Accommodation Collection (page 3)

Hershey Chocolate Company, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Hershey Inn, Hershey Chocolate Company Factory, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. Providing apartment accommodation for some of the workers at the plant. Date: circa 1907

Peshawar Barracks, Peshawar Cantonment, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1910

Arab hut, Iraq. circa 1930s

Cutaway of a French apartment building in Paris
A high-rise apartment building, Paris; cut-away of people in the rooms 2 of 2 Date: circa 1880

WW1 Army Camp, Crowborough, Sussex
World War 1 Army Camp, Crowborough, near Royal Tunbridge Wells, Sussex, England. Showing living accommodation of the Essex Regiment Date: 1917

Guests at a Margate boarding house, 1930s
Delightful group photograph of assorted guests at an unidentified boarding house at the seaside resort of Margate on the Kent coast

GLC-LFB - Dormitory of the new Barbican fire station
Opened in 1965, the Barbican fire station replaced the former Redcross Street and Bishopsgate fire stations. Seen here is the new purpose built dormitory

Seafield House, Seaforth, Liverpool. In 1914, the West Derby Union converted and extended a former convent on Waterloo Road at Seaforth to provide accommodation for what were then referred to as

Man outside tent, Lucas Holiday Camp, Norbreck, Blackpool
A man sitting outside a tent at the Lucas Holiday Camp in Norbreck, Blackpool. The camp was a summer holiday camp for young men and the location of holidays taken by the Health and Strength League

Soho, London - 39-86 Brewer Street W1, entrance to St Jamess Residences. 1973

Nazareth House, Middlesbrough
A view of the Nazareth House, Middlesbrough, which provided accommodation for the elderly and orphaned children. Date: circa 1910

Publicity Card, Pension Villa Righetti, Locarno, Italy. circa 1890

Stone-breaking cell in a workhouse
Illustration showing a workhouse stone-breaking cell. Tramps and vagrants broke stones in return for a nights accommodation Date: circa 1909

Indian Springs Station, Nevada, USA
Tim Harnedys Indian Springs Station (motel and car service) on the road between Beatty and Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 1939

Interior on the Queen Mary Ocean Liner, main lounge
Interior of the main lounge, cabin class, (later named the Queens Salon). 90 feet long by 70 feet wide, three decks high, can also be converted into a threatre or cinema room

West London District School, Ashford
Opened in 1872, the West London District School provided accommodation away from the workhouse for pauper children from the Fulham, Hammersmith, Paddington, and St George Hanover Square unions

1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, the village
Palm-lined streets of hutments, each to house four persons for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The Olympic Village was located on the highlands, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Date: 1932

GLC-London Fire Brigade, Lewisham fire station
Replacing the old Lewisham fire station, also in Lewisham High Street, Lewisham fire station was the new generation Divisional Headquarters design

Entrance to West London District School, Ashford, Staines
Staff near the entrance to the West London District School on Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, near Staines, Surrey, opened in 1872 as the West London District School for workhouse children from Fulham

Ground Floor Plan, Rowton House, Camden, London
The entrance floor plan of the Rowton House opened in 1905 on Arlington Road, Camden, north west London, to provide cheap accommodation for working men

County Poor House, Burlington, Iowa, USA
The county poor house at Burlington, Iowa, USA. The poor house was a welfare establishment providing accommodation for the destitute, particularly the elderly and chronic sick

House of Industry, Beeton, Ontario, Canada
The House of Industry at Beeton, Ontario. The House of Industry was Canadas equivalent to the British workhouse

Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside, Essex
Girls and staff in the grounds of Barnardos Home, Barkingside, Essex, with childrens cottages in the background. In 1873, Thomas Barnardo set up a Village Home for Orphan

Smithston Asylum and Poorhouse, Greenock, Renfrewshire
The Smithston Asylum and Poorhouse, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, was opened in 1879 to house the areas lunatics and paupers

