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Mount Pleasant Hotel, Kings Cross, LondonThe Mount Pleasant Hotel at the corner of Kings Cross Road and Calthorpe Street, Central London. The building was originally erected in 1894 as one of Londons six Rowton Houses - large
East End Doss House, LondonExterior of a lodging house or doss house in the East End of London, probably Whitechapel. A man and a boy stand outside. A sign above the door reads BEDS 4d. Per Night FOR SINGLE MEN ONLY
Rowton House on Fieldgate Street, WhitechapelExterior of the Rowton House from the south west on Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built
In Hammersmith Road, West London situated the fourth of the series of Rowton Houses, a poor mens hotel, for sixpences per night. Photograph showing the courtyard where the lodgers can relax
NEW YORK LODGINGSMidnight in a two-cent doss, New York : five cents might get you a bed, but if youve only two to rub together, a chair, a barrel or a packing crate is all you get. Date: 1894
Salvation Army Shelter, Great Peter Street, LondonA large factory building on Great Peter Street, Westminster, Central London, leased by the Salvation Army for use as a night shelter. Men were allowed to sleep here on backed benches
Rowton House, Kings Cross, LondonThe Kings Cross Rowton House (built in 1894) at the corner of Kings Cross Road and Calthorpe Street, Central London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose built
East End Doss HouseA doss-house in the East End of London : the womens dormitory Date: 1895
Rowton House, Arlington Road, Camden, LondonThe Rowton House on Arlington Road, Camden, north west London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built, low-cost hostels or doss-houses for working men
Homeless women in an East End doss houseThis is the basement of a doss house for women in Duval Street, in the East End. A bed costs sixpence a night and lodgers provide their own meals
Rowton House, VauxhallEntrance to the Rowton House on Bond Street (now Bondway) at Vauxhall, South London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built
Rowton House Reading Room, VauxhallThe reading room at the Rowton House on Bond Street (now Bondway) at Vauxhall, South London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built
Rowton House Shop and Bar in Dining Room, VauxhallThe shop/bar in the dining room at the Rowton House on Bond Street (now Bondway) at Vauxhall, South London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built
Dining Room, Rowton House, Hammersmith, LondonView inside the dining room of a Rowton House in Hammersmith, West London, with male inmates eating at tables and queueing to be served
Entrance Hall, Rowton House, Hammersmith, LondonMen pass through the turnstiles in the entrance hall of a Rowton House in Hammersmith, West London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built
Entrance ticket, Rowton House, Hammersmith, LondonAn entrance ticket for a Rowton House in Hammersmith, West London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built, low-cost hostels or doss-houses 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
Living Room of a Rowton House, LondonThe living room of one of Londons Rowton Houses where the residents can be seen relaxing, reading, and playing draughts. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large
Workhouse, Casual WardA workhouse casual ward which the poster on the right suggests is in the vicinity of Reading in Berkshire. The tramps and vagrants who occupied the room slept on hammocks slung between hooks attached
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
Manchester Union Casual Wards, ManchesterCasual wards for tramps and vagrants at Tame Street, Ancoates, Manchester. The original premises were set up in a former cotton mill in 1897 but were rebuilt in around 1900 after being burnt down
Rowton House, Whitechapel, East LondonThe Rowton House (named Tower House, built in 1902) on Fielding Street, Whitechapel, East London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose built
Bridewell, LondonWomen prisoners, many with children, doss down in the Pass-Room at Bridewell, for the reception of short-term female offenders. It is located near Blackfriars