Guardians Collection

Christmas Day in the Workhouse
Illustration and opening verses of In the Workhouse: Christmas Day - better known as Christmas Day in the Workhouse, written by George R Sims in 1877

No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire
Rear view of the entrance to the No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire - the First World War deployment of Reading Union Workhouse. Several uniformed soldiers can be seen, one on crutches

Bristol Childrens Cottage Homes, Downend
A view of the childrens cottage homes at Downend, Bristol. A young inmate stands in front of one of the houses. The homes were established in the early 1900s by the Bristol Board of Guardians to

Leeds Workhouse and Burmantofts Cemetery
A very early photograph of Leeds Workhouse from Burmantofts Cemetery, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The workhouse, designed by William Perkin and Elisha Backhouse

Bethnal Green Union Guardians Offices, London
The offices of the Bethnal Green Union Board of Guardians on Bishops Road (now Bishops Way). The offices were situated adjacent to the Waterloo Road workhouse. Date: Date unknown

Moral and Industrial Training Schools, Leeds
A very early photograph of the Moral and Industrial Training Schools, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The Schools were erected in 1846-48 by the Leeds Board of Guardians to house

Statement of Poor Relief in St Lukes Parish, 1854
A printed summary statement of the poor relief statistics for the London parish of St Luke for the week ending 5 August 1854

Turkey, Constantinople. Topkapi Palace. Gate of a Seraglio
Ottoman Empire. Turkey, Constantinople. Topkapi Palace. The Gate of a Seraglio. Historia de Turquia, 1840. Engraving by Lemaitre

Bedford Board of Guardians
Bedford Poor Law Union Board of Guardians Date: 1907

Whitby Board of Guardian, Mulgrave Castle
Whitby Board of Guardians on an outing to Mulgrave Castle, Yorkshire Date: 1930

Paris, France - Invalides, Tombeau de Napoleon II, son of Napoleon Bonaparte. Date: circa 1855

1861 Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon
1861, paris, france, tombeau, tomb, tombs, napoleon, french, monument, monuments, coupole, dome, cupola, national, empire, invalides, invalids, history, war, architecture, death, 1821, 1840

Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon French
paris, france, tombeau, tomb, tombs, napoleon, french, monument, monuments, coupole, dome, cupola, national, empire, invalides, invalids, history, war, architecture, death, bonaparte, remains

1854 Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon
1854, paris, france, tombeau, tomb, tombs, napoleon, french, monument, monuments, coupole, dome, cupola, national, empire, invalides, invalids, history, war, architecture, death, bonaparte, remains

Paris, France - Invalides, Tombeau de Napoleon. 1853

French Monument Monuments Coupole Dome Cupola
french, monument, monuments, coupole, dome, cupola, national, empire, invalides, invalids, history, war, architecture, tomb, tombs, death, bonaparte, remains, granite, quartsize, ashes, excavation

Figures of Gog and Magog, guardians set up in the Guilhall, London, after the fire

Sir Benjamin Louis Cohen (1844-1909) was a businessman and Conservative politician. From 1887 to 1900 he was president of the Jewish Board of Guardians for the Relief of the Poor

Jewish Board of Guardians Offices, London
The Middlesex Street headquarters of the Jewish Board of Guardians for the Relief of the Poor. Date: circa 1896

Statues on the Sacred Way - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China
Statues at the Divine Road (or Sacred Way ) - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China Date: circa 1920s

Ely Homes, Cardiff
Ely Homes run by the Cardiff Board of Guardians to house workhouse children

St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfordshire
The St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were opened in by the St Pancras Board of Guardians in 1872 to house pauper children in the countryside away from the workhouse

Union Workhouse, Rugby, Warwickshire
The Rugby Union workhouse on Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire. The view, seen from the Guardians Board Room, shows the main workhouse building (right of centre)

Myanmar - Taung saung Nat or Burmese Guardian Spirit
Myanmar - Taung saung Nat (Spirit) or Burmese Angel. Taung saung Nats are mountain guardian spirits who appear to act as a deterrent against environmental destruction. Date: circa 1910s

Hull Workhouse, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire
A picture of what is presumably the cricket team of the Kingston-upon-Hull Incorporation workhouse in Hull, Yorkshire. The workhouse master

