tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post3738990316421832986..comments2023-11-22T03:38:38.167-05:00Comments on PRINCETON DAILY PHOTO: Postcard from London: The Foundling MuseumLONDONLULUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306334892097839949noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-63719617305312520702013-01-03T21:32:09.882-05:002013-01-03T21:32:09.882-05:00Love the shot of the staircase.Love the shot of the staircase.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-62937618412690070542013-01-03T21:07:01.294-05:002013-01-03T21:07:01.294-05:00I agree with William--the staircase is very striki...I agree with William--the staircase is very striking!<br /><br />Happy New Year, Lulu!Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-11301096498942442572013-01-03T20:56:31.225-05:002013-01-03T20:56:31.225-05:00'Foundling' is such an evocative word - pr...'Foundling' is such an evocative word - probably used more in melodrama these days so the real meaning and reality for so many is lost. I wonder what drives a mother about to give up her baby to poetry? An intriguing thought!!<br /><br />Have a great day!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-47494713518860091952013-01-03T19:57:52.466-05:002013-01-03T19:57:52.466-05:00How sad that so many Mothers felt they had to aban...How sad that so many Mothers felt they had to abandon their babies. I do love the stair case. Good pics. MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-8712412242275059682013-01-03T19:03:46.937-05:002013-01-03T19:03:46.937-05:00I love the look of that staircase...I love the look of that staircase...William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-70941361639500564512013-01-03T18:53:04.948-05:002013-01-03T18:53:04.948-05:00It makes me feel so sad that any mother would have...It makes me feel so sad that any mother would have to leave her child on a street. Thomas Coram was a wonderful person!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-69017003205615947152013-01-03T17:42:56.018-05:002013-01-03T17:42:56.018-05:00Thanks for a glimpse of a stirring story. Thanks for a glimpse of a stirring story. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00228604486090869506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-34362030453943241032013-01-03T17:18:41.928-05:002013-01-03T17:18:41.928-05:00Do you know I have never been there, although I kn...Do you know I have never been there, although I know Corams Fields very well. I think when I used to take my kids to Corams Fields the museum can't have been open. I remember it as offices. Thanks for the heads up, though - I will investigate. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-72283625705797782792013-01-03T17:15:07.306-05:002013-01-03T17:15:07.306-05:00I'm so glad they made a museum to preserve thi...I'm so glad they made a museum to preserve this interesting part of history. It's both sad and uplifting.<br /><br />Great post!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938841714182436845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-15555349170405262772013-01-03T15:14:28.304-05:002013-01-03T15:14:28.304-05:00Thank you for this enlightening post Lulu, I love ...Thank you for this enlightening post Lulu, I love that the hospital was inspired by "the burgeoning fashion for charity and benevolence"... we need that kind of fashion these days! :)Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322271469817357427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-52743875786244293542013-01-03T15:05:53.954-05:002013-01-03T15:05:53.954-05:00Such a lovely collection you have put together yet...Such a lovely collection you have put together yet again. Touching tribute to a kind man. Well done, Lulu.LOLfromPasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885733052838545978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-28730369731287412922013-01-03T13:21:39.100-05:002013-01-03T13:21:39.100-05:00Thanks so much all - it was a truly heartbreaking,...Thanks so much all - it was a truly heartbreaking, yet inspiring place and chapter in social history.LONDONLULUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306334892097839949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-9232599300022929652013-01-03T12:42:25.210-05:002013-01-03T12:42:25.210-05:00Love the collage on top. Both shots are beautiful!...Love the collage on top. Both shots are beautiful! Happy 2013.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-91087992079740746042013-01-03T10:13:15.292-05:002013-01-03T10:13:15.292-05:00What a great tribute to a great man. I love that a...What a great tribute to a great man. I love that adults can only enter when accompanied by a child. A perfect park!Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196896008652939537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-79312450030365524532013-01-03T09:37:11.841-05:002013-01-03T09:37:11.841-05:00Thank you for a moving post today. We need to reme...Thank you for a moving post today. We need to remember this sort of story, as an inspiration for us every single day.Lynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092690457095379968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-48255025014478817522013-01-03T08:52:31.076-05:002013-01-03T08:52:31.076-05:00Thank goodness for people like Thomas Coram hey Lu...Thank goodness for people like Thomas Coram hey Lulu, even way back then there were heroes. What a wonderful staircase in the museum, trying to imagine how it would be with children running up and down. PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-58880334865063838402013-01-03T07:11:32.222-05:002013-01-03T07:11:32.222-05:00love that adults are only allowed with a child...s...love that adults are only allowed with a child...seems fitting...Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929317240115628792.post-14273193698897249322013-01-03T01:45:47.788-05:002013-01-03T01:45:47.788-05:00What a heart rending yet inspiring world!What a heart rending yet inspiring world!Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.com