Cramped Collection

Gentleman Gardener seated proudly in small home greenhouse
A smart Gentleman Gardener seated proudly in his small home greenhouse. Date: circa 1910s

Firefighters at work in London Underground
Firefighters at work in the carriage of a London Underground train following an incident on 28 February 1975. The train had failed to stop at Moorgate station

Unusual Bed Cupboard
A sleeping cupboard with seven shelves for seven people, plus the essential ladder!

Miner at work within the Great Harwood Colliery - digging our Cock Bridge House Coal " so much esteemed for us in Farm

Ground Floor Bedsit - Oxford - Victorian
Ground Floor Bedsit - 20 Marlborough Road, Oxford - Extremely cluttered Victorian interior including brass bed, piano and multiple clocks! Date: 1897

Londoners sleeping in the Underground during the Blitz
German bombing campaign against Britain between September 1940 and May 1941 mainly targeting London and industrial places

3rd Class Carriage, seats for 5 persons 1860s
Cramped 3rd class train with people practically sitting on one anothers laps. Date: 1860s

Housing problems in the East End of London with typical large families living in one room. Date: 1919

Woman sitting in her own home in South London, making the hat boxes for a supplier that make silk hats for the richer society

Lodgings for travellers 1856
London travellers could afford to rent lodgings in the poor districts in the out-of-the-way suburbs of London, neglected purlieus in dirty and diseased neighbourhoods. Date: 1856

1930s Poor housing at Bethnal Green
Interior of a cramped one-room dwelling at Bethnal Green. The cramped room contains a double-bed, old pram, and unwashed teacups on a chest of drawers. Date: circa 1936

Torpedo Room of a U-boat, pre-Second World War
Photograph showing the crew of a German submarine (U-boat) relaxing in their bunks in the bow torpedo chamber, c.1938. This photograph shows the cramped conditions typically of the submarines that

Tailors Sweat Shop, East End of London, 1904
Engraving showing a dark, cramped tailors sweat shop with Jewish immigrants sewing at a bench or asleep in beds in same room, London, 1904

3rd Class Carriage / 1857
A Parliamentary Train. The interior of a packed third class carriage

Six boys sharing a bed on a Christmas card, with their shoes scattered all over the floor. Date: circa 1890s

Waterfront, Genoa, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Bonzo Wants His Money Back by George Studdy
Bonzo Wants His Money Back. Travelling in the underground at rush hour, hemmed in by peoples feet and umbrellas, is definitely not worth the cost of a ticket! 1923

Harbour, Genoa, Italy
View of the harbour, Genoa, Italy. Date: late 19th century

A century of housing in Manchester. Four examples of domestic building, dating from 1820, 1845, 1870 and 1922. Date: 1820-1922

Internment camp
Illustration showing the cramped interior of a Japanese internment camp at Changi, Singapore, during World War Two. Date: 1942

Overcrowded housing
A family of seven in their cramped single-room accommodation, location unknown. Date: circa 1936

3rd Class Carriages
A popular and packed train on the route between Paris and Orleans. The rear four carriages are open and contain the third class passengers, exposed to all elements

Working Class Housing
Back-to-back housing showing the cramped back yards and dazzling white washing on the line

Steerage Pasengers / 1850
Steerage passengers in cramped conditions below decks on board an Atlantic liner

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