Barracks Lane, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Barracks Lane, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Photograph taken 1914 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: CC71/00076

Children playing in the sheep-washing pool on a hot summer's day. Note how the children in smarter clothes are sat watching, not joining in.

Location

Oxfordshire Cowley

Period

Edwardian (1902 - 1913)

Themes

A school sports team, posing for a photograph in the grounds. The school was founded to prepare boys for Public School or the Royal Navy.

Childhood

Tags

leisure boy girl play water rich poor clothing soldier Edwardian (1902 - 1913)