« Reply #5 on: Saturday 15 September 18 05:57 BST (UK) »
Hello,
You may be interested in a photo album held by NZarchives that had several photos
of Burnham Industrial School, which would give you an idea of the scale of the place. It was a working farm as well as care of the children.
At the time I found it on Archway, it was free to download. I was very pleased as my grandmother had been admitted there when orphaned in 1881. It helped me with the perspective of the place.
Another point was children were often boarded out to families, and attended school wherever the boarding family lived. In my granmother's case it was Woodend, North of Chriostchurch, and Burnham is a few miles south of Christchurch.
Hope this is helpful for you.
Regards
Crowsfeet
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