Boys
& Girls
The
number of children cared for at St George's at any one time varied from
year to year. The typical list below shows the
origin and number of children resident in the 1948-49 year.
|
Place
of Origin |
Number |
|
Place
of Origin |
Number
|
|
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Stockport
|
1 |
|
Tynemouth
|
2 |
|
|
Derby |
2
|
|
Nottingham |
1 |
|
|
Durham County |
3 |
|
Shropshire
|
1 |
|
|
Gateshead
|
4 |
|
Staffordshire |
1 |
|
|
Lancashire |
1 |
|
Stoke on Trent |
2 |
|
|
Barrow in Furness |
1 |
|
Walsall |
1 |
|
|
Bolton |
2 |
|
York |
6 |
|
|
Manchester
|
2 |
|
Yorkshire, West Riding |
6 |
|
|
Salford
|
2 |
|
Huddersfield
|
2 |
|
|
Oldham |
2 |
|
Leeds |
5 |
|
|
Lincolnshire |
1 |
|
Sheffield |
5 |
|
|
Northumberland |
4 |
|
Metropolitan |
3 |
|
|
Newcastle on Tyne
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
The
children were all provided with uniforms based on red (for St George),
blue (for the Police) and grey. They were very smart and well turned
out, so much so that when one lady in the congregation of a church saw
the children, she wanted to know the name of the college in order that
she might arrange for her own offspring to go there ! Miss Knocker
wasn't averse to using the best tailors in Leeds (perhaps Prices Tailors
or Burtons) for the making of navy blue blazers, winter overcoats etc.
Following is a selection of some general photographs of the children.
    
Barbara & Frank Fawcett Olga Hewitson
& friend
Barbara Fawcett and Olga Hewitson
Elsie Harland & young William
Bob Park
Breeze. Arthur Haygarth and June
Barrington as a youngster.
Photo dated 1949
Photo undated
 
The girls & boys, in their
uniforms Peter & Reg Taylor in
St George's blazers

Three rare photographs taken in the early 1900's
showing the St George's boys and girls in their Sunday
best Sailors uniforms.
Photo shown on left:
The boy located second from the left is
George Squires (Child 210) who came
from Leeds and entered St George's in 1914, along
with his sister Ada Squires. The boy on the far right
is Ernest Bracken (Child 150) who entered St George's
in 1909.

The girl located
under 'A' is Hannah Bracken known as Dot
the girl located above 'B' is her sister Margaret Bracken also
known as Maggie or Peggie.
If anyone can provide
further information about these photographs please let us know, refer Contact/
Links page for details.

Lawrence
(382) & Cyril (383) Madew
Cyril & Lawrence Madew
Harold Jones (Child 325)
Photograph showing that
the children originated from
many towns and cities in the North East and
elsewhere. In this instance from:
Middlesborough
Leeds
Sheffield
Hull
West Riding
Bradford

St George's House logo

Five St George's boys
Dennis (363) & Jack (368) Grist
Group photos

St George's boys & girls, circa 1900.
This is
thought to be one of the first group photographs taken of the children.

St George's Girls, c1908
Evelyn May Parkes is standing front right, second girl in.

The Children c1915
The
Children c1925

The Children c1928

The Children c1930

The Children c1934

The Children 1935

The Children 1936

The Children 1937

The Children 1938

The Children 1939

The Children 1940

The
Children 1941

The
Children 1942

The
Children 1943

The
Children 1944

The Children 1945

The Children 1946

The Children 1947

The Children 1948

The
Children 1949
The
Children 1950

The
Children 1951

The Children 1952

The
Children 1953

The
Children 1954

The
Children and Staff 1955

Deus vult
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