Royal Seaman's Orphanage Institution
The Liverpool Seamen?s Orphan Institution was established in order to provide care and education for the many Liverpool children who lost families at sea. A group of Liverpool merchants and ship-owners funded the establishment of the orphanage in 1869, in a temporary rented building on Duke Street and in 1870 Liverpool City Council donated land next to Newsham Park and a large building was erected to house and educate the orphans.
It was opened in 1874. And in 1876 Queen Victoria visited, giving her royal seal. The building had separate wings for boys and girls but shared dining facilities, hospital and classrooms. All orphans were taught reading and writing, in addition girls learnt knitting and needlework and boys were instructed in carpentry and swimming.
The Institution also made an agreement with the ?Indefatigable? training ship, to train boys after leaving the orphanage. During World War II, the orphans were evacuated to Frankby, Wirral but returned to Newsham Park in 1948. In 1949 the decision was made to close it down and in 1951 the building was sold to the Ministry of Health and turned into a hospital which itself closed in 1988 has been left derelict till this time
Despite the closure of the orphanage, the institution still exists and continues to provide support for Liverpool families.
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Some nice pics here of the building