Homes Collection (page 9)

Queen Victorias sitting room, Balmoral 1857
Queen Victorias personal sitting room Date: 1857

FLOODS AT NIEUWaL 1861
A scene of flooding at Nieuwaal in Holland - a few possessions have been rescued from flooded homes Date: 1861

Chinese folklore: dog
Despite its monstrous appearance, this dog is a kindly creature which protects peoples homes from thieves and robbers

Christmas decorations: decorating the hall, 1877
Four girls decorate the hall of their home with enough greenery to start a flower shop. Date: 1877

Model dwelling of working class 1900
Interior of a working class home, at the beginning of the 20th century. Date: 1900

Srinagar, Kashmir - floating houseboats Date: 1986

St Michaels Girls Home, Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire
Inmates and staff of St Michaels Girls Home at Shipton under Wychwood run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1926

Zambia (Northern Rhodesia) - Storyteller keeping two young boys entranced with his tales. Date: circa 1930s

Japan-British Exhibition - White City, Reconstructed Village with watermill. Date: 1910

Zermatt, Switzerland - Street Scene showing the extremely solid nature of the wooden building construction. Date: circa 1910s

Sami Family, with tent, sled and Reindeer, Finnmark County
Sami Family, with tent, sled and Reindeer from Finnmark County in the extreme northeast of Norway. The Sami peoples (also spelled Saami and also known as Lapps)

Dr Barnardos Homes, Girls Model Village, Barkingside Essex
Dr Barnardos Homes - Girls Model Village, Barkingside, Essex. Date: 1948

A classic image celebrating the Biedermeier style, which originated in Germany and Austria, flourished in the prosperous middle-class homes of Europe from about 1815 to 1848

WW2 Evacuation of Barnardos Children
Girls from Barnardo homes in London area at Paddington station in a pre-war evacuation operation in September 1938. Date: 1938

Chinese Village Scene with Villagers. Date: circa 1930s

General View of Balmoral Castle
General view of Balmoral castle Date: 1879

1930s living room with fireplace and chairs
Typical British living room of the 1930s, with two armchairs flanking a blue tiled fireplace. Date: 1934

Hollymount Orphanage Infirmary, Tottington, Lancashire
The infirmary block at the Hollymount (or Holly Mount) orphanage for Roman Catholic children at Tottington, near Bury, Lancashire. Date: circa 1912

Reformatory Ship Akbar, River Mersey, Birkenhead
The Reformatory Ship Akbar, a former naval hulk, was moored on the River Mersey off Rock Ferry, Birkenhead from 1856 to 1907. Date: 1856

St Johns Reformatory School for Boys, Tiffield, Northampton
A group of Boys Officials at the St Johns School at Tiffield, near Towcester, Northamptonshire Date: 1931

Marlesford Lodge Childrens Home, Hammersmith
Inmates and staff at Marlesford Lodge - the Kensington & Chelsea School Districts childrens home at Kings Street, Hammersmith. Date