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Union Workhouse, Ashton-under-Lyne, LancashireThe Union workhouse erected in 1849-50 at Chamber Hills, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, on what is now Fountain Street. The site is now Tameside Hospital
Leicester Union Cottage Homes, Countesthorpe, LeicsThree small inmates stand in front of a water tower at the Leicester Union cottage homes at Countesthorpe, Leicestershire
Camberwell Workhouse, East Dulwich, LondonThe administrative block of the Camberwell workhouse opened in 1895 on Constance Road, East Dulwich, south London. The building was designed by Thomas Aldwinckle
Wycombe Union Workhouse, Saunderton, OxfordshireThe Wycombe Union workhouse at Saunderton, Oxfordshire. The building, designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, was erected in 1843
Manchester Union Schools, SwintonThe Manchester Union Industrial School at Swinton. The school, where 800 pauper children were housed and educated away from the workhouse, was established in 1843, one of the earliest of its type
Maidstone Union Workhouse, Coxheath, KentEntrance to the Maidstone Union workhouse. Designed by John Whichcord, it was erected in 1836 on Heath Road in Coxheath. The site later became Linton Hospital
Union Workhouse, Thame, OxfordshireA view of the Thame Union workhouse from one of its internal yards with the workhouse chapel in the background. Posed for the photographer are what appear to be the workhouse master (standing)
Union Workhouse, Leigh, LancashireOpened in 1851, the Union workhouse on Leigh Road, Leigh, Lancashire, later became Atherleigh Hospital. This early 1900s view focuses on the recently added workhouse offices and receiving home
Union workhouse, Market Harborough, LeicestershireThe Market Harborough Union workhouse. The inscription on the pediment reads HARBOROUGH UNION WORKHOUSE 1836. At the doorway stands a man and a woman, presumably the master and matron
Imperial Palace at Shenyang, Liaoning Province, ChinaPart of the Imperial Palace at Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Construction began in 1625 under Nurhachi, and was completed in 1636 by his son, Huang Taiji (Emperor Taizong)
Town Hall and Fountain, Amberg, GermanyView of the gothic style Town Hall and Wedding Fountain in the town of Amberg, Bavaria, Germany. The fountain was erected to commemorate the wedding in 1474 of Philipp
Subathu, Shimla, India - The BarracksThe Barracks at Subathu, Shimla, originally called Simla, the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India
Timber-framed house, Quedlinburg, GermanyView of an old renovated timber-framed house in the medieval part of the town of Quedlinburg, Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony Anhalt), Germany
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, ItalyInterior of the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, with a crowd of sightseers under the dome. It was built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome
Three Counties Asylum, Arlesey, BedfordshireThe Three Counties asylum at Arlesey (misspelt on picture), near Stotfold, Bedfordshire, opened in 1859, serving Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire
Combination Poorhouse, Stonehaven, KincardineshireMain building of the Kincardineshire Combination Poorhouse, opened in 1868 on Woodcot Brae, Stonehaven, north east Scotland. It later became Woodcot Hospital
Newtown & Llanidloes Union Workhouse, Caersws, WalesA view of the Newtown and Llanidloes Union Workhouse at Caersws, Montgomeryshire (now Powys), Wales. The building, designed by Thomas Penson of Oswestry, opened in 1840
County Asylum, Mickleover, DerbyshireThe Derbyshire County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1851 at Mickleover near Derby. Designed by Henry Duesbury, the buildings later became known as the Derbyshire County Mental Hospital
Brighton County Borough Asylum, Haywards Heath, SussexBrighton County Borough Asylum at Haywards Heath opened in 1857 as the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum. It became the East Sussex Asylum in 1894 then from 1903-1914 was known as the Brighton County
1st Southern General Hospital, Stourbridge, WorcestershireThe infirmary of the Stourbridge Union workhouse at Kingswinford, Worcestershire, during its First World War occupation as a military hospital when it became part of the 1st Southern General
