A story of British Home Children in just 20 objects which are in no particular order, have been selected purely at random and will reflect one of many different stories.
And today we conclude with the story of one children's charity which migrated young people.
This was the Manchester and Salford Boys' and Girls' Refuges, which today is the Together Trust.
But its involvement with BHC was only one part of a huge commitment to the welfare of young people which began in the late 19th century and continues today.
The Ever Open Door was commissioned by the Together Trust and tells the story of the charity from its early days in 1870 offering a bed for destitute boys to a huge organization, offering homes, help, and industrial training for young people which continues that work today.
Its history over the last 150 years mirrors the changes in how we thought and carried out the care of young people, and that makes it an interesting subject to study, offering as it does insights into the changing thinking and policies surrounding looked after young people.
The Ever Open Door: 150 years of the Together Trust, Andrew Simpson, The Together Trust, 2020, 140p, £14-99. ISBN 978-1-5272-5671-2. Available from, The Together Trust, https://shop.togethertrust.org.uk/
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