Workhouses Collection (page 24)

Uppingham Auxiliary Hospital, Rutland
The Uppingham Auxiliary Hospital operated during World War One in the premises of the Uppingham Union workhouse, Leicester Road, Uppingham, Rutland

Wayland Union Workhouse, Rockland All Saints, Norfolk
The Wayland Union workhouse at Rockland All Saints, Norfolk. The building, erected in 1836-7, is believed to have been designed by William Thorold or William J Donthorn

St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, West London
The St Marylebone workhouse infirmary on Rackham Street, North Kensington, West London. The buildings, opened in 1881, were designed by Messrs Henry Saxon Snell and Son

Wednesfield Cottage Homes, Staffordshire
Main drive at the Wednesfield Cottage Homes, Staffordshire, were established by the Wolverhampton Union in 1890 at a site on Amos Lane, to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Matrons Block, Poplar Union Schools, Essex
Matrons Block of the Poplar Schools, established in 1906 between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex, to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Workhouse Fire Brigade, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
The workhouse fire brigade at Stoke on Trent - the firemen were all workhouse officers with other full-time duties. One of the officers sits on one of the brigades large ladders

Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home, Alton, Hampshire
A group of physically disabled children have an outdoor lesson at the Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home, Alton, Hampshire. Some hold crutches while other lie on wooden beds or in a pram

Mullers No. 1 Orphanage, Ashley Down, Bristol
The No. 1 orphanage established by George Muller at Ashley Down, Bristol

Parish Workhouse, Uckfield, Sussex
The former Uckfield parish workhouse on Belmont Road, Uckfield, Sussex

Union Workhouse, Stafford, Staffordshire
The Stafford Union workhouse, erected in 1837-8 on Marston Road, Stafford. The architect was Thomas Trubshaw who gave the main building an unusually elaborate design for its day

St Lukes Hospital, Halifax, West Yorkshire
A birds eye view of St Lukes Hospital at Skircoat, Halifax, West Yorkshire, opened in 1901 as the Halifax Union workhouse infirmary

3rd Southern Hospital, Cowley Road, Oxford
A view of the long driveway of the 3rd Southern General Hospital (Cowley Section), Oxford, a First World War military hospital. A soldier in uniform stands at the gate

Framlingham Parish Workhouse, Essex
Parish workhouse in the courtyard of Framlingham Castle, Essex. It was originally established in 1664 then rebuilt in 1729

Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire

Union Workhouse, Battle, Sussex
The Battle Union workhouse, designed by Frederick Thatcher, was erected in 1840. It later became Battle Hospital

Holborn Schools, Mitcham, Surrey
Holborn Schools, High Street, Mitcham, Surrey - originally established in 1856 in the grounds of Eagle House. The Schools provided accommodation

Union Workhouse, Axbridge, Somerset
The workhouse, designed by Samuel Welch, was erected in 1837 on West Street in Axbridge. It later became St Johns Hospital

Union Workhouse, Lewes, Sussex
The Lewes Union workhouse, erected in In 1868 on De Montfort Road, Lewes, Sussex. In 1902, after its closure as a workhouse

Christmas at Hastings Union Workhouse, Sussex
A Christmas celebration at Hastings workhouse, Sussex, with inmates and staff wearing a variety of hats

Union Workhouse and Infirmary, Birmingham
Aerial view of the Birmingham Union workhouse and infirmary on Dudley Road, Birmingham. The workhouse, opened in 1852, is the cross-shaped building just above right of centre of the picture

Nurses Home, Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire
The Hailey Nurses Home at the Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire. The colony, for what were then termed mental defectives

Mitford and Launditch Union Workhouse, Gressenhall, Norfolk
The Mitford and Launditch Union workhouse at Gressenhall, Norfolk, originally opened in 1777 by the Mitford and Launditch Hundreds Incorporation

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cottage Homes, Ponteland
Childrens cottage homes at Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne. The homes were erected in 1901 by the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Union to accommodate pauper children away from the workhouse

North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton, Middlesex
The North Middlesex Hospital at Tanners End, Edmonton, erected in 1910 as the infirmary of the Edmonton Union workhouse. During the First World War it operated as Edmonton Military Hospital

Union Workhouse Infirmary, East Preston, Sussex
The infirmary at the East Preston Union workhouse, Sussex. The workhouse was rebuilt in 1872-3 with the new infirmary and nurses home added in 1906

Hammersmith Hospital, London
Aerial view of Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, Hammersmith, West London, originally opened in 1905 as the Hammersmith workhouse and infirmary

Bridgwater Union Childrens Home, Cannington, Somerset
The childrens cottage home established in the early 1900s by the Bridgwater Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Union Workhouse, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
The Peterborough Union Workhouse, Cambridgeshire, erected in 1836 on Thorpe Road in Peterborough. It was designed by Bryan Browning. The site later became Peterborough District Hospital

Aston Union Cottage Homes, Erdington, Birmingham
Aerial view of Aston Unions cottage homes which were opened in 1899 at Erdington, Birmingham. They housed pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

Union Workhouse, Docking, Norfolk
Entrance to the Docking Union workhouse, Norfolk. The building, designed by John Brown, was opened in 1836 at a site on Heacham Road to the west of Docking

Central London District Schools, Hanwell, Middlesex
Entrance lodge of the Central London District Schools at Hanwell, Middlesex, also known as the Cuckoo Schools. A drinking fountain stands outside the gate

Union Workhouse, Coventry, Warwickshire
The Union Quadrangle, part of the Coventry Union workhouse, Warwickshire. The workhouse was first established in around 1801 on the site of the former Whitefriars monastery

Parish Workhouse, Hooe, Sussex
The former parish workhouse at Hooe, located on Hooe Common, Sussex

Union Workhouse Infirmary, Hambledon, Surrey
Infirmary building at the Hambledon Union workhouse in Surrey

Sinking an Artesian Well, Union Workhouse, Aylsham, Norfolk
The firm of F.H. Buckingham sinking an artesian well at Aylsham Union workhouse in 1923. The workhouse, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1848-9 at Aylsham

Workhouse Infirmary, Kingston, Surrey
The infirmary at the Kingston Union workhouse, erected In 1897-9. During the First World War it was used for military casualties. In 1920, it was renamed Kingston and District Hospital

The Workhouse Gate
A homeless girl waits at the workhouse gate

Visiting a Colleague
An actor visits an old colleague, fallen on hard times, in the workhouse

Women Rusting Out
Old women rusting out in the workhouse

Bishopsgate Workhouse
A view of the Bishopsgate workhouse in London

Canterbury Union Workhouse proposal
An isometrical view of the proposed Workhouse to be built at Canterbury, Kent. The design was presented by Henry Parker, a former Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, at a meeting in November 1846

Charity / Workhouse / Shoes
Shoemaking instruction at a Poor Law Institution

Marylebone Workhouse
London : the Casual Ward for overnight lodgers, at Marylebone Workhouse

Men Chop Wood
Men chopping wood in the workhouse

Westminster Union
Women at the Westminster Union workhouse

St Martins Workhouse
London : homeless women waiting to be admitted to St Martins Workhouse for women

Lambeth Workhouse
London : overnight lodging for homeless women at Lambeth Workhouse

Marylebone Dinnertime
London : dinner time at Marylebone Workhouse

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