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LCC-MFB Streatham fire station family quartersWhilst the new Streatham fire was being built, a sub-station was employed to serve the local area. Seen here is the building that housed the firemen
LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose applianceAn LCC-LFB new diesel dual-purpose appliance. All postwar appliances of the type shown provide enclosed accommodation for the crew
Captain Scotts cabin, RSS DiscoveryCaptain Scotts cabin on RSS Discovery, showing a bunk bed and drawers underneath. The ships first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition
Leoncavallo visiting Rowton House, London
Holborn Schools BandBoys brass band at Holborn Schools, Mitcham. The boys are posed in uniform with instruments. A large carriage is visible behind
Paying the rent. Scene from the Swedish every day life Date: 1850s
Overcrowded housingA family of seven in their cramped single-room accommodation, location unknown. Date: circa 1936
The Olympic Camp, 1948 London Olympic GamesA view from above of the Olympic Camp in Richmond Park, where 1, 700 athletes, trainers and managers are being accommodated during the games. The camp stands at the highest point of the park
David Lewis Hostel and Club, LiverpoolThe David Lewis Hostel and Club, Liverpool. The Hostel, run along the lines of Londons Rowton Houses, provided cheap and clean accommodation for working men
Reading room, Rowton House, CamdenA reading room at the Rowton House on Arlington Road, Camden. Rowton Houses provided cheap hostel-style accommodation for working men. Date: 1926
Rowton House, Kings CrossThe Rowton House at Kings Cross, London. Rowton Houses provided cheap hostel-style accommodation for working men. Date: Date unknown
Visit of Lord Mayor to the West London Unions Womens CasuaThe Lord Mayor of London in December 1857 on an unannounced visit to the womens casual ward of the West London Poor Law Union, used to provide overnight accommodation for tramps and vagrants
West London Union Mens Casual Ward 1857The mens casual ward of the West London Poor Law Union, used to provide overnight accommodation for tramps and vagrants. The men slept on the bare floor in a twelve-stall stable
French camp - ThessalonikiThe French army camp - Thessaloniki, Greece. This fascinating card has a strong historical interest - In 1915, during World War I
View of Sackville College, East Grinstead, West SussexExterior view of Sackville College, East Grinstead, West Sussex, a Jacobean almshouse founded in 1609 to provide sheltered accommodation for the elderly
Harold Wilson housing campaignHarold Wilson, as leader of the Opposition in September 1963 pictured opening the five thousandth flat to be built in the borough of St. Pancras since 1945
Dormitory, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkView of a dormitory at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Church Army emergency accommodation, LondonMen try to sleep on narrow benches at a Church Army emergency accommodation shelter in London. The Church Army was founded in 1882 by the Rev Wilson Carlile, an evangelist for the Church of England
Paper sorting, Salvation Army ElevatorMen sorting paper at one of the Salvation Army Elevators. The Elevators provided the destitute with both short-term work and hostel-style accommodation
Entrance Floor Plan, Rowton House, Camden, LondonThe entrance floor plan of the Rowton House opened in 1905 on Arlington Road, Camden, north west London, to provide cheap accommodation for working men
First Floor Plan, Rowton House, Camden, LondonThe first floor plan of the Rowton House opened in 1905 on Arlington Road, Camden, north west London, to provide cheap accommodation for working men
Part of a room to let, East End of LondonInterior of a house in the East End of London where the demand for cheap accommodation was such that even a part of a room might be sub-let as indicated by the notice on the window
Married Inmates Quarters, Holborn Union Workhouse, MitchamMarried inmates quarters at what is believed to be the Holborn Union workhouse at Merton Lane, Mitcham, Surrey. This type of accommodation was reserved for couples both of whom were over 60
Kitchen of a Common Lodging HouseResidents eating and socialising in the kitchen of a common lodging house, location unknown. Such establishments provided cheap accommodation by the night for those of limited means
