Inmates 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)

Union Workhouse, Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland
Female lunatic inmates sit in an airing yard at the Cootehill Union Workhouse, County Cavan, Ireland

Pentonville Prison, Islington, North London
An aerial view of Pentonville Prison in Islington, North London. The prison was opened in 1842 as the new Model Prison, on the separate system

Driffield Union workhouse, East Yorkshire
The entrance to the union workhouse (or Poor Law Institution) on Bridlington Road, Driffield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Two inmates can be seen on the left, sitting on a bench

Christmas Day in the Workhouse
Illustration and opening verses of In the Workhouse: Christmas Day - better known as Christmas Day in the Workhouse, written by George R Sims in 1877

Great Barr Colony, Staffordshire
Great Barr colony for mental defectives, opened circa 1918 by the Walsall and West Bromwich Joint Committee to house people with severe learning difficulties

St Mary in the Fields Childrens Colony, Mayfield, Sussex
Inmates of the St Mary in the Fields Childrens Colony, Mayfield, Sussex Date: circa 1924

Cell Block Interior, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
The interior of a cell block at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. Cells line the open galleries which have a safety net strung across to prevent inmates falling

West Derby Union, Liverpool - Belmont Road workhouse
The Belmont Road workhouse opened in 1890 by Liverpools West Derby Union. It catered primarily for able-bodied inmates and vagrants, providing daily out-relief in return for manual labour. Date: 1925

Bermondsey Military Hospital, London
Bermondsey Military Hospital operated during the First World War on the premises of the St Olaves Union workhouse at Ladywell, near Lewisham, in south east London

Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry visits women at Newgate
Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) on a visit to Newgate Prison, London. In 1817, Fry and a group of like-minded, mostly Quaker, women formed the Ladies Association for the Reformation of the Female Prisoners

Leicester Union Cottage Homes, Countesthorpe, Leics
Three small inmates stand in front of a water tower at the Leicester Union cottage homes at Countesthorpe, Leicestershire

Male inmates at Cardiff Union Workhouse, Glamorgan
A group of elderly male inmates, accompanied by a nurse, at the Cardiff Union workhouse located on Cowbridge Road, Cardiff

Union Workhouse, Wincanton, Somerset
The Wincanton Union workhouse, Somerset, with extensive vegetable gardens in front which were cultivated by the workhouse inmates. The workhouse opened in 1838 and was designed by George Wilkinson

Lancaster Nazareth House - young inmates
Younger children on the steps of the Nazareth House at Lancaster, run by the Sisters of Nazareth. Date: circa1913

Exminster Industrial School
Inmates stand in front of the Exminster Industrial School, Devon

Fife and Kinross Asylum, Cupar, Fife
A distant view of the Fife and Kinross Asylum, Cupar. What appear to be inmates can be seen on the grass and pathway. Date: circa 1904

Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmates at Work in Laundry
Staff supervise inmates ironing washing in laundry of Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory. Date: 1908

Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Carpentry Class
A carpentry class for inmates of Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental

Edinburgh Industrial School, Liberton, Gardening
Inmates gardening at Dr Guthries Original Industrial School for Boys, Liberton, Edinburgh. Date: circa 1899

Transfer of inmates to new Fylde Union Workhouse
The removal of inmates from the Fylde Unions old workhouse at Kirkham to its new premises at Medlar-with-Wesham. Scenes include children, elderly inmates, staff, and beds in a dormitory. Date: 1907

Milton Industrial School, Alexandra Road, Farnborough
Inmates and staff of the Milton Industrial School, Alexandra Road, Farnborough Date: 1912

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon
Jeremy Benthams proposed panopticon workhouse or industry house for up to 2000 inmates. The scheme, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved

Laundry at Shirley Schools, near Croydon, Surrey
Inmates ironing clothes and linen in the laundry at the Shirley Schools, near Croydon, Surrey, established in 1904 by the St Olave Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Wandsworth Prison / Letter
Built in 1851 and originally called the Surrey House of Correction. The inmates writing letters

Elizabeth Fry (Quiver)
ELIZABETH FRY - Prison reformer, quaker and philanthropist. Here she visits inmates of Newgate Prison

Blantyre House Detention Centre, Goudhurst
Inmates lined up on for the one o clock parade at the Blantyre House Detention Centre for young offenders, Goudhurst, Kent. Date: circa 1950

Sunday School Union Holiday Home, Clacton
Inmates and staff outside the Sunday School Union Holiday Home, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Date: circa 1910

Elizabeth Fry Reading Scriptures at Newgate Prison
Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry gives a Bible reading to female inmates at London's Newgate Prison. Date: Date unknown

Eventide: A Scene at the Westminster Union - von Herkomer
Eventide: A Scene at the Westminster Union is an 1878 work by the social realist painter Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914). It depicts women at St James's Workhouse, in Soho, London

Burnley Workhouse Inmates
A group photograph of elderly female inmates at Burnley Union workhouse, Lancashire

Waifs and Strays Boys Home, Burgess Hill
Inmates of the Waifs and Strays Society Boys Home, Burgess Hill, Sussex. Date: 1922

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

London Asylum for the Deaf, Margate Branch
Two children, identified as Evan Williams (with Indian clubs) and Rhoda Pippeck (with barbells), both inmates of the Margate branch of the London Asylum for the Support and Education of the Deaf

Ruysselede Reformatory, West Flanders - Inmates Parade
Inmates on parade at the Boys Agricultural Reform School at Ruysselede Reformatory at Ruysselede, West Flanders, Belgium. Date: circa 1909

Ruysselede Reformatory, West Flanders - Refectory
Inmates lay tables in the refectory at the Boys Agricultural Reform School at Ruysselede, West Flanders, Belgium. Date: circa 1909

New Hall Prison and Camp, Wakefield
Inmates carrying tools walk between huts at the New Hall Training Prison and Camp, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. A large bell hangs overhead. Date: circa 1945

Leyhill Prison Carpentry Class
Inmates of Leyhill Prison, Gloucestershire, in a hobby carpentry class. One is making a small rocking horde, another working on model sailing ships. Date: circa 1945

Hill Hall Training Prison, Essex
Inmates in the reading room of Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, Theydon Mount, Essex. Date: circa 1950

Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, Essex
Inmates at work in the kitchen of Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, Theydon Mount, Essex. Date: circa 1950

Feltham Borstal Library
Inmates and staff in the library at Feltham Borstal, Middlesex Date: circa 1945

Wandsworth Prison Laundry
Inmates at work in the laundry at Wandsworth Prison, London. Some are irong and folding large sheets. Date: circa 1945

Chapel / Dining Hall at Old Workhouse, Hunslet, Leeds
The Dining Hall of the old Hunslet Union workhouse, near Leeds, West Yorkshire, which was also used as the inmates chapel. Rows of benches are set with cutlery for a meal

Wolverhampton Training Home for Destitute Orphan Girls
Three inmates stand outside the Training Home for Destitute Orphan Girls, St Judes Road, Wolverhampton

Prescoed Camp, near Usk, Monmouthshire
Prescoed Camp used to house well-behaved inmates from the nearby Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire. Date: circa 1945

Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire
Silhouetted inmates at work in a corridor at Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire. Date: circa 1945

The Rauhe Haus, Hamburg
Inmates outside the Rauhe Haus, Hamburg. The establishment was founded in 1833 to provide industrial training for poor boys

Portland Borstal Silent Hour
Silent Hour at the Borstal in Portland, Dorset. Inmates were expected to use the time in reading, writing letters etc. Date: 1945

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