Chorlton Collection

Withington Hospital, Manchester
Entrance to Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. A horse and carriage stands outside the gates

Childrens nursery, Chorlton Union Cottage Homes, Styal
View inside a childrens nursery at the cottage homes in Styal, Cheshire, with a large group of girls and boys posing for their photograph

Chorlton Union Cottage Homes, Styal, Cheshire
Main avenue at Chorlton Union Cottage Homes, Styal, Cheshire. The homes were opened by the Chorlton Union in 1898 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Langho Colony, Ribblesdale, Lancashire
Aerial view of the Langho Colony set up in 1906 by the Chorlton and Manchester Unions for the treatment of patients suffering from epilepsy

The Green, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Lancashire
The Green, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, near Stretford, Lancashire, England. Date: 1920s

Chorlton cum Hardy early 1900's

Monyhull Colony home 1908
An inmates home at the Monyhull Colony, Birmingham. The colony, for Sane Epileptics and Feeble Minded Persons, was opened in 1908 by the Birmingham, Aston and Kings Norton Poor Law Unions

Nell Lane Hospital, Manchester
Aerial view of Nell Lane Hospital, Withington, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. The cross shaped block (left of centre) was the main workhouse building

Nell Lane Hospital and Institution, Manchester
Aerial view of Nell Lane Hospital at Didsbury, near Withington, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. The cross shaped block (above centre) was the main workhouse building

Manchester City FC football team 1934-1935. Back row: Chorlton (Trainer), Dale, Busby (Captain), Cowan, Swift, Donnelly, Bray, Percival, Barkas, Barnett (Assistant Trainer)

Procession, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Lancashire
Procession, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, near Stretford, Lancashire, England. Showing W Beardow - Shoe & Bootmaker ands Gregson - Gents Outfitter, Hatter & Hosier Date: 1910s

Chorlton Hospital, Manchester
Entrance to Chorlton Hospital, part of the large complex of buildings on Nell Lane, Withington - originally the Chorlton Union workhouse

Galloway Home, Whalley Range, Cheshire
Children stand in front of the Galloway Home at 34 Upper Chorlton Road, Whalley Range, near Manchester The home was established in 1875 by Miss Galloway who, for 35 years, ran it single-handed

Nurses at Withington, Lancashire
A group of uniformed women, thought to be nurses at the Chorlton Union workhouse in Withington near Manchester. Each is wearing a leather belt with keys attached. Date: Date unknown

Pierrots at Langho Colony, Ribblesdale, Lancashire
The Blackwites pierrot troupe at the Langho Colony in 1925. The colony, at Langho in Ribblesdale, Lancashire, was set up in 1906 by the Chorlton

Nell Lane Military Hospital, Manchester
A group of uniformed military personnel and nurses pose in front of the Nell Lane Military Hospital, Withington, Manchester

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