Its purpose was to care for and educate children whose fathers were lost at sea .
Reddam House was founded in 1827 as the Merchant Seaman s ' Orphanage in the City of London .
Reddam House 's purpose was to care for and educate children whose fathers were lost at sea .
Reddam House was founded in 1827 as the Merchant Seaman s ' Orphanage in the City of London .