Burden Collection

Guiltcross Union Workhouse, Kenninghall, Norfolk
The Guiltcross Union Workhouse, designed by William Thorold, was erected in 1836-7 at Kenninghall, Norfolk. After its closure in 1902 the site was acquired by the Rev Harold Burden

Cross-Section of the Emigrant Ship Bourneuf, 1852
Cross-section of the emigrant ship Bourneuf of Liverpool, showing the layout of the passengers quarters, 1852. This ship, of 1495 Tons burden was used for the transport of government passengers to

British soldier bears to the firing line WWI
Double page showing a British private soldier, commonly know as a Tommy, showing a diagram of tools and equipment that he would have carried when marching to the trenches in World War One. 1915

Woodcote Park Golf Club 1935
Three members of the Woodcote Park Golf Club, Coulsdon, Surrey. From left to right, E.A.R. Burden (secretary and ex-captain), Graham Carr (captain) and Richard Gibson (ex-captain) Date: 1935

Turriff-Burden advertisement - Iraq oil pipelines
Advertisement for Turriff-Burden Ltd of Brentford, UK, who supplied 315 miles of pipeline for the Iraq Petroleum Company in the 1960s. Date: 1961

Messina - Italy - A Donkey carrying turnips
The quayside at Messina - Italy - A Donkey carrying turnips in side pannier bags Date: circa 1910s

British soldier in uniform, 1915, WW1
A British private soldier, commonly known as a Tommy with annotations showing the tools and equipment that made up his kit when marching to the trenches during the First World War

A man carrying a huge roll of heavy material on his back
A man stoops almost double as he carries a huge roll of heavy material on his back. Even under the weight he moves quickly through the back streets of Istanbul, Turkey 1984

Colonel Rowland Burden in his 12 HP Georges Richard veteran car, early 1900s

Dromedary camels being cleaned in the River Nile
Dromedary camels being cleaned by their handlers/drivers in the waters of the River Nile, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Study Of Jane Burden
A portrait study of English embroiderer, Jane Burden, future wife of Pre-Raphaelite craftsman, William Morris, the study was for one of his famous paintings, La Belle Iseult. Date: circa 1857

Africa. The Congo. Indigenous with double burden
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Indigenous with double burden. Engraving by Pedro Mullor. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Comic postcard, Couple with four babies Date: 20th century

Sandows marvellous feat of strength at London Hippodrome
Eugene Sandow, strong man extraordinaire, seen supporting on his chest four men and ten women in addition to sundry cannon balls, part of his act at the London Hippodrome

Islington Workhouse / Hillside Institution
An aerial view of Hillside Institution on St Johns Road, Islington, run by the London County Council. Designed by R.H. Burden, The building was opened in 1870 as the Islington workhouse

Man carrying a heavy weight. Date: circa 1910s

Poster, The Poor Mans Burden -- Lloyd Georges Budget on food, beer, tobacco and spirits. Date: circa 1909

The Tax Upon Property 1843
Property owner taxed by the financial commitments forced upon him by his position in society... Date: 1843

Boys push loaded cart
Two small boys struggle to push a cart heavily loaded with gas cylinders through the streets of Srinagar, Kashmir Date: 1986

Man with sack, Kashmir
A Kasmiri man strains to look up and smile for the camera - he carries a heavy load of sacks on his shoulders Date: 1986

Man with sheep carcass, Kashmir
A young muslim man carrying the carcass of a sheep on his shoulders through a street in Srinagar, Kashmir. He looks straight at the camera and does not smile Date: 1986

Woman with cow cart Portugal - 2
A woman harvesting hay by hand. She loads the cut grass onto a cow cart in the hills near Viana do Castelo, in the Norte Region of Portugal - 2 Date: 1989

Woman with cow cart Portugal - 1
A woman harvesting hay by hand. She loads the cut grass onto a cow cart in the hills near Viana do Castelo, in the Norte Region of Portugal. First published The Sunday Times - 1 Date: 1989

Syrian Porter carries two enormous trunks on his back
A Syrian Porter carries two enormous trunks on his back. Date: circa 1910s

Islington Workhouse, North London
Aerial view of the Islington parish workhouse, opened in 1870 on St Johns Road in Islington, North London. Designed by RH Burden, it could house more than 1000 inmates

Gardening, Inebriates Reformatory, Lewes, Sussex
Inmates gardening at the Southern Counties Inebriates Reformatory at Lewes, Sussex. The institution, housed in the former Lewes Union workhouse

Fire drill, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
A fire drill at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control, an organisation privately run by the Rev Harold Burden to house feeble minded

Inebriates Reformatory, Ackworth, Yorkshire
The North Midlands Inebriates Reformatory at Ackworth near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for Inebriates

Inmates in grounds, Inebriates Reformatory, Lewes, Sussex
Inmates in the grounds of the Southern Counties Inebriates Reformatory at Lewes, Sussex. The institution, housed in the former Lewes Union workhouse

A man and his mule in Egypt
An Egyptian man is kicked by his mule, probably in retaliation for giving it too much to carry. Date: early 20th century

A man and his camel in Egypt
An Egyptian man has his ear bitten by his camel -- possibly a sign of affection? Date: early 20th century

Abyssinian expedition - Return of Army from Magdala
Mountain train as the British Army march back from Magdala, part of the Abyssinian expedition under General Napier. Soldiers lead pack mules laden with gun carriages

A. O. F. Theatre at Avenue Roume in Dakar, Senegal
A. O. F. (Afrique occidentale fran硩 se) Theatre at Avenue Roume with women carrying bowls and baskets on their heads in Dakar, the capital of Senegal (then French West Africa). Date: circa 1910

Bristol Stoke Park Colony
A view of the Stoke Park Colony for mentally defective children, near Stapleton, Bristol. The institution was established in 1909 by the Rev Harold Nelson Burden

Peruvian Husband, Wife
Peru : a native of the Panos people travels with his wife, whom he treats as a beast of burden, not so much the beloved companion of his life, more an alternative donkey Date: circa 1870

The Man in the Moone
C17 space traveller Domingo Gonsales, who has trained wild swans to tow a burden through the air, is carried by them to the Moon, where they are accustomed to hibernate. Date: 1638

Cartoon, Methodical training, WW1
Cartoon, Methodical training. A French soldier on the Western Front has been given a dog as a mascot. He is gradually training him by giving him less meat each day

American lumberman on road near Western Front
An American lumberman on a road near the Western Front, 1917. 1917

Women taking finished goods to market, Germany
Three young German women taking finished goods to market, Germany

Man with pack horse, Japan
Man with a pack horse, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Douglas Stuart advertisement by William Heath Robinson
Advertisement for the bookmaker s, Douglas Stuart, designed by William Heath Robinson and featuring a typically crazy illustration of an entire family

Man with pony on country lane, Scotland
A man with a pony carrying bales of hay on a country lane in Scotland

British troops with elephants, India
British troops travelling with elephants in India. Date: 1918

Three women with firewood bundles
Three women resting on a stone wall, carrying large bundles of firewood on their backs

Yemen - Aden Camels
Yemen - Aden - Camels transporting sticks and logs Date: circa 1920s

The Republican elephant and his growing burden. Illustration shows the Republican elephant using his trunk to support, overhead

Some burden, believe us

Poster promoting luggage delivery by bus
Overloaded? Hand in your parcels for speedy delivery by bus. circa 1960

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