St George's House,
Northern Police Orphanage. 1898-1956
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
Children everywhere like to play. Some enjoy Sports, others employ their imagination in different ways, depending on the age group they are in.
Following are a few photographs of St George's children and young adults just enjoying themselves in a variety of ways.
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An eclectic group.
Cricket, Tennis, Skipping, Cubs, Softball, Nurses...
From left to right:
Peter Geraghty, Jill Scrivener, Bob Park, Pat
Geraghty,
Mary Geraghty, Dorothy Rider.
The Flying Squad 1930
The Mobile Squad 1937
The Old Grey Mare
The Playroom Bob Park, enjoying himself
The
good old blanket toss in action
Arthur Boschi giving Michael Wells a ride.
Taking time to smell the
Dandelions are Having fun are Alfred
Lewis, John Williams,
Jacqueline Geraghty with
Olga Cummiskey & Jean Moulding Jenny Scrivener
(kneeling), George Bentham Albert Drummond
and Geoffrey Whitaker.
The serious side of childhood. Michael Park
studying the Memorial to the First World War in St George's foyer
Deus vult