Asylums Collection (page 2)

A nurse carrying out Balneotherapy - Millfield Home
A nurse carrying out Balneotherapy - spraying with sea water - at the the Millfield Home for children with tuberculosis at Rustington, near Littlehampton, Sussex

Student nurses in a classroom
Classroom with a doctor teaching anatomy to a group of student nurses accompanied by their ward sister, location unknown. The Metropolitan Asylums Board (London)

New Asylum for Fatherless Children, Reedham 1858
Exterior of the new Asylum for Fatherless Children, at Couisdon, near Croydon. Date: 1858

St. Anns Royal Asylum, Brixton 1857
Exterior of St. Anns Royal Asylum in Brixton, London. Date: 1857

London Orphan Asylum, Watford 1871
Birds-eye view of London Orphan Asylum, Watford, opened in 1871 Date: 1871

ORPHANS BATH TIME 1930S
Staff wash a child at the Finchley Dispensary for orphans Date: 1930s

PLAYROOM FOR THE POOR
An early example of a Boys Club - a playroom for the poor in Islington, north London, with gymnasium and skittle alley. Date: 1887

STREET ARAB RECLAIMED
A street arab as he was when he was picked off the streets, and as you will find him today, metamorphosed into a gardener. Date: 1875

REDHILL FARM SCHOOL 1856
Boys setting off for the days work at the Philanthropic Farm School at Redhill, Surrey, England. Date: 1856

BETHLEHEM / MENS GALLERY 1860
The mens gallery: patients chat, play the violin, smoke and play card games Date: 1860

DR BARNARDO HOME
A view of the entrance to Dr. Barnardos, with two children on the street outside. Date: 1886

LUNATIC ASYLUM 1877
Asile dAlienes (lunatic asylum) of Sainte-Anne, Paris Date: 1877

Broadmoor - female dormitory 1867
Broadmoor asylum - Female dormitory. Date: 1867

Training Ship, Exmouth, Grays, Essex
Ships company on the TS Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the Thames off Grays, Essex. In 1903

Orphanage / London 1930S
Staff feed the children at the Finchley Dispensary for orphans Date: 1930s

Edwards Clements, Jeakes and Company
An advertisment for Edwards Clements, Jeakes and Company, cooking, laundry and heat engineers. Their products are ideal for use in institutions, such as hospitals, workhouses, asylums and infirmaries

Goldie Leigh Childrens Cottage Homes, Bostall Woods, Plumst
Entrance to the Woolwich Unions Goldie Leigh cottage homes at Bostall Heath, Plumstead, erected in 1899 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Foresters Asylum, Bexleyheath
The Foresters Asylum, Bexleyheath, Kent, 1890 Date: 1890

Western Hospital, Seagrave Road, Fulham

Western Hospital, Seagrave Road, Fulham - Doctors Residence
Uniformed nurses stand next to the doctors residence at the Western Fever Hospital on Seagrave Road, Fulham. Opened in 1877

Hospital ships Atlas, Endymion, Castalia, at Long Reach
View of the Metropolitan Asylums Boards hospital ships Atlas (left), Endymion (centre) and Castalia (right) on the River Thames at Long Reach near Dartford, Kent

White Oak School, Swanley, Kent
General view of the White Oak School, Swanley, Kent. The school was established in 1903 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for the treatment of ophthalmia, a highly infectious condition of the eyes

Children at Eastcliff House, Margate, Kent
Residents outside Eastcliff House, Alexandra Road, Margate, Kent. It was established as a childrens seaside convalescent home by the St Pancras Union in 1896

Boys Drilling, Training Ship, Exmouth, Grays, Essex
Boys at drill on the Training Ship Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the River Thames off Grays, Essex

Aerial View of Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, Carshalton
Aerial view of the Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and became a general hospital for up to 1000 children

Long Grove Asylum, Epsom, Surrey
Aerial view of Long Grove Asylum, opened in 1907 on Horton Lane near Epsom, Surrey. Long Grove was the tenth of Londons County Asylums

Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey
Administration block at the Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Princess Marys Hospital, Margate, Kent
Entrance to the Princess Marys Hospital, Wilderness Road, Margate, Kent. The site, originally known as Eastcliff House, was acquired in 1898 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a seaside hospital

Joyce Green Hospital, Dartford, Kent
Central administration block of the Joyce Green Hospital at Long Reach near Dartford, Kent. The hospital, opened in 1903 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, was initially used for smallpox patients

Pinewood Sanatorium, Wokingham, Berkshire
Aerial view of the Pinewood Sanatorium at Bagshot Sands, near Wokingham, Berkshire, which was originally opened in 1898 as the London Open Air Sanatorium by the National Association for

Children at Queen Marys Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey
Children lying on outdoor exercise trolleys at the Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Brook War Hospital, Shooters Hill, south east London
The main entrance of the Brook Hospital, Shooters Hill, south east London, in its First World War guise as the Brook Military Hospital

St Lukes Hospital, Lowestoft, Suffolk
St Lukes Hospital at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Formerly the Empire Hotel, the building was acquired in 1921 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Hackney Union School, Brentwood, Essex
The Hackney Union School at Brentwood. In 1885 Hackney took over what had been the Brentwood District School, originally set up by the Shoreditch Board of Guardians in 1854 to house pauper children

The Smallpox Hulks, Atlas and Endymion, at Deptford Cree
Engraving of the two old hulks, Atlas and Endymion, at Deptford Creek, London, from The Illustrated London News, 23rd July 1881

Twin Steam-Ship Castalia, September 1874
Engraving of the twin-hulled, paddle steamer Castalia, September 1874. Launched in that year, for the English Channel Steamship Company

Highwood Schools, Brentwood
Children outside school blocks at the Highwood (or High Wood) School, Brentwood. The establishment was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 to treat ophthalmia in children

Darenth Schools, Kent - Day room
Inmates 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 - Upholstery
Older 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 - Tailoring
Inmates 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 - Boot-making
Boot-making workshop 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

Darenth Schools, Kent - Basket-making
Inmates 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

The mens ward at Bethlehem Hospital, 1861. Several large potted plants are in evidence; perhaps an early example of horticultural therapy. Date: 1861

Princess Marys Hospital, Margate
A view of Princess Marys Hospital, Wilderness Road, Margate. The site, originally known as Eastcliff House, was acquired in 1898 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a seaside hospital for London

Torquato Tasso Profile
TORQUATO TASSO Italian writer who in 1574 completed his epic Gerusalemme Liberata, but received little reward and spent much of his life crazed in asylums... Date: 1544 - 1595

White Oak Schools, Swanley, Kent
Cottages and staff house at White Oak Schools, Swanley. The school was established in 1903 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for the treatment of ophthalmia

Barnardo Boys Printing
Barnardo boys learning the printers trade at Dr Barnardos Home at Stepney Causeway, London Date: circa 1914

Birds Eye View of the Pauper Lunatic Asylum, New York Blackwells Island, New York. Date: ca. 1839

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