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The Quarrier's Story Anna Magnusson

The Quarrier's Story By Anna Magnusson

The Quarrier's Story by Anna Magnusson


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Summary

In 1878, Glasgow shoemaker William Quarrier founded an organisation which offered help to the thousands of destitute children in Glasgow's slums. It runs a diverse range of support and care programmes for children, adults and families. Exploring the stories of the people of Quarrier, this is a detailed record of the organisation's evolution.

The Quarrier's Story Summary

The Quarrier's Story: A History of Quarriers by Anna Magnusson

In 1878, Glasgow shoemaker William Quarrier founded an organisation which offered help to the thousands of destitute children in Glasgow's infamous slums. A few years later, Quarrier's Village was opened, providing a refuge to the abandoned and the orphaned in the rolling fields of Renfrewshire. Since these beginnings, Quarrier's has cared for over 40,000 children in need. It now runs a diverse range of support and care programmes for children, adults and families in 85 projects across Britain. Here, Anna Magnusson explores the stories of the people of Quarrier's past and present, and celebrates the achievements of the charity over the last century. The result is a detailed record of the organisation's evolution and an inspiring story of one man's legacy.

About Anna Magnusson

Anna Magnusson is a radio producer and broadcaster with BBC Scotland. In 1984 she published the first edition of The Village, the history of Quarrier's Homes, and in 1996 produced a two-part radio documentary about the Quarrier's Home Children, sent to Canada as part of a mass child emigration movement.

Additional information

GOR001829374
9781841584942
1841584940
The Quarrier's Story: A History of Quarriers by Anna Magnusson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Birlinn General
20061004
208
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