Workhouses Collection (page 7)

Bolton Workhouse Site Map
A map of the Bolton Union workhouse site, Lancashire. Date: 1915

Bedford Board of Guardians
Bedford Poor Law Union Board of Guardians Date: 1907

Whitby Board of Guardian, Mulgrave Castle
Whitby Board of Guardians on an outing to Mulgrave Castle, Yorkshire Date: 1930

A view of Cleveland Street in the Fitzrovia area of London. The large building right of centre is the Middlesex Hospital out-patients department

The Workhouse, St James, Parish, London from Ackermanns Repository of Arts
810296 The Workhouse, St James, Parish, London from Ackermanns Repository of Arts, 1809 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Rowlandson, T.(1756-1827) & Pugin

St Marylebone Workhouse Inmates
Aged male inmates of Londons St Marylebone workhouse sit in their airing yard, chatting, reading newspapers and smoking pipes. Date: circa 1905

The Westminster Unions industrial school for pauper children, opened in 1851 on St James Road, Wandsworth. From 1904, it was used as a workhouse by the Wandsworth Union

The Feoffees House or Feoffees Hall, erected as a parish workhouse in the 1730s at Ecclesfield, near Sheffield, West Yorkshire. Date: Unknown

Basingstoke Union Workhouse
A view of part of the Basingstoke Union workhouse, Hampshire Date unknown

Troops at Kells Workhouse
Troops camped at Kells Union workhouse, County Meath, Ireland. They had been sent to the area to quell unrest caused by the Duke of Leinsters attempts to evict Irish tenants from his properties

Thurgarton Incorporation Workhouse Plan
Plan of the Thurgarton Incorporation Workhouse erected in 1824 near Southwell, Nottinghamshire. It was designed by the Rev. John T Becher and William Nicholson. Date: 1828

St Olaves Union Institution, Ladywell
Bird s-eye view of the design for the St Olaves Union Institution for the Aged and Infirm Poor, Ladywell, South London. The architects were Newman and Newman of London. Date: 1897

St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, Rackham Street
The St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, Rackham Street, London. It was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: 1881

Stockbridge Union Workhouse, Hampshire
A view of the landscaped entrance to the Stockbridge Union Workhouse. Two men, perhaps the workhouse master and his son, stand in the garden. Date: early 1900s

Smallburgh Workhouse Nurses
Nurses at the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk. Date: circa 1910

Smallburgh Workhouse
A view of the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk. Date: early 1900s

Smallburgh Workhouse Master
The Master of the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk, believed to be Frank Owen. Date: circa 1910

Smallburgh Workhouse Children
Children and staff at the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk Date: circa 1910

Norwich Workhouse
A view of the entrance to the Norwich Union workhouse, Norfolk. Date: circa 1920

Newcastle in Emlyn workhouse
An aerial view of the Newcastle in Emlyn Union workhouse, Carmarthenshire. Date: Date unknown

Mountfield Parish Workhouse
The former parish workhouse at Mountfield, Sussex. Date: circa 1908

Marston Green Cottage Homes, Birmingham
Entrance lodge at the childrens cottage homes at Marston Green, near Birmingham. Date: circa 1921

1751 Local Act St Margaret and St John, Westminster
The front page of 1751 Local Act obtained by the joint parishes of St Margaret and St John, Westminster for the better relief and employment of the poor Date: 1751

Hungerford Union Workhouse
A view of the Hungerford Union workhouse, Berkshire, designed by the architect S.O. Foden. Date: Date unknown

Hunslet Workhouse, Leeds
The design by architect J.H. Morton for the new Hunslet Union workhouse, near Leeds, West Yorkshire, erected in 1903. Date: 1903

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

Downs Schools, Sutton, Surrey
The Downs Schools on Banstead Road, Sutton, acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1902 for treating children with ringworm. The site later became the Downs Childrens Hospital

Bridge Union Workhouse, Kent
A view of the frontage of the Bridge Union Workhouse, Kent. Date: early 1900s

Rowton House on Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel
Exterior of the Rowton House from the south west on Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built

Tralee former workhouse - Main building. Tralee is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. Date: 2002

DEATH RELIEVES THE POOR
DEATH - THE TRUE RELIEVING OFFICER Dedicated without permission to the Poor Law Board Date: 1868

Interior of a workhouse in the St Jamess Parish (coloured engraving)
603854 Interior of a workhouse in the St Jamess Parish (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of a workhouse in the St Jamess Parish, London)

Instititution for the houseless poor (engraving)
603853 Instititution for the houseless poor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from the Illustrated Times (published on 11 December 1858)

Transformation scenes in real life (engraving)
603851 Transformation scenes in real life (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Graphic (published on 16 January 1875)

New Ward for the Casual Poor at Marylebone Workhouse (engraving)
1620579 New Ward for the Casual Poor at Marylebone Workhouse (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Ward for the Casual Poor at Marylebone Workhouse)

The unemployed and the workhouse (colour litho)
3094684 The unemployed and the workhouse (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The unemployed and the workhouse)

Old Age, a Study at the Westminster Union (engraving)
1059721 Old Age, a Study at the Westminster Union (engraving) by Herkomer, Hubert von (1849-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Age, a Study at the Westminster Union)

"Truth s"Christmas Toy Fund, the Show at the Albert Hall (engraving)
1064131 " Truth s" Christmas Toy Fund, the Show at the Albert Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Truth s" Christmas Toy Fund)

Workhouses in Canterbury and Andover (engraving)
1617429 Workhouses in Canterbury and Andover (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Workhouses in Canterbury and Andover)

Hambledon workhouse
The Hambledon Union workhouse, originally erected in 1786. The site later became Hambledon Hospital and then Hambledon Homes

St Johns Childrens Home, Ipswich
Boys pose in the garden of the St Johns Childrens Home on Bloomfield Street in Ipswich. The home was opened in 1879 by the Ipswich Poor Law Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

New Asylum for Fatherless Children, Reedham 1858
Exterior of the new Asylum for Fatherless Children, at Couisdon, near Croydon. Date: 1858

Canterbury Union Workhouse proposal 1846
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

Scarborough New Workhouse
A birds eye view of Scarborough New Workhouse, situated in Dean Street, leading to the Cemetery. Date: 1860

Holloway prison
Birds-eye view of the new London city prison and House of Correction, Holloway, that opened on 6th of October 1852, with 371 males and 93 female prisoners. Date: 1853

St. Pancras new infirmary, Highgate 1870
St. Pancras Workhouse North Infirmary at Highgate, North London, was erected in 1868 - 1871. Designed by Messrs John Giles & Biven, Date: 1870

New Workhouse, Upper Holloway, London 1870
Exterior of the intended building for erection of a workhouse, at Upper Holloway, for the parish of St. Mary, Islington, containing about seven acres and tree quarters of land. Date: 1870

Homes for Little Boys at Farningham 1905
Homeless and destitute children at Homes for Little Boys, Farningham, Swanley. Young boys given a training in a trade or schooling to provide them with the best opportunities for their adulthood

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