse
A birdseye view of Scarborough New Workhouse

George Michael pictured in a car during his failed court battle to be released from his Sony record contract. 21st June 1994

Williams Almshouses, Pydar Street, Truro, Cornwall. 1890s
Inner courtyard with monument and resident ladies. The almshouses were built in 1631 to the memory of Henry Williams, a woollen draper in Truro

Haulage contractor Herbie Grindley is set to prove hes stronger than his horse. He plans to put Bess on her cart and pull them both up-hill, using just his shoulder length hair

The new motor lifeboat Robert and Marcella Beck in Plymouth before its naming ceremony in Plymouth, Devon. 3rd July 1927

Ronnie Corbett far left assists Alfie Bass in the TV All Stars XI attack on Lebus football team goal at Tottotenham, the all stars won 5 - 3 5th March 1959 watscan - - 04/11/2009

Princess Diana at the Vanderbilt Racquet Club in London prior to a doubles match with David Verney (Lord Willoughby De Broke), Steffi Graf and Club Secretary Charles Swallow. 10th June 1988

Christmas Is Coming
Christmas is coming the geese are getting fat Please to put a penny in the old mans hat If you havent got a penny a hapenny will do If you havent got a hapenny God bless you Father Christmas sits in

London Eye illuminated pink and the River Thames, London
The London Eye illuminated pink in support of the Walk the Walk Moonwalk, an overnight charity walking marathon in aid of the breast cancer charity in London

Cricket at Gads Hill Place, Rochester, c1868. Charles Dickens Bowling the first ball at a charity match at the back of Gads Hill Place near Rochester, September 16th 1868. From The Studio Volume 108

Hazel Lavery in a Lucile gown for Petticoat Lane Tombola WWI
Hazel, Lady Lavery, wife of painter Sir John Lavery pictured as the artist in a tableau staged for a charity event during the First World War called Petticoat Lane

Sir Francis Crossley, businessman, philanthropist and MP
Sir Francis Crossley (1817-1872), 1st Baronet of Halifax, British carpet manufacturer, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician. Date: 1860s

Shaftesbury Homes - Farm School for Boys, Bisley, Surrey
The Bisley Farm School for Boys, established by what became the Shaftesbury Homes charity. It later became known as the School House department of Shaftesbury School. Date: 1930s

Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East London
The Salvation Army night shelter for women opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London. The scene shows a sale of old clothes

Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East London
The dormitory of the Salvation Army night shelter for women, opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London

Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East London
Inside the entrance of the Salvation Army night shelter for women, opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London

Shaftesbury and Arethusa Boys Homes, Royston, Hertfordshire
The Shaftesbury & Arethusa Boys Homes at Royston, Hertfordshire, were set up by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children, founded in 1843 by William Williams

John McDermott, coxswain of the Hoylake lifeboat with crew members Richard Martindale, Alan Tolley. Steve Armitage and Jeff Kernighan. 4th October 1990

The Barry lifeboat RNLB Rachel and Mary Evans at Barry docks. Circa 1961

Singer Phil Collins & wife Jill Travelman at London Heathrow Airport. Phil Collins is about to board a Concorde flight to USA, in order to perform at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia

Students spray the watching crowd with water during the Rag Week procession down Northumberland Street, Newcastle on 8th March 1980

Promotional Card for Blue Cross Tea
Promotional Card for Blue Cross Charity Tea Date: circa 1908

John Of God, Saint (1495-1550). Portuguese religious man, founder of the ador de la Order of Charity or of Hospitallers (Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God)

WW2 poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service
WW2 poster advertising the Merchant Navy Comforts Service, which organised parcels of food, drink, clothing and other comforts during the war. Date: 1940s

Victorian London orphan boy begging on the street, 1870
Vintage engraving of Victorian London orphan boy begging on the street, 1870. Mothers Last Words, Mrs Sewell

The William Baker Technical School ( Goldings ), Hertford. Owned and run by Dr Barnados. 7 November 1922

John Grooms Crippleage and Flower Girls Mission. Blind and Crippled Girls making artificial flowers. John Grooms vision for orphaned and disabled girls

Training Ship Cornwall, Purfleet, Essex
The Training Ship Cornwall was established on the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex, in 1859 by the School Ship Society as a boys reformatory establishment

