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Blog Read BCT's creative writing for our Stories of Care project Read more

Mercy Draper and Foreigner – BCT

3rd May 2023 Culture
Blog Read Helal's creative writing for our Stories of Care project Read more

Dreaming – Helal

3rd May 2023 Culture
Blog Read Jay's creative writing for our Stories of Care project Read more

£200 of Shop Goods – Jay

3rd May 2023 Culture
Blog Read Jo's creative writing for our Stories of Care project Read more

My Friend Margaret – Jo

3rd May 2023 Culture
Blog Read John's creative writing for our Stories of Care project Read more

The Foundling Hospital – John

3rd May 2023 Culture
Blog Read RL's creative writing for our Stories of Care project Read more

Token – RL

3rd May 2023 Culture
Blog Read Sophie's creative writing for our Stories of Care project Read more

Eleanor’s Story – Sophie

3rd May 2023 Culture
Blog Voices Through Time Archivist Beck Price looks at the moving story behind a single father's petition letter Read more

Highlights of the Foundling Hospital Archive: a father’s plea

23rd February 2023
Blog The case of Joseph Palmer and his mother Jane Evans is an unusual one Read more

Joseph Palmer’s Story

1st February 2023 Beyond care Relationships
Blog Xinyi Xie explores the story of Eleanor Weathers and George Grafton who found love at the Foundling Hospital Read more

Eleanor Weathers and George Grafton’s story

19th December 2022 Beyond care
Blog Stories of Interest volunteer Lauren tells the story of Agnes, a Foundling pupil who emigrated to Australia Read more

Agnes Hammond’s story

22nd November 2022 Beyond care
Blog Isabel Barrow explores the true story of a mother and daughter, both destined to make the same decision Read more

Mary Bentley’s story: Falling in her footsteps…

3rd November 2022