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Snooker room with two playersView inside a snooker room, with two players. The snooker table is in the foreground, with three balls on it. The players are both seated in the background
Haverfordwest Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South WalesPassengers waiting for the 1040 to Paddington, on the up platform of Haverfordwest Railway Station in Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Miners at the pit bottom, Tirpentwys Colliery, South WalesA group of miners at the pit bottom of Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales
Inkerman Barracks, Woking, SurreyA view of the entrance to Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Surrey. The buildings were originally opened in 1860 as an invalid prison for convicts not fit enough to be sent to Dartmoor
Girls room, Aylesbury Borstal, BuckinghamshireA typical inmates room at the Aylesbury girls borstal, Buckinghamshire, established in 1909 as a youth prison for those aged 16 to 21
George Lansbury Pamphlet, Smash Up the WorkhouseThe cover of George Lansburys 1909 pamphlet Smash Up the Workhouse. Lansbury (1859-1940) was a socialist politician and campaigner for social justice
City of London Infirmary, Bow Road, East LondonSituated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road, the City of London Union Infirmary (now St Clements Hospital) opened in 1849 as the City of London Union workhouse
Langho Colony, Ribblesdale, LancashireAerial view of the Langho Colony set up in 1906 by the Chorlton and Manchester Unions for the treatment of patients suffering from epilepsy
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
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
Blandford Union Workhouse, Blandford Forum, DorsetDistant view of Blandford Union workhouse, from Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset. A house at the left has a sign reading YNCA (or YMCA?)
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)
Queen Marys visit to Poplar Schools at BrentwoodIn 1906, the Poplar Union (East London) established a Schools site located between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex
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
Queen Alexandra and Empress Marie, Maundy ThursdayQueen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her sister Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1847-1928), leaving the Maundy Thursday distribution ceremony at Westminster Abbey
Lord Brooke, later 6th Earl of WarwickLord Brooke (Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 1882-1928) who married Miss Elfrida Marjorie Eden on 29 April 1909 at St Margarets Church, Westminster
Queen Alexandra and Empress Marie leaving Victoria StationQueen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her sister Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1847-1928), in an open carriage, leaving Victoria Station, Central London
Industrial School for Girls, Dundee, ScotlandThe Industrial School for Girls, at Balgay Park, Dundee, Scotland, was established in 1861. Industrial Schools, often privately run
County Asylum, Newport, Isle of WightThe Isle of Wight County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1896 at Sandy Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight. It later became the Isle of Wight County Mental Hospital and then Whitecroft 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
Belmont Hospital, Sutton, SurreyBelmont Hospital, Brighton Road, Sutton. It began life in 1853 as the South Metropolitan District School, housing pauper children away from the workhouse
Union Workhouse, Wincanton, SomersetThe Wincanton Union workhouse, Somerset, with extensive vegetable gardens in front which were cultivated by the workhouse inmates. The workhouse opened in 1838 and was designed by George Wilkinson
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
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
Union Workhouse, Hailsham, SussexHailsham Union workhouse was built in 1835-6 on what became Union Road (now Hawks Road) at Upper Horsebridge, Sussex. A horse and cart drive past the entrance
Workhouse Infirmary, Cheadle, StaffordshireThe Cheadle Union workhouse infirmary, opened in 1902 on what is now Royal Walk, Cheadle, Staffordshire
Preparatory Class, Brondesbury and Kilburn High SchoolGirls and boys of the Preparatory Class at Brondesbury and Kilburn High School in north west London
Nettlefolds patent pointed screws, from Verity Electrical Supplies, Aston, Birmingham. 1903
The Lyceum Club, 1908The Lyceum Club, formed in 1903 for the purpose of bringing together the cultured women of the world for mutual knowledge and understanding, for the furtherance of their intellectual interests
Group photo, Imperial Conference 1907Group photo, Imperial (Colonial) Conference, taken at the Colonial Office on 2 May 1907. It was decided at the conference to stop referring to self-governing British colonies as colonies
Advert, Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock, ScotlandAdvert for Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock, Scotland. 1905
Alexander Jamieson & Co Ltd, Darvel, ScotlandAdvert, Alexander Jamieson & Co Ltd, Muslin and Lace Curtains, Darvel, East Ayrshire, Scotland. 1905
Advert, Guthrie & Wells, Stained Glass Windows, GlasgowAdvert for J & W Guthrie & Andrew Wells, Stained Glass Windows and Mosaics, West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905
Holloway Road, Islington, North London, with a large public house on the corner. Date: circa 1905
Stroud Green Road, Finsbury Park, North London. Date: circa 1905
Aerial view, Market Place, Banbury, OxfordshireAerial view of the Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire. Date: circa 1908
Two cats by Louis Wain on a romantic postcard -- He loves me! He loves me not! He loves me! Date: circa 1900s
Dan Leno, music hall comedian, as Sister AnneDan Leno (George Wild Galvin), music hall comedian and musical theatre actor, as Sister Anne in a pantomime entitled Bluebeard, at Drury Lane Theatre, London. Date: circa 1901
Advert for Boulton & Paul, Ltd, conservatories 1905Advertisement for portable artistic wood and iron buildings. Date: 1905
Vanity by William BarribalA young woman beams widely as she adjusts her large Merry Widow style hat, gripping an evil-looking hat pin in her mouth. Date: 1910
Paddle Steamer Southampton, at SouthamptonPaddle Steamer Southampton of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, at Southampton, with passengers on deck. Date: circa 1900s
William Palmer, Earl of Selborne, First Lord of AdmiraltyWilliam Palmer (1859-1942), 2nd Earl of Selborne, British politician, colonial administrator and First Lord of the Admiralty. Date: 1901
Fishermen with boats, Southwold, SuffolkFishermen Rogers, Craigie, Craigie and Jed Palmer, on the beach with boats, Southwold, Suffolk, September 1907. 1907
Monkey making flight at Bath Aviation Meeting 1912At the first Bath Aviation Meeting, Little Nat (monkey) made an ascent with Mr. Hucks, a well known airman at the time, after being up a short time the pilot had to come down owing to engine