Queen Alexandra and Empress Marie, Maundy Thursday
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her sister Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1847-1928), leaving the Maundy Thursday distribution ceremony at Westminster Abbey

Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire
Aerial view of the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Dining Hall, Reedham Orphanage, Purley, Surrey
The dining hall at the Reedham Orphanage, Old Lodge Lane, Purley, Surrey. It was founded by the Rev Dr Andrew Reed, a Congregational Minister

Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls, Barkingside, Essex
Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls at Barkingside, Ilford, Essex. The homes were opened 1876 as a cottage homes development with the girls living in family groups under the supervision of a house

Ste Louise De Marillac
SAINTE LOUISE DE MARILLAC French religious woman who helped found and organised the Daughters of Charity

St Pancras Workhouse
London : women in the refectory of Saint Pancras workhouse

The Kindly Robin, Victorian Christmas card (colour litho)
STC214692 The Kindly Robin, Victorian Christmas card (colour litho) by Castell Brothers (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The new lifeboat Augustus and Laura is named by Lady Frances Osborne at Newbiggin. 24th June 1939

Keeping a lookout during exercises of the Barry lifeboat in the Bristol Channel is crew member Mr. Emlyn Davies. 14th May 1970

Carving a wake in the winter grey waters of the Bristol Channel, the Barry lifeboat Arthur and Blanche Harris sets out on an exercise. 13th March 1970

Bob Geldof at Heathrow airport shortly after the release of "Do They Know It
Bob Geldof at Heathrow airport shortly after the release of " Do They Know Its Christmas?" by Band Aid. 12th December 1984

The Stand by Me: AIDS Day Benefit concert at Wembley Arena, London. 1st April 1987

The Alms House, 1855. Creator: Joseph Cundall
The Alms House, 1855

The Parable of the Rich Fool, 1627. Creator: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
The Parable of the Rich Fool, 1627. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Almshouses, St Germans, Cornwall. 1914
Sir William Moyles 16th century almshouses were converted into 4 dwellings during the 20th century and designated as a Grade II listed building in 1951. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

The Parable of the Talents. Artist: Doetechum, Lucas, van (c. 1530-c. 1584)
The Parable of the Talents. From a private collection

Ashford, Surrey - St Davids School
St Davids School - an independent girls school in Ashford (historically in Middlesex, but from 1965 in the district of Spelthorne in Surrey), England

Mr George Robey, music hall star and comedian, at the punch ball, during Gala Day at Brighton, Sussex, England, in Aid of Hospitals. 30 October 1919

Christian graces

Caterham Asylum, Surrey
Charity collectors at the gates of Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Behind are the barred windows of a ward block. Like its twin at Leavesden

Little Sisters of the Poor (chromolitho)
1094337 Little Sisters of the Poor (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A new lifeboat, the Will and Fanny Kirby, launched at Seaham Harbour to replace the George Elmy which capsized with the loss of eight men. 21st September 1963

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"Unleashing the Power of Charity: A Journey through Time and Generosity" Step into history at the Royal Air Force Display Poster in Hendon, where acts soared to new heights. Witness the selflessness that built a community at Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools in Cheadle Hulme. Find solace and compassion at Mount Pleasant Hotel in Kings Cross, London, where hearts opened wide to those in need. Follow the footsteps on Christmas Steps in Bristol, where kindness paved the way for brighter futures. Marvel at Batoni's masterpiece "Return of the Prodigal Son, " capturing a timeless tale of forgiveness and love. The Royal Air Force Display Poster reminds us how even heroes extend their hands towards charitable causes. Witness bravery personified as crew members from Barry lifeboat Arthur and Blanche Harris Frederick Batten and Eric Fry save lives against all odds. Remember Freddie Mercury's philanthropic spirit alongside his legendary music career with British rock group Queen. Reflect upon Eleazer Wheelock's noble act founding Dartmouth College back in 1770, shaping countless lives through education. Honor Ken Bean and Ieuan Bateman, crewmen of Fishguard and Goodwick Lifeboat who exemplify courage intertwined with charity. In this tapestry of humanity, these hints remind us that charity knows no boundaries or limitations, and is an enduring force that unites us all – whether it be through artistry or lifesaving endeavors – reminding us to give generously without expecting anything in return.