Foundling Hospital
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The Foundling Hospital was an 18th-century London institution founded by philanthropist Thomas Coram to care for abandoned and orphaned children.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charitable institution
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children's home ⓘ |
| admissionPolicy |
initially unrestricted admission by lottery
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later restricted admission with petitions and recommendations ⓘ |
| admittedChildrenFrom |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
across England ⓘ |
| architect | Theodore Jacobsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Handel Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messiah charity performances ⓘ |
| charterGrantedBy | King George II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childrenApprenticedAs |
artisans
ⓘ
domestic servants ⓘ sailors ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| educationProvided |
basic literacy
ⓘ
religious instruction ⓘ vocational training ⓘ |
| firstAdmissionsBegan | 1741 GENERATED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Thomas Coram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
charity concerts
ⓘ
philanthropic donations ⓘ subscriptions ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Hogarth paintings
ⓘ
artworks donated by contemporary artists ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Foundling Hospital chapel
NERFINISHED
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Foundling Hospital picture gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
care for abandoned children
ⓘ
care for orphaned children ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1739 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstitution | English ⓘ |
| legacy | Foundling Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bloomsbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | Berkhampstead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSupporter |
Charles Dickens
NERFINISHED
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George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ William Hogarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkPreservedAt | Foundling Museum GENERATED ⓘ |
| opened | 1741 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | governors and guardians of the Foundling Hospital ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| relocated | 20th century ⓘ |
| siteNowOccupiedBy |
Brunswick Square gardens
NERFINISHED
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Foundling Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Coram charity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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