London County Council Night Office, Charing Cross BridgeApplicants waiting outside the London County Councils Night Office at Charing Cross Bridge, Central London. The Office had telephone links to the citys casual wards, as well as to the Salvation Army
County Poor Farm, Arcadia, Nova Scotia, CanadaA county poor farm at Arcadia, Nova Scotia in Canada. Poor farms provided accommodation for the able-bodied poor who were given board and lodging in return for their labour on the farm
Dormitory of a Common Lodging HouseThe dormitory of a common lodging house where a clean bed for the night and washing facilities could be had for (in 1930) between sixpence and a shilling
Ashford Schools, SurreyLocated on Woodthorpe Road, at Ashford, near Staines, Surrey, and opened in 1872 as the West London District School, it provided accommodation away from the workhouse for pauper children from
Printing Office at Barnardos Home, Stepney CausewayPrinting office at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway
Brushmakers Shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney CausewayBrushmakers shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway
Dr Thomas John BarnardoPortrait of Dr Thomas John Barnardo (1845-1905). In 1867, Barnardo set up a Ragged School for poor children in Londons East End, followed in 1870 by a home for boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway
Blacksmiths Shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney CausewayBlacksmiths shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway
Bootmakers Shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney CausewayBootmakers shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway
Ironing Room at Barnardos Girls Home, BarkingsideIroning room at Barnardos Home, Barkingside, Essex. In 1873, Thomas Barnardo set up, a Village Home for Orphan, Neglected and Destitute Girls at Barkingside
Salvation Army elevator dormitoryA dormitory in a Salvation Army Elevator. Elevators, which aimed to help the unskilled or unemployed, combined a factory space together with hostel accommodation for those working there
St Marylebone Poor Law Schools, SouthallThe St Marylebone Schools on South Road, Southall, Middlesex. An inscription below the pediment gives its date of construction as 1858
Pokrov Monastery, Suzdal, RussiaView of the Pokrov Monastery, or Convent of the Intercession, in Suzdal, Russia. It was founded in 1364, and includes hotel accommodation
Refugee accommodation request WWIILondon notice outside town hall advertising for accommodation to house Belgian refugees during World War II
Sports Day, Medway Union Cottage Homes, Chatham, KentStaff and children at the Medway Union Cottage Homes annual sports day in 1907. The homes, opened in 1903 on Pattens Lane, Chatham, Kent
Orchard Convalescent Hospital, Dartford, KentThe Orchard Convalescent Hospital at Long Reach, near Dartford, Kent, during its First World War deployment as a military hospital for overseas troops, mainly Australians
Llantwit-Vardre Cottage Homes, Glamorgan, WalesThe Pontypridd Union cottage homes at Church Village, Llantwit Vardre, Glamorgan, Wales. The homes, opened in 1892, housed pauper children away from the workhouse
Refugees making Munitions Cases, Earls Court, LondonFirst World War refugees making munitions cases at the camp set up by the Metropolitan Asylums Board at Earls Court, West London
Wartime Beds at Earls Court, West LondonA First World War refugee camp for Belgian refugees at Earls Court. Around one thousand beds in the Queens Palace were provided by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1914
Holborn Schools Band, Mitcham, SurreyBoys band at Holborn Schools, High Street, Mitcham - originally established in 1856 in the grounds of Eagle House. The Schools provided accommodation
Wartime Schoolroom for Refugee Children, Earls CourtA schoolroom for the children of refugees set up by the Metropolitan Asylums Board at Earls Court, West London, during the First World War
Wartime Nursery for refugee children, Earls Court, LondonA nursery for the children of refugees set up by the Metropolitan Asylums Board at Earls Court during the First World War
Holborn Schools, Mitcham, SurreyHolborn Schools, High Street, Mitcham, Surrey - originally established in 1856 in the grounds of Eagle House. The Schools provided accommodation
Nurses Home, Great Barr Park Colony, StaffordshireThe Hailey Nurses Home at the Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire. The colony, for what were then termed mental defectives