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Borstal Inmates Learning to Cook and BakeInmates in the kitchen of an unidentified Borstal earning to cook and bake. Date: circa 1926
Borstal Inmates First Aid ClassInmates First Aid class at an unidentified Borstal. Date: circa 1926
Borstal Inmates Farm WorkInmates at an unidentified Borstal engaged in harvesting hay. Date: circa 1926
Borstal InmatesInmates in various scenes from at an unidentified Borstal - the poultry yard, gymnasium, bakery, and a party of plumbers and fitters. Date: circa 1926
Borstal Inmates Building a HouseInmates at an unidentified Borstal building a house. Date: circa 1926
Barnardos Convalescent Home, FelixstoweStaff an inmates line up outside Barnardos Convalescent Home, Felixstowe. Date: Date unknown
Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmates Taking ExerciseUniformed inmates at Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory taking exercise. Date: 1908
Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmates in Flower and VegeInmates and staff of the Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory in the institutions flower and vegetable garden. Date: 1908
Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmates Playing DraughtsStaff supervise inmates of Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory playing draughts. There is also a piano in the room. Date: 1908
Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmates Dress-makingInmates of Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory at work making dresses. Date: 1908
Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmates Daily RationsAn illustration of a typical days food rations for inmates of Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory. Date: 1908
Aylesbury Borstal Inmates - Farm WorkUniformed inmates at Aylesbury Girls Borstal tending pigs in the farmyard. Date: circa 1926
Tennal Approved School, Birmingham - bedtime storyThe Headmaster of the Tennal Approved School (formerly Harborne School), Birmingham, reads the inmates a bedtime story over the loudspeaker system in the dormitories. Date: 1940s
Tennal Approved School, Birmingham - Holiday at RhylStaff and inmates of the Tennal Approved School (formerly Harborne School), Birmingham, on holiday at Rhyl Date: 1940s
Standon Farm Industrial School, StaffordshireInmates sweep the yard at the Standon Farm Industrial School, Staffordshire, run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1907
London Magdalen Hospital - ShakespeareApproved School inmates of the London Magdalen Hospital performing scenes from Shakespeare Date: circa 1937
Liverpool Farm School metal-workersAs part of their metal work training, Approved School inmates from the Liverpool Farm School inspect an aeroplane engine. Date: circa 1937
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - Gone to ServiceThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. A group of former inmates, now in domestic service, on a return visit. Date: circa 1907
Darenth Schools, Kent - Day roomInmates sit around a dayroom at the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children
Darenth Schools, Kent - UpholsteryOlder inmates at work in the upholstery department of the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for
Darenth Schools, Kent - TailoringInmates sit cross-legged in the tailoring department of the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for
Darenth Schools, Kent - Basket-makingInmates making baskets at the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London
Workhouse Bathing Regulations, Sunderland, County DurhamThe official bathing regulations for inmates at Sunderland Union Workhouse. Date: 1914
Workhouse Able-bodied InmatesAble-bodied inmates at an unidentified workhouse hold sieves over wheelbarrows. Date: 1909
Heritage Craft Schools, Chailey, SussexInmates of the Heritage Craft Schools for crippled boys at Chailey, East Sussex. The scantily clad boys are engaged in various craft activities outside a thatched building
National Childrens Home, Bethnal Green - Industrial DepartmNational Childrens Home (NCH), Bethnal Green. Staff and inmates outside the Industrial Training Department. Date: circa 1890
Inspecting the Company at The Maltings, Mistley, Essex. James Whale, 7Th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment. Captured 26.8.17. Pow At Holzminden Camp, Germany
P O W at HolzmindenP.O.W. at Holzminden. James Whale, 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. Captured (26.8.17) POW at Holzminden Camp, Germany
Earlswood Asylum, Redhill, Surrey - Inmates CobblingInmates at the Earlswood Asylum at work making and repairing shoes. Date: circa 1904
Firewood Receipt, Settle Union, YorkshireA receipt issued by the Settle Union for a payment for firewood. Chopping wood for firewood was a common task given to workhouse inmates. Date: 1912
Hospital block at NCH Childrens Home Alverstoke, HampshireAn exterior view of the hospital block at the Alverstoke National Childrens Home. Some of the staff, inmates and visitors are sitting outside. Date: circa 1912
Gymnasium Lord Mayor Treolars Home, Alton, HampshireInmates exercising in the gymnasium at Lord Mayor Treolar Cripples Home and College, Alton. Some have crutches laid on the floor next to them. Date: Date unknown
Female Orphans Home, Jersey, Channel IslandsThe Female Orphans Home on Jersey - a few of the inmates can be seen at the left. Date: Date unknown
Horbury House of Mercy, Wakefield - Church Embroidery RoomChurch embroidery room at the Horbury House of Mercy, a home for penitent fallen women such as unmarried pregnant girls. Some of the inmates are engaged in embroidery. Date: Date unknown
John Grooms Sekforde Street, LondonInmates at work at John Grooms home for poor and disabled flower-sellers on Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell. Date unknown
Kitchen at the Groenestein Orphanage or Borstal, The HagueSupervised by a nun, several inmates work in the kitchen at the Groenestein Roman Catholic orphanage or borstal in The Hague. Date: Date unknown
Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover - Sword DanceInmates of the Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover perform the Argyll Sword Dance dressed in full Scottish regalia. Date: Date unknown
Bradford workhouse concert programmeThe programme for a choral concert given in 1904 to inmates at the Bradford Union workhouse in West Yorkshire. The concert was given by the choir of the Bradford Institution for the Blind. Date: 1904
Bradford workhouse concert programme coverThe cover of the programme for a choral concert given in 1904 to inmates at the Bradford Union workhouse in West Yorkshire
Babies Tea Party, Hollymount, Tottington, LancashireYoung inmates of the Hollymount (or Holly Mount) Roman Catholic childrens home enjoy a tea party. A dolls house stands in one corner of the room. Date: circa 1910
Workhouse / Kitchener Hospital, Brighton, SussexPart of the Brighton workhouse in its First World War guise as the Kitchener military hospital. The H block as normally occupied by inmates classed as lunatics. Date: Circa 1916
St Andrews Home for Girls, SouthseaInmates of the St Andrews Home For Girls, St Simons Road, Southsea, Hampshire. The younger ones, seated, are holding dolls while the older girls are wearing Girl Guide uniforms
Dr Nolans Orphan Boys Home, BradfordDr Nolan and some of the inmates in front of his Orphan Boys Home on Little Horton Lane, Bradford. A portrait of the Rev. Dr Nolan is inset. Date: Date unknown
The Revd. MastersTHE REV. MASTERS churchman, minister to the unfortunate inmates of Bridewell prison, London. Date: 18th century
Performance by British POWs during WWIIA Christmas Show (Pantomime) performed by British Prisoners of War - during WW2. Possibly one of the less glamorous chorus lines of the 1940s (foreground) !!! Date: circa 1942
Womens Volunteer Reserve - Fire-fighting Drill at a LondonUniformed members of the Womens Volunteer Reserve perform a fire-fighting drill watched by seated workhouse inmates. The location is unnamed but may be a workhouse at Edmonton. Date: 1916
Regents Park Industrial School - Chair DrillInmates perform a chair drill at the Regents Park Boys Industrial School, Regents Park Road, Primrose Hill, London. Date: 1910
Workhouse inmates on Nieuwe Prinsengracht, AmsterdamInmates from Amsterdams nearby Roetersstraat workhouse sit beside the canal on Nieuwe Prinsengracht. Date: 1932