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Industrial School for Girls
June 23rd 2021

Located at 41 Atherton Street was the Industrial School for Girls, a vocational school aimed at helping young women ... Read Post »

Simon Doonan's Asylum book cover
June 7th 2021

“AH!  FASHION.  A nuthouse? A refuge? Or maybe both. Yes, an asylum in both senses of the word.  A place where... Read Post »