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| The Vernon Lamb Archive, Children |
| A Unique Photographic Record of Matlock & District, 1910-1915, and World War One Soldiers |
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| Place: | Matlock Green |
| Property / Street / Road: | Cliffe House |
| Date: | April 1914 |
| Description/Historical Information: | St. Andrew's Home - Church of England Waifs' & Strays'
Society. John Winfield was the Master, Miss Hewitt was the Matron
in 1911. The boy standing in the front row next to Mr. Winfield was
Walter Frederick Woolstone [also see VLA4867, VLA4868 and VLA
2536]. The home opened in 1901 and could accommodate 40 boys.
It had opened through the generosity of Mr. Ernest Henry Bailey who
is the gentleman wearing a cap at the back of the group. This picture was published in The High Peak News of 4 Apr 1914, saying it showed some young people were departing for Canada, indicating that four were heading for Canada and a further two were heading for a training ship, though it did not say where this was. |
| Further information elsewhere on this site: |
Cliffe
House in the 1901 census, when still lived in by Ernest Henry
Bailey. Kelly's Directory 1908 | Kelly's Directory 1916 |
| Image Reference: | VLA5230 |
| Copyright: | © The Vernon Lamb Archive and Robert White. See About the Archive and About Vernon Lamb, Photographer. |