Leeds Workhouse and Burmantofts CemeteryA very early photograph of Leeds Workhouse from Burmantofts Cemetery, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The workhouse, designed by William Perkin and Elisha Backhouse
Auxiliary Military Hospital, Keighley, West YorkshireThe Keighley Union workhouse infirmary during its First World War role as an Auxiliary Military Hospital. The building was erected in 1871 on Fell Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire
Edmonton Military Hospital, Edmonton, MiddlesexEdmonton Military Hospital, erected in 1910 as the infirmary of the Edmonton Union workhouse. It later became part of the North Middlesex Hospital
St Margarets Hospital, Epping, EssexAerial view of St Margarets Hospital, Epping, Essex. Designed by Lewis Vulliamy, the site began life in 1837-8 as the Epping Union workhouse
Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, EssexBoys in surplices leaving the chapel at the Shoreditch Union cottage homes, Hornchurch, Essex. Opened in 1889 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Workhouse Infirmary, Havil Street, Camberwell, LondonThe administrative offices of Camberwell St Giles poor law infirmary on Havil Street (now St Giles Road) in south east London
Dorking Workhouse Infirmary, SurreyInfirmary of the Dorking Union workhouse, Surrey. The workhouse opened in 1841, with the infirmary being added in 1900. The site later became Dorking General Hospital
Union Workhouse, Cuckfield, SussexThe Cuckfield Union workhouse, erected in 1843 on Ardingley Road in Cuckfield, Sussex. The architects, Foden and Parker, produced a less severe design than used in earlier workhouses
Workhouse Infirmary, Cheadle, StaffordshireThe Cheadle Union workhouse infirmary, opened in 1902 on what is now Royal Walk, Cheadle, Staffordshire
Old Coventry CathedralThe altar and east end of the cathedral of Saint Michael. Building began in 1373, on the site of an earlier cathedral. Mostly destroyed during the Blitz on 14 November 1940
Tyneside ShipyardShipbuilding on the River Wear in Sunderland, Tyneside
Clifton Suspension BrgThe Bridge under construction. Part of the bridge was moved from the old Hungerford Bridge over the Thames
PERICLES Athenian statesman, notable for building the Parthenon, cultivating the arts and for military success Date: circa 495 - 429 BC
Liverpool, Merseyside - The Three Graces on the WaterfrontLiverpool, Merseyside - View of the Three Graces on the Waterfront (Pier Head) from The Mersey River. Date: circa 1936
Poster, The Spread Eagle Hotel, Midhurst, Sussex
Building Panama canal, Railway Station, LanceVintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps
Weavers Castle, Eriskay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, c. 1880 s19th century vintage photograph: Weavers Castle, Eriskay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, c.1880 s
castle Bay Barra, Outer Hebrides, ScotlandVintage 19th century photograph: Castle Bay Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, from the NE, fishing boats in the harbour, image c.1880 s
New York skyline and Brooklyn Bridge, USA, c. 1890 sNew York skyline and Brooklyn Bridge, USA, c.1890 s
England North East - Whitby: harbour wall and rough sea
Street Life London 1878 - Street LocksmithJohn Thomson Street Life London 1878 - Street Locksmith
Great Pyramid of Giza, EgyptVintage 19th century photograph: Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt, with a camera in the foreground
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c. 1890 sVintage 19th century photograph: The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c.1890 s
Cliff House, overlooking the ocean, San Francisco, Californiac.1900 vintage photograph: Cliff House, overlooking the ocean, San Francisco, California
Charminar, Hyderabad, India, street scene, c.1890 s
St. James Street Montreal, Canada19th century vintage photograph: St. James Street Montreal, Canada, pedestrian and horse drawn traffic
Harold Lloyd in the film Safety Last 1923, famous vintage Hollywood movie image
Crossing the Mer de Glace glacier near Chamonix, French Alps19th century vintage photograph: Crossing the Mer de Glace glacier near Chamonix in the French Alps