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Behind the Scenes at the Boys' and Girls' Refuges (Estd. 1870)

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North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University
Established in 1977, the North West Film Archive preserves moving images made in or about the North West of England for the education and enjoyment of the region’s people. Part of Manchester Metropolitan University Library’s Cultural Collections, and based within Manchester Central Library’s Archives+ partnership, we are a specialist resource dedicated to saving and growing our region’s rich filmed history.

Behind the Scenes at the Boys' and Girls' Refuges (Estd. 1870)

The Manchester and Salford Boys' and Girls' Refuges and Homes provided care and support to children in need, and this promotional film shows us some of their work in the interwar years. From disabled and orphaned children to the lads' summer camp at Birkdale, the organisation assisted young people until adulthood, and here we see an 'old boy' saying goodbye as he leaves to begin a new life.

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