Childhood Gallery

Triang toy store CC80_00296

WERNETH GOODS STATON, MIDDLETON ROAD, WERNETH, OLDHAM. A display of Triang toys including dolls houses, trains, pedal cars and tricycles. The toys displayed here were manufactured by Lines Bros Ltd. under the Triang brand. The photograph was probably taken in a warehouse at Werneth Goods Station where Lines Bros Ltd. had their northern depot

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A goat-drawn carriage SAM01/02/0239

A goat-drawn carriage for children, somewhere in London. We don't know why, when or where the photograph was taken, nor the identities of the man and little girl. The only information we have is the name and address of Edward Willman, a watch and clock maker from Dulwich, on the roof of the carriage. J J Samuels Limited 1900-1920

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Italian Hospital, London 1903 BL17920_011

ITALIAN HOSPITAL, Holborn, London. Interior view of a ward at the Italian Hospital with a young boy resting in his bed and a nurse in a distinctive uniform. Founded in 1884, the Italian Hospital (also known as the Ospidale Italiano) was established for the benefit of sick Italians living in London who were unable to pay for their own health care. This hospital was designed by architect Thomas W Cutler and built in 1898-9 on Queen Square. Photographed in 1903 by Harry Bedford Lemere

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