This a photograph of the boys' yard in Edwardian times when it had begun to be used as the Master's garden. The ladies playing croquet are members of his family - not inmates.The photograph shows several features of the building that are now lost or altered. The tall chimneys have gone, and the cupola on the roof has been rebuilt with a different shape. The sills of most windows have been lowered and their cast iron frames replaced. There is no sign now of the wooden structure on the left: this was a 'swing' built for the boys to play on. It is mentioned in this entry from the Minutes of the Board of Guardians in October 1842.