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Salvation Army Seeking the Homeless, LondonTwo Salvation Army officers accost men sleeping rough on a metal bench. The Army toured London streets offering tickets to their overnight shelters
Salvation Army Industrial Home, LondonInmates of a Salvation Army Industrial Home. Residents of the home were expected to work in return for their board and lodging
Salvation Army Food Depot, LondonMen queuing at one of the food depots set up in London by the Salvation Army in the 1890s. The depots provided low cost food and meals for down and outs
Whiston Hospital, LancashireAn aerial view of Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, Whiston, Lancashire. The site began life in 1843 as the Prescot Union workhouse
Fylde Union Cottage Homes, Kirkham, LancashireThe Fylde Union cottage homes for children, Kirkham, Lancashire. The homes were built in 1913-14 on the site of the original Fylde Union workhouse after it was replaced by a new
Stow on the Wold, GloucestershireA birds eye view of Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, from a church tower. A single car stands in the square below. Towards the top left of the picture
Chorlton Union Cottage Homes, Styal, CheshireMain avenue at Chorlton Union Cottage Homes, Styal, Cheshire. The homes were opened by the Chorlton Union in 1898 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Vagrants Food Ticket, Hinckley Union, LeicestershireTicket issued to a vagrant following his departure from the Hinckley Union workhouse, Leicestershire. When he presented it to the specified person (en route to his next destination)
Parish Workhouse, Tendring, EssexA view of a row of thatched cottages at Tendring, Essex, described as the Old Workhouse
Poor Rate Receipt, Kidderminster UnionA receipt for a poor rate payment by A Gristwood of the Borough of Bewdley to the Kidderminster Union in September 1923. The Unions operation was financed by the poor rate - the forerunner of
Union Workhouse, Northleach, GloucestershireThe Northleach Union workhouse, Gloucestershire. The building, designed by George Wilkinson, was erected in 1836 at the east of Northleach. It later became Northleach Hospital
Ward at Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, LondonInterior of a ward at the Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highate, North London, designed by Henry Saxon Snell and opened in 1879
Laundry, Holborn Union Workhouse, MitchamFemale inmates at work in the laundry at the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Some women are using flat irons. Clean washing is piled on a table. A large press stands at the rear
Shoemaking Workshop, Holborn Union Workhouse, MitchamThe shoemaking workshop at the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Male inmates are at work making and repairing shoes for use in the workhouse
Thanet Union Childrens Homes and Village Hall, KentThe Isle of Thanet Union cottage homes at Manston, Kent. The homes, which comprised four pairs of houses, were erected in 1901 to accommodate pauper children away from the workhouse
The Institution, Linton, Cambridgeshire, otherwise known as the Linton Union workhouse. The buildings, designed by Messrs Hallet and Newman of Middlesex
Manchester Board of Guardians OfficesThe Manchester Board of Guardians Offices at All Saints, Manchester
Billy Blue, Holsworthy Union Workhouse, DevonBilly Blue, an inmate of the Holsworthy Union workhouse, Devon, pulling a handcart on which is a large chest bearing the workhouses name
Exeter Union Workhouse childrens homeThe childrens home attached to the Union workhouse, Gladstone Road, Exeter. The building was erected in 1913-14 and immediately pressed into use as a First World War military hospital
Wandsworth Union Infirmary, St Johns Hill, LondonEntrance to Wandsworth Union workhouse infirmary, St Johns Hill, south west London. Originally opened in 1840 as the Wandsworth workhouse, it was designed by George Ledwell Taylor
Parish Workhouse, Hawkhurst, KentA timber framed building on the Moor in Hawkhurst, Kent, that once served as the parish workhouse. Children play nearby and an older boy carries a gardening fork and other tools
Woolwich Union Golden Leigh Homes, PlumsteadThe Woolwich Unions " Golden Leigh" cottage homes at Bostall Heath, Plumstead, south east London, erected in 1899 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
ASC Greenwich Union Workhouse, Grove Park, LondonPart of the ASC (Army Service Corps) Barracks on Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy
Menu from Halifax Union Board of Guardians dinnerThe 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
Parish Workhouse, Brenchley, KentA large timber framed building that once served as the Brenchley parish workhouse. It is believed to have opened in 1732
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
Whitechapel Workhouse Casual Ward, East LondonA line of men gathers near the Whitechapel Workhouse casual ward (vagrants ward) on Thomas Street, East London, waiting for its opening time
Whitechapel Workhouse, Casual Ward DormitoryA dormitory of the Whitechapel Workhouse Casual Ward on Thomas Street, East London. There are rolled up hammocks attached along each wall. The floor is bare boards
The Unemployed and the Workhouse, satirical postcardTwo workmen are digging a hole outside a workhouse. A dishevelled tramp figure asks them why they are working when the workhouse would give them a home for free
Vagrant and policeman outside Truth OfficesA policeman shines his torch down on a vagrant asleep on the pavement outside the offices of the Truth weekly newspaper
Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective viewThe Union workhouse at Limerick, Ireland, was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1841. This 1847 view shows the workhouse after proposed enlargements
Irish 800-pauper workhouse, ground planGround plan of the model plan for Irish union workhouses housing up to 800 inmates. The plan was devised by George Wilkinson, the Poor Law Commissioners architect in Ireland
Irish 800-pauper workhouse, perspective viewPerspective view of the model plan for Irish union workhouses housing up to 800 inmates. The plan was devised by George Wilkinson, the Poor Law Commissioners architect in Ireland
Hull Poor Law GuardiansA 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
Clerkenwell Parish Workhouse, LondonThe Clerkenwell parish workhouse on Farringdon Road (formerly Coppice Row), Central London, erected in 1727
Vagrants sleeping rough in LondonA group of vagrants sleeping rough under an archway in front of some large gates, somewhere in London
Homeless in St James sEarly morning - the Enumerator taking the census in St Jamess Park. The homeless are woken and interviewed
Policeman discovering sleeping waif on a doorstepA policeman discovering a sleeping waif on a doorstep
HomelessnessAbject scene of homelessness at Trafalgar Square
Down and OutA homeless girl is found in the streets : a crowd gathers, a bobby shines his bull s- eye lantern