“Blackhall”, built ca. 1890. Acquired by the Salvation Army in 1915 and renamed Catherine Booth Girls’ Home.
‘The Rose Series P.1761’
The Rose Series P.3856
Looking across street towards double storey building, signs at roof read: The Salvation Army Young Women’s Hostel / Salvation Army Social Service Centre.
View from driveway of front facade of orphanage
This is an image of a banner made of white stiffened linen with painted red and blue lettering ‘Methodist Babies’ & Children’s Home’. Used around 1929. Holes in top corners suggest it was pinned, perhaps to a table at a street stall; there is no evidence to show that it was ever hung or supported…