Images of poverty can easily be skimmed over when looking at old photographs but, for me, the sight of the children’s bare feet is a visceral reminder of the reality of their lives.
The photographer is Horace Warner (Spitalfields Nippers published by Spitalfields Life Books)
Many more photographs can be found at Vintage Everyday:
vintage everyday: 30 Astonishing Portraits of London Street Children From the Early 1900s
Catherine Meyrick 