Hackney Union School, Brentwood, Essex
The Hackney Union School at Brentwood. In 1885 Hackney took over what had been the Brentwood District School, originally set up by the Shoreditch Board of Guardians in 1854 to house pauper children

Vancouver, Canada - The Lions - The Guardians of the City
Vancouver, British Columbia, Western Canada - The Lions - The peaks which are the Guardians of the City. Date: circa 1920

Tomb Lion. Corinth. 600-550 B. C. Limestone. Sculpture. Greec
Tomb Lion. Corinth. 600-550 B.C. Limestone. Sculpture. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark. Europe

Reconstruction of a Lion from a greek tomb. C. 570 B. C. Pain
Reconstruction of a Lion from a greek tomb. C. 570 B.C. Detail. Painted cast, 2003. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark. Europe

Tomb Lion. Marathon. 330 B. C. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Tomb Lion. Marathon. 330 B.C. Marble. Sculpture. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Ancient Japanese stone gate with Shishi Lion Guardians
A Japanese family visit an ancient Japanese site and walk under an ornate stone gateway, flanked by a pair of Shishi Lions - classical Shrine and Temple Guardians (exact location unknown)

Burnley Workhouse, Lancashire
Dining Hall of Burnley Workhouse, Lancashire with male inmates seated at long tables. It appears to a special occasion, with workhouse staff accompanied by Union Guardians and a small child

Mile End Scandal - Guardians in Court
In 190, builder James Calcutt was convicted of fraud after regularly overcharging the Mile End Old Town Board of Guardians for work he had carried out

Mile End Scandal - Three Crowns Public House
In 1907, builder James Calcutt was convicted of fraud after regularly overcharging the Mile End Old Town Board of Guardians for work he had carried out

Mile End Scandal - James Calcutts premises
In 190, builder James Calcutt was convicted of fraud after regularly overcharging the Mile End Old Town Board of Guardians for work he had carried out. This is a view of his business premises

John Wycliffe Wilson

Carpentry Workshop at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfor
Boys saw and plane wood in the carpentry workshop at the St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were opened in by the St Pancras Board of Guardians to house pauper children

New Years Eve in the Workhouse
An illustration by J Barnard Davis of New Years Eve in an unnamed workhouse. At Christmas time, workhouses were decorated and the inmates given treats

Guardians Board Room, Union Workhouse, Weymouth, Dorset
Exterior view of the Board of Guardians meeting room at the Weymouth Union workhouse, Wyke Road, Weymouth, Dorset. The workhouse later became Portway Hospital but has now been converted to

Board of Guardians election leaflet, South Wales
A Board of Guardians election leaflet, urging the electorate to vote only for Jones and Morgan. Jabez Jones (the father of W E Jones) is pictured on the right

Board of Guardians, Lexden and Winstree Union, Essex
A group portrait of the Board of Guardians of the Lexden and Winstree Poor Law Union in Essex. The Board oversaw the operation of the union and its workhouse

Will Crooks, Labour MP
Will Crooks (1852-1921) was a socialist politician who grew up in the Poplar district of East London where his family spent some time in a workhouse

Manchester Board of Guardians, Officers and Ex-Chairmen
The Chairman (Hugh Fay, centre), Vice Chairman (William Reid, left of centre) and Clerk (F.W. Greenhalgh) of the 1930-31 Manchester Board of Guardians

Manchester Board of Guardians Offices
The Manchester Board of Guardians Offices at All Saints, Manchester

Menu from Halifax Union Board of Guardians dinner
The cover of the commemorative menu at the Halifax Union Board of Guardians final dinner. The abolition of all the countrys Boards of Guardians after April 1930 marked the end of the workhouse system

Hull Poor Law Guardians
A Board of Guardians was elected annually by the ratepayers of Hull, Yorkshire, to administer poor relief in the city. This group portrait of the 1912 Board - all men - was taken in front of the main

Beefeaters at the Tower of London
Beefeaters, guardians of the Tower of London, line up in full uniform as they are greeted by military officers

Guardians of the Sikh Refugee caravan
Armed Sikh men on horseback act as the self-appointed guardians fo the column of refugees travelling from East Punjab to Pakistan and safety following the partition of india

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