Life at the Foundling Hospital - Coram Story : Coram Story

Discover the fascinating story of how children were admitted to the Foundling Hospital. Read more

Admissions to the Foundling Hospital

Discover how infant Foundling Hospital pupils were cared for - often lovingly - by nurses selected, monitored and paid by inspectors in a system that set an important standard of care highly unusual for the time. Read more

Nurses and Inspectors at the Foundling Hospital

Discover how Foundling pupils were educated. Read more

Education at the Foundling Hospital

Find out how Foundling pupils were sent to work as apprentices in many different occupations including servicemen and domestic servants. Read more

Apprenticeships and the Foundling Hospital

Find out how music helped children at the Foundling Hospital. Read more

Music at the Foundling Hospital

Throughout its history, the Foundling Hospital was home to many disabled children. Read more

Disability at the Foundling Hospital

The earliest known film of the Foundling Hospital dates from 1899. During the 20th century, the Hospital appeared in several newsreels now held in the archives of Reuters, Pathé, and the Imperial War Museum. Read more

The Foundling Hospital on Film

Find out how mothers could reclaim their children from the Foundling Hospital and the obstacles in their way. Read more

Claiming Children