2-699-463 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'King Edward's School', (c1878). King Edward's School in St George's Road, Southwark, London. Bridewell Royal Hospital was founded in the 16th century, and homeless children were apprenticed to learn trades. In 1830 a new House of Occupations opened with the specific aim of educating boys and girls. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, And Its Places. The Southern Suburbs, Volume VI, by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, c1878]