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Home Coram’s history The Foundling Hospital

The Foundling Hospital

Discover the extraordinary and moving history of England's first 'hospital' or home for abandoned and illegitimate children

Find out how Thomas Coram succeeded in opening the Foundling Hospital. Read more

The creation of the Foundling Hospital

Learn more about the care the Foundling Hospital provided in the first half of the 1900s. Read more

The Foundling Hospital in the 20th Century

In the mid 20th Century, institutional care are Coram came to an end. Read more

The end of institutional care

Find out how Coram developed into the charity it is today Read more

Coram today

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