Strays Collection

Waifs and Strays Society Pyrford St Nicholas
Children, some using crutches, at St Nicholas Hospital, Pyrford, run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1909

St Martins Waifs and Strays Home, Surbiton - Playground
St Martins Waifs and Strays Society Home, Surbiton. Boys play on a swing, while another holds a cat

Waifs and Strays Society Emigration Party on SS Doric
A Waifs and Strays Society emigration party bound for Canada on board the SS Doric. The group left Liverpool on 25th April 1924. Date: 1924

Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street, 1870
Vintage engraving of Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street. Mothers Last Words, Mrs Sewell, c.1870

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

Pickering Garth Waifs and Strays Home, Hull
Children and staff outside the Pickering Garth Waifs and Strays Home, Hull

St Oswalds Home, Cullercoats, Northumberland
St Oswalds Home for Girls, Mast Lane, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1896. Date: 1920s

Waifs and Strays Society Home, Sunny Side, Frome, Somerset
Boys and staff outside the Home for Boys, at Sunny Side (or Sunnyside), Frome, opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1887. Date: circa 1893

Waifs and Strays Society Leeds St Chads Price List
Price list for socks and stockings produced at the Waifs and Strays Societys St Chads Home, Leeds. Date: 1898

St Nicholas Home for Crippled Children, West Byfleet, Surre
A group of children in the garden at the St Nicholas Home for Crippled Children, West Byfleet. Several hold dolls, one carries a pair of crutches. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society

St Marks Home, Natland, Kendal
St Marks Waifs and Strays Home at Natland, near Kendal

Boys from St Benets Home, Caversham, Reading
Boys from the St Benets Home at 11 Kidmore End Road, Emmer Green, Caversham, near Reading, Berkshire. The home was opened in 1905 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

St Katharines Home for Girls, Southbourne
The St Katharines Home for Girls, Southbourne. The building shown here, in Church Road, was purpose built for the Home and completed in 1920

Waifs and Strays Society Advertisement
An appeal for funds by the Waifs and Strays Society featuring an illustration of two barefoot children in rags on a doorstep

Eastnor Waifs and Strays Home
Girls and staff outside the Waifs and Strays Home at Eastnor, near Ledbury, Herefordshire

St Marys Home, Felixstowe
The founders of the St Marys Home, Felixstowe, Mary and Vera Growse are pictured surrounded by their family in 1931, around the time that the home was formally taken over by the Waifs

Home for Waifs and Strays, Belbroughton, Worcestershire
Some of the residents stand in front of the Home for Waifs and Strays at Belbroughton, Worcestershire, opened in 1889

Waifs and Strays Society Lincoln - Boot polishing
Boys polishing boots at the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Lincoln Date: 1896

St Martins Home for Boys, Surbiton, Surrey
Boys and staff in the garden of the St Martins Home at, Surbiton. One of the boys is stroking a cat. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1903

Football Team, Standon Bridge Boys Home
Football team at the Boys Farm Home, Standon Ridge, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Run by the Waifs and Strays Society, the home operated as an Industrial School and later as an Approved School

Waifs and Strays appeal
Appeal for gifts on behalf of homeless wartime children. Date: 1940

St Andrew's Waifs and Strays Home, Ashbourne
Boys and master outside the Waifs and Strays Society home for boys at Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Date: Date unknown

St Monica's Waifs And Strays Home Ashbourne Circa
St, Monica's, Waifs, and, Strays, Home, Ashbourne, circa, 1900, Girls, play, with, hoops, croquet, mallets, at, the, Society, Derbyshire, childrens, children, welfare, care, accomodation

Standon Boys Farm Home, Eccleshall, Staffordshire
Boys at play at the Standon Boys Farm Home, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. Run by the Waifs and Strays Society. The home operated as an Industrial School and later as an Approved School. Date: circa 1900

St Nicholas Homes, Pyrford
Stoop Ward at the Waifs and Strays Society's St Nicholas Homes for physically disabled children at Pyrford, Surrey. The site later became St Nicholas Orthopaedic Hospital then the Rowley Bristow

Waifs and Strays Boys Home, Burgess Hill
Inmates of the Waifs and Strays Society Boys Home, Burgess Hill, Sussex. Date: 1922

Waifs and Strays (engraving)
1044282 Waifs and Strays (engraving) by Clark, Joseph (1834-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waifs and Strays. Illustration for The Graphic)

Advert, Waifs and Strays Society Fundraising Appeal Advertisement, May 1937 Date: 1937

Bradstock Lockett Hospital Home
Girls, one holding a crutch, and staff in a dormitory at the Hospital Home - sometimes referred to as the Home for Crippled Children - opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1902 at Southport

Cats Home at Battersea (engraving)
1616515 Cats Home at Battersea (engraving) by Wain, Louis (1860-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cats Home at Battersea)

St Marks Waifs and Strays Home, Natland, Kendal
Boys and staff at St Marks Waifs and Strays Home, Natland, Kendal. Date: circa 1909

Waifs and Strays of a Great City, A Group of Homeless New York Newsboys (litho)
6021910 Waifs and Strays of a Great City, A Group of Homeless New York Newsboys (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waifs and Strays of a Great City)

St Anns Girls Home, Ambleside
A view of the St Annes Home for Girls, Ambleside, Westmorland. The home was opened in 1907 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1911

Baroda House, indoors (engraving)
3654723 Baroda House, indoors (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baroda House, indoors. Illustration for The Quiver, Vol XXI, 1886.); © Look and Learn

Ethel finds Scamp (colour litho)
2791835 Ethel finds Scamp (colour litho) by Williamson, J. (active c. 1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ethel finds Scamp)

St Gabriels Waifs and Strays Society Home, Brighton
St Gabriels Waifs and Strays Society Home for Girls, opened in 1926 on Wellington Road, Brighton, Date: 1926

Seller of dog and cat meat with his barrow (chromolitho)
6001864 Seller of dog and cat meat with his barrow (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seller of dog and cat meat with his barrow)

Waifs and Strays of London, Raw Material for the School Board (engraving)
1624711 Waifs and Strays of London, Raw Material for the School Board (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waifs and Strays of London)

Baroda House, out of doors (engraving)
3654725 Baroda House, out of doors (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baroda House, out of doors)

Lost in London, Waifs and Strays at a Police Station (engraving)
1046400 Lost in London, Waifs and Strays at a Police Station (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lost in London, Waifs and Strays at a Police Station)

Strays (engraving)
1045287 Strays (engraving) by Cauty, Horace Henry (1846-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strays. Illustration for The Graphic)

Steps to the dog house. In a few moments they will be safely behind bars. Safely, because they were all lost in and around the streets of London

Steps to the dog house. In a few moments they will be safely behind bars. Safely, because they were all lost in and around the streets of London

Waifs and Strays Children Emigrating to Canada
A party of boys from Church of England Waifs and Strays homes on-board ship en route to Canada. The emigration of orphans

FRENCH STRAYS DESTROYED
Stray dogs brought in from the streets of Paris are destroyed at the Prefeture de police. Date: 1874

St Michaels Girls Home, Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire
Inmates and staff of St Michaels Girls Home at Shipton under Wychwood run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1926

Bradstock Lockett Hospital Home, Southport
The Hospital Home - sometimes then referred to as the Home for Crippled Children - opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1902 at St Annes Road, Marshside, Southport, Lancashire Date: Circa 1921

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Stray sheep block a narrow country lane

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"Finding Hope and Love: The Journey of Strays" In the heart of Pyrford St Nicholas, a beacon of compassion emerged in the form of the Waifs and Strays Society. Established with unwavering dedication, it became a sanctuary for those deemed as strays - abandoned souls yearning for solace. Across Victorian London, where poverty cast its dark shadow, young boys found themselves begging and sweeping streets to survive. But amidst their struggles, hope flickered as organizations like St Martins Waifs and Strays Home in Surbiton provided them with a playground to experience fleeting moments of joy. In 1870s London, an orphan boy stood alone on bustling streets, his eyes filled with longing for love he had never known. Yet even in such desolation, rays of light shone through institutions like St Marks Home in Natland and Pickering Garth Waifs and Strays Home in Hull that embraced these lost souls. From Caversham's St Benets Home to Belbroughton's Home for Waifs and Strays in Worcestershire, each establishment offered shelter from life's storms. These sanctuaries nurtured broken spirits into resilient beings who dared to dream again. Sunny Side at Frome Somerset became synonymous with warmth as it welcomed children under the care of the Waifs and Strays Society. Their laughter echoed within its walls as they discovered newfound family bonds amidst shared experiences. Leeds' St Chads Price List by the society ensured that every child was treated fairly regardless of their background or circumstances. It symbolized equality among all strays seeking refuge within its embrace. Meanwhile, at Southbourne's St Katharines Home for Girls, young hearts were mended through love-filled guidance. Here girls blossomed into strong individuals ready to face a world that once seemed so bleak. The presence of advertisements showcasing these noble endeavors by the Waifs and Stray Society served as a reminder that no child should be left to wander alone.