Barefoot Mission, Stockwell, London
The Barefeoot Mission, originally known as the Bible Band Barefoot Mission, was founded in 1895 by Mr Hartley Aspden, the editor of the Sunday Companion Newspaper. Its purpose to was supply London's poor ragged and barefoot children with shoes, stockings, and warm clothing for the winter. It initially occupied premises at 41 Clapham Road, Stockwell.
In 1899, the charity became part of the Ragged School Union, which later became the Shaftesbury Society, with its base at 32 John Street, Bloomsbury.
Barfeoot Mission stores, London, early 1900s. © Peter Higginbotham
Records
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- None identfied at present — any information welcome.
Bibliography
- Higginbotham, Peter Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain s Young (2017, Pen & Sword)
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