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Union Workhouse, Cootehill, County Cavan, IrelandFemale lunatic inmates sit in an airing yard at the Cootehill Union Workhouse, County Cavan, Ireland
Irish gentleman in a whisky bar in Dublin prison, 1821Irish gentleman in Croftons whisky and beer bar in Dublin prison, 1821. Bankrupt Brian Boru with his friends in the taproom drinking with criminals and debtors. The Tap in Sheriffs Prison
Christmas Day in the WorkhouseIllustration and opening verses of In the Workhouse: Christmas Day - better known as Christmas Day in the Workhouse, written by George R Sims in 1877
Bristol Childrens Cottage Homes, DownendA view of the childrens cottage homes at Downend, Bristol. A young inmate stands in front of one of the houses. The homes were established in the early 1900s by the Bristol Board of Guardians to
Inkerman Barracks, Woking, SurreyA view of the entrance to Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Surrey. The buildings were originally opened in 1860 as an invalid prison for convicts not fit enough to be sent to Dartmoor
Girls room, Aylesbury Borstal, BuckinghamshireA typical inmates room at the Aylesbury girls borstal, Buckinghamshire, established in 1909 as a youth prison for those aged 16 to 21
Leicester Union Cottage Homes, Countesthorpe, LeicsThree small inmates stand in front of a water tower at the Leicester Union cottage homes at Countesthorpe, Leicestershire
Complaint by Workhouse Master at Chipping Norton, OxfordshirA formal complaint by Richard Brown, master of the Chipping Norton workhouse, against casual ward inmate Charles King who had refused to perform the work demanded of him. Date: 1904
Medway Union Workhouse Death NoticeDeath notice for inmate Emily Winkfield issued by the Medway Union workhouse. Date: 1924
St Marylebone Workhouse InmatesAged male inmates of Londons St Marylebone workhouse sit in their airing yard, chatting, reading newspapers and smoking pipes. Date: circa 1905
Kind Edward VII visits the Newmarket Workhouse and talks to a young inmate, who is resting in a cane day-bed and playing his mandolin. Date: 1904
Womens Dining Hall at St Pancras Workhouse, LondonRows of inmate eating dinner in the womens dining hall at the St Pancras Workhouse. Date: 1897
Padded cell, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireA padded cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, used to hold mentally disturbed or violent prisoners. Some kind of calendar is scratched on the door. The inmate sits, head in hands
Workhouse dining hall, Oliver Twist film, 1948A workhouse dining hall interior, from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. The religious mottos reminded the inmates that due gratitude was in order for the care they were receiving
Central London District School, HanwellDistant view of the Central London District Schools at Hanwell, also known as the Cuckoo Schools. The schools were opened in 1856 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
UK Prisoner in a Straitjacket Date: 1920s
Wardress and suffragette inmate, Holloway PrisonA suffragette in Holloway Prison, dressed in prison uniform is given her orders by a stern looking wardress to take a bucket of dirty water to clean her cell
Prison reformer John Howard visiting a prisonAn engraving of Francis Wheatleys 1787 painting of John Howard Visiting and Relieving the Miseries of a Prison. Howard (third from right) (1726-1790)
Lambeth Union Workhouse, Renfrew Road, LondonIn 1871-3, a new Lambeth workhouse was built at Renfrew Road to a design by Thomas W Aldwinckle. In 1896, the future star of the silent screen Charles Chaplin (then aged seven)
Industrial Farm Colony, Duxhurst, SurreyInmates at the Industrial Farm Colony for Female Inebriates, Duxhurst, Surrey. Founded in 1895 by Lady Henry Somerset, the colony provided care for women alcoholics
Arnos Court Reformatory for Girls, BristolInmates and staff at Arnos Court Reformatory for Roman Catholic Girls in Bristol, opened in 1856. It was later known as St Josephs Reformatory, then in 1933 became St Josephs Approved School
Holborn Union Workhouse Farm and Gas Works, MitchamThe workhouse farm located near the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Pigs feed from troughs while workhouse inmates stand nearby. A gasometer is visible at the left
Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham, SurreyThe dining hall at the Holborn Union workhouse in Mitcham, Surrey. The uniformed inmates sit at benches in segregated sections - the men can be seen at the rear of the hall
Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary, womens wardAn old womens ward in the Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary on Charles Street (later Bakers Row, now Vallance Road), East London
Suffragette in prison Votes for WomenA suffragette is seated inside a prison cell. Note the graffiti on the walls. The rhyme, addressed to the inmate reads, While you remain a suffragetteA velentine you ll never getWhat man would ever
St Josephs Home for Boys, Hinton Martell, DorsetYoungest inmate stands next to a bicycle at the St Josephs Home for Boys, Hinton Martell, near Wimborne, Dorset. Date: circa 1909
National Childrens Home, Harpenden - DispensaryA nurse provides medical attention to an inmate of the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. The room contains medical equipment, an adjustable chair and jars of chemical solutions
Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmate in CellUniformed inmate of Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory seated in her cell. Date: 1908
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - UniformsStaff and inmate uniforms at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline
Suffragette Lunatic Asylum. Inmate of Lunatic Asylum tells mannish suffragette in tweed suit, spats and hat, What! You, a militant suffragette! Pooh
Inmate carrying a plate of food and a cooking potOn a Fleischlose. An inmate carrying a plate of food and a cooking pot. Robert Walker
Pauper Lunatic CertificateA 1926 Pauper Lunatic Certificate certifying that workhouse inmate Ada Wheelhouse was feeble-minded and fit to remain in the workhouse, categorised as a lunatic
Church Farm School, East Barnet, HertfordshireA inmate feeding a pig at the East Barnet Farm School, established in 1863 as a boys industrial school. Date: 1917
Girl from St Olaves Home, ExeterAnnie - an inmate of St Olaves Home For Girls, Bartholomew Street, Exeter, Devon. The home was opened in 1894 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s
Former Kitchener Home Boy in CanadaA former inmate of the Kitchener Memorial Home For Boys, 122 Hillfield Avenue, Hornsey, after his emigration to Canada. The home, operated by the Waifs and Strays Society, could house 50 boys
Merxplas (or Merksplas) Labour Colony, BelgiumA new inmate arrives in the director principals carriage at the labour colony and beggars depot at Merxplas (or Merksplas), Belgium. Date: 1904
Illness Notice, Malmesbury Workhouse, WiltshireA notice sent by Mr C.M. Gane, master of the Malmesbury Union workhouse, to a friend or relative of inmate Hezekiah Coster informing them that Coster was very ill. Date: 1896
Suffragette inmates, Holloway PrisonA group of suffragettes, wearing prison uniform of quaint Dutch style caps and aprons at Holloway Prison, sort through a basket of old shoes, trying to find a pair to fit
Gymnastics display, Market Weighton Reformatory, YorkshireA gymnastics display by inmates of the Yorkshire Roman Catholic Reformatory for Boys at Market Weighton, East Yorkshire, opened in 1856
Prisoner of war camp, Catterick, YorkshireA group of six inmates pose amongst flower beds at a World War One prisoner of war camp at Catterick, North Yorkshire
Inmates of the Chelsea workhouse, LondonElderly male inmates relax in a garden of the Chelsea workhouse, London. Some are smoking pipes, some are reading newspapers, others are feeding birds
Entrance to Wigmore Schools, West MidlandsThe entrance and receiving block at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. A woman in uniform and a boy stand on either side of the archway
Boiler Room, Wigmore Schools, West MidlandsThe boiler room at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The schools engineer and four young helpers stand alongside massive lumps of coal
Band and parade at Mettray Colony, FranceA band and parade of inmates at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s, the colony pioneered the cottage homes system where boys lived in small
Hammocks in dormitory, Mettray Colony, FranceView of a dormitory at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France, with a few boys asleep in their hammocks
Kitchens, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonStaff and inmate helpers in the kitchens at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. Kitchen fittings include a large cooking range and two coppers
Four young inmates, Wigmore Schools, West MidlandsFour young inmates (two boys and two girls) at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The boys are in band uniform and hold a trumpet or cornet
General view of Mettray Colony, FranceGeneral view of the church and houses at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s