Gordon Boys Home, Nottingham - Laying Tables for Dinner
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Gordon Boys Home, Nottingham - Laying Tables for Dinner
Gordon Boys Home, Nottingham - boys lay plates on the tables for dinner. Date: circa 1916
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© Mary Evans/Peter Higginbotham Collection
Carehome Dinner Gordon Nottingham Orhanage Orphans Plates Services Tables Welfare Childrens
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This evocative photograph captures a moment of daily life at the Gordon Boys Home in Nottingham, circa 1916. The image shows a group of young boys, dressed in their best clothes, carefully laying tables for dinner. Their serious expressions and focused attention to detail reveal the sense of responsibility and discipline instilled in them as residents of this children's home. The Gordon Boys Home was an institution established to provide care and support for orphaned, abandoned, and destitute boys. At a time when the welfare state was still in its infancy, such homes played a vital role in providing essential services to those in need. The boys, many of whom had experienced hardship and trauma, were given a safe and nurturing environment in which to grow and develop. The act of laying the tables for dinner was likely a regular chore assigned to the boys as part of their daily routine. It not only helped to teach them important life skills but also instilled a sense of community and teamwork. The boys would have taken pride in ensuring that the tables were set perfectly, creating a welcoming and inviting atmosphere for their fellow residents and the staff who would soon join them for a meal. This photograph offers a poignant reminder of the essential role that children's homes played in providing care and support to vulnerable children during a time of great social and economic upheaval. It also highlights the resilience and determination of the boys who, despite their challenging circumstances, were able to find solace and stability within the walls of the Gordon Boys Home.
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