Woolwich Union Goldie Leigh Homes, Plumstead
A group of children and their house mother at the Woolwich Union Goldie Leigh cottage homes. The homes, at Bostall Heath, Plumstead (then in Kent, now in south east London)

School & Petworth Union Workhouse, Wisborough Green, Sussex
The Petworth Union workhouse (far centre) and a local school (near right) at Wisborough Green, Sussex. The workhouse was one of three operated by Petworth Union

Residential accommodation, Marlborough College, Wiltshire
Residential accommodation, Somerfield House, Marlborough College, Wiltshire. circa 1900s

Family group on holiday, Southwold, Suffolk
Family group outside their holiday home at 25 North Parade, Southwold, Suffolk -- Albert, Lucy, Arthur, Harold, Ellen and Violet Auerbach, summer 1912. Date: 1912

Mother and daughter on holiday, Southwold, Suffolk
Mother and daughter (Ellen and Violet Auerbach) in Southwold, Suffolk, in the drawing room of their holiday accommodation, 25 North Parade. Date: 1911

Prince of Wales Terrace, Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Date: 1904

Last day of the holidays, saying goodbye, Southwold, Suffolk -- members of the Auerbach family (Albert, Harold, Lucy and Violet), and members of the Cattley family, September 1912. 1912

Connemara Hotel, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Bachelors quarters, Connemara Hotel, Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1904

Laying the Tables at the Gordon Services Club
A volunteer lays the tables at the Gordon Services Club, based at the former Gordon Hospital in London. The Club, established in June 1940 by the Canadian Red Cross

The Gordon Services Club, 1940
Margerie Doutie writing up the menu for the Gordon Services Club, based at the former Gordon Hospital in London. The Club, established in June 1940 by the Canadian Red Cross

The Maple Leaf Club, Brabazon House
Two soldiers share a joke with Mrs Murray, matron of the Maple Leaf Club, established during the War to provide food, medical treatment and accommodation for Canadian soldiers stationed in Britain

Advertisement for Eccles caravans showing a quaint, homely caravan being pulled by a car. 1930

Billeted, by F Tennyson Jesse and H M Harwood
Billeted, a play by F Tennyson Jesse and H M Harwood. First produced at the Royalty Theatre, August 1917. A neighbour has told a woman whose husband is missing in the war that it is improper for her

Shelter for the Night by Leonard Potts
A couple rather regret knocking on the door of a house to find shelter. 1930

A chalet at Squires Gate Holiday Camp
A rather austere looking chalet at Squires Holiday Camp in Blackpool. Date: 1930s

Soho, London - Westminster City Council building works - to contain 52 dwellings, plus office and showroom accommodation. 1973

Milford Track, New Zealand -- Glade House
Milford Track (Piopiotahi), South Island, New Zealand -- Glade House. Date: circa 1930s

Cassel, France - St Louis Mansion womens boarding home
Cassel, France - St Louis Mansion, set in a field in Cassel, served as a home for women of the Dames de St-Maur (Sisters of the Infant Jesus). circa 1910s

Lieutenant-Colonel Dykes temporary HQ, East Africa, WW1
Lieutenant-Colonel P H Dykes temporary HQ, East Africa, during WW1. 1916

Soldiers home, Potchefstroom, NW Province, South Africa
Soldiers home (connected to a British garrison), Potchefstroom Cantonments, NW Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

The Railways Reply to Increasing Road Competition
" For the first time in British railway history - sleeping compartments for 3rd class travellers: a sectional view of the new corridor " sleepers" on the L.N.E.R trains to

Cartoon, Soldiers approach new billet, WW1
Cartoon, Soldiers approach their new billet, hoping for good cooking and good wine. Date: 1918

Cartoon, A soldier in his billet, WW1
Cartoon, A soldier in his billet. He undresses, washes in a series of small containers, then goes to bed for a couple of hours. Date: 1918

Cartoon, Soldiers and boy in street, WW1
Cartoon, Soldiers talking to a boy carrying wine in the street. They ask him if its for them. No, he says, its for me. Date: 1918

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