Wards Collection

Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County Durham
Aerial view of Shotley Bridge Hospital, County Durham. It was originally opened by the Gateshead Union in 1912 as a TB sanatorium (far right of picture)

Map of the City of Dublin, 1797
Map of the City of Dublin, Ireland. Published in 1797, this map includes details of the canals being built at the time. Canal Harbour (lower right)

Ward C3 at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, 11th August 1969

Union Workhouse, Brighton, Sussex
Brighton Union workhouse on Race Hill, at Elm Grove in Brighton, Sussex, which opened in 1867. From 1915 to 1920 it was the Kitchener Indian Hospital and later became Brighton General Hospital

Advertisement for hammocks for workhouse vagrant wards
A 1900 advertisement from the Grantham company of Carlton * Co. for the supply of hammocks to workhouses for use in their casual wards which provided overnight accommodation for tramps and vagrants

St Thomass Hospital, One of the wards (photo)
606499 St Thomass Hospital, One of the wards (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Thomass Hospital, One of the wards; from The Illustrated London News)

Mr Bumble refusing Darby and Joan entry to the Workhouse together. Men and women were housed in separate wards
527877 Mr Bumble refusing Darby and Joan entry to the Workhouse together. Men and women were housed in separate wards and old couples were reluctant to spend their last days apart

Private William Jones defending one of the wards in the field hospital at the Battle of Rorke's Drift
3432574 Private William Jones defending one of the wards in the field hospital at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, South Africa in January 1879, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June

A Miserable Plight': Cartoon commenting on the barbarous practice of separating husbands and wives
527875 A Miserable Plight': Cartoon commenting on the barbarous practice of separating husbands and wives and placing them in males and female wards in the Workhouse

Joseph Lister (1827-1912), English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery
540242 Joseph Lister (1827-1912), English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery, on his ward round in Glasgow Royal Infirmary c1867, After pencil sketch

The Rotunda in use as a war hospital. Oldway Mansion Paignton. Circa 1916

Wards Island Bridge crossing the Harlem River between Manhattan Island and Wards Island in New York City

The Crichton is an institutional campus in Dumfries, south-west Scotland. It incorporates part of Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, a business park, and Crichton University Campus

General view of one of the wards at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds, with patients lying in their beds and nurses in attendance. 1st May 1964

Alexandra Ward, St Thomas Hospital, London 1903
Alexandra Ward, St Thomas Hospital, London. Photograph showing a girl's wards with comfortable furnishings. Date: 1903

View of the Old Ward of the Saint John's Hospital in Bruges (w/c on paper)
490199 View of the Old Ward of the Saint John's Hospital in Bruges (w/c on paper) by Beerblock, Johannes (1739-1806); Groeningemuseum, Bruges

The Wards at Saint John's Hospital (oil on canvas)
490191 The Wards at Saint John's Hospital (oil on canvas) by Beerblock, Johannes (1739-1806); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490199.); © Art in Flanders

The Queens Visit to the East End, Her Majesty visiting the Wards of the London Hospital (engraving)
1059167 The Queens Visit to the East End, Her Majesty visiting the Wards of the London Hospital (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bedside consultation in Victorian hospital (wood engraving)
3245441 Bedside consultation in Victorian hospital (wood engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

A Christmas Entertainment at Guys Hospital (litho)
1038185 A Christmas Entertainment at Guys Hospital (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Christmas Entertainment at Guys Hospital)

Map of the city and county environs of New York with original characters
1079238 Map of the city and county environs of New York with original characters and illusutrations, 1850, 1850 (black ink on paper, backed with cloth) by American School

Royal Hospital Chelsea, Infirmary Wards 1902
Interior of one of the infirmary wards in Royal Hospital Chelsea

The accommodation of the Chelsea pensioners designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Each ward had 36 veterans sleeping in old oak cubicles with little curtains that could be drawn across

2nd to 20th and 29th and 31st Wards, 1875: Volume 6, Atlas of the City of Philadelphia
3090933 2nd to 20th and 29th and 31st Wards, 1875: Volume 6, Atlas of the City of Philadelphia, 1875 (colour litho) by American School

New Somerset Hospital, Cape Town (b / w photo)
3092336 New Somerset Hospital, Cape Town (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Somerset Hospital, Cape Town)

Poster for the Citizens Volunteer Hospital, Philadelphia, pub. 1862 (colour litho)
2646260 Poster for the Citizens Volunteer Hospital, Philadelphia, pub. 1862 (colour litho) by Queen, James Fuller (1824-c.1877); Private Collection; (add.info.: The hospital opened on September 5)

The New Eye Hospital, opened by the Duke of York (engraving)
1603815 The New Eye Hospital, opened by the Duke of York (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Eye Hospital, opened by the Duke of York)

Sanitary Map of the Town of Leeds, by Stephen Sly for Her Majestys Stationary Office
XCF291069 Sanitary Map of the Town of Leeds, by Stephen Sly for Her Majestys Stationary Office, 1842 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Leeds Library and Information Service, Leeds

A pack of hungry bears penetrated in broad daylight in a hospital in Jakovlevka... (colour litho)
2783719 A pack of hungry bears penetrated in broad daylight in a hospital in Jakovlevka... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Map of the County of New York, showing the wards and police precincts
1079266 Map of the County of New York, showing the wards and police precincts, and location of station houses. 1870 (black and colour ink on paper backed with cloth) by American School

Wards in Beil Naura Hospital, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Wards in Beil Naura Hospital, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Hospital Life, Sketches at the London Hospital, Whitechapel (engraving)
1595962 Hospital Life, Sketches at the London Hospital, Whitechapel (engraving) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hospital Life, Sketches at the London Hospital)

Panoramic View of the Great Battle of the Spanish-American War, the General Assault on Santiago de Cuba on 1 July
1063685 Panoramic View of the Great Battle of the Spanish-American War, the General Assault on Santiago de Cuba on 1 July (engraving) by English School

The Queen at Netley, Her Majesty visiting the Sick and Wounded from the Soudan (litho)
1064059 The Queen at Netley, Her Majesty visiting the Sick and Wounded from the Soudan (litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queen at Netley)

Wards in Chancery (engraving)
1060265 Wards in Chancery (engraving) by Morgan, John (1823-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wards in Chancery. Illustration for The Graphic)

The court of wards and liveries in the time of Queen Elizabeth I (engraving)
672277 The court of wards and liveries in the time of Queen Elizabeth I (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Opening of the New Marylebone Infirmary by the Prince and Princess of Wales (engraving)
1054442 Opening of the New Marylebone Infirmary by the Prince and Princess of Wales (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Views of St Thomass Hospital (litho)
1628056 Views of St Thomass Hospital (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Views of St Thomass Hospital)

The Bristol Royal Infirmary, Elevation, One of the Wards (b / w photo)
3650849 The Bristol Royal Infirmary, Elevation, One of the Wards (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bristol Royal Infirmary, Elevation)

Map of the County of New York, showing the Wards and Police Precincts
1079215 Map of the County of New York, showing the Wards and Police Precincts, and Location of Station Houses. 1870 (ink on paper) by American School

The Royal Free Hospital, Grays Inn Road, London (engraving)
5231128 The Royal Free Hospital, Grays Inn Road, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Free Hospital, Grays Inn Road, London)

The largest asylum for the insane in America (b / w photo)
6002635 The largest asylum for the insane in America (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The largest asylum for the insane in America)

New Years Festival Procession at Yokohama, Japan (engraving)
1613488 New Years Festival Procession at Yokohama, Japan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Years Festival Procession at Yokohama, Japan)

Plan of Bethlem Hospital, Wards, and Gardens (engraving)
1616930 Plan of Bethlem Hospital, Wards, and Gardens (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of Bethlem Hospital, Wards, and Gardens)

The SS "Princess of Wales, "formerly the "Midnight Sun, "now converted into a Hospital-Ship by
1592998 The SS " Princess of Wales, " formerly the " Midnight Sun, " now converted into a Hospital-Ship by the Red Cross Society (litho) by English School

The War, Hospital Work at Wynberg (b / w photo)
1600639 The War, Hospital Work at Wynberg (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War, Hospital Work at Wynberg)

Miss Flite introduces the Wards in Jarndyce to the Lord Chancellor (engraving)
1098773 Miss Flite introduces the Wards in Jarndyce to the Lord Chancellor (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Wards: A Journey Through Time and Space" Step into the world of wards, where stories unfold within the walls of institutions across different eras and locations. From Shotley Bridge General Hospital in County Durham to Union Workhouse in Brighton, these spaces have witnessed countless lives intertwined with hope, healing, and resilience. In 1797 Dublin, a map reveals the intricate layout of the city's wards - each one representing a distinct neighborhood with its own character and charm. Meanwhile, at Rubery Hill Hospital in Birmingham on August 11th, 1969, Ward C3 becomes a sanctuary for those seeking solace amidst chaos. An advertisement from yesteryears highlights hammocks designed for vagrant wards within workhouses - an intriguing glimpse into society's efforts to provide shelter even for those most marginalized. St Thomass Hospital captures a poignant moment frozen in time through a photograph showcasing one of its bustling wards filled with dedicated healthcare professionals tending to their patients' needs. Amidst this tapestry of history emerges a young man dressed casually yet exuding an air of purposeful movement - his white shirt and blue jeans contrasting against the backdrop of various ward settings. In London's Alexandra Ward back in 1903 at St Thomas Hospital, medical advancements shape patient care as doctors strive to heal both body and spirit. As we delve deeper into this captivating narrative about "wards, " our journey takes unexpected turns. The enchanting melody of "The Fairies Song" echoes through corridors as West African Tuareg Horse Warriors transport us to distant lands where warriors become guardians within their own unique ward-like communities. Yet it is impossible to overlook the impact war has had on these spaces too; World War I leaves indelible marks on Ward 33 at the 3rd Northern General Hospital while Ward 29 at Broomhall bears witness to soldiers' struggles during wartime battles. Through all these glimpses into diverse worlds united by the concept of wards, one thing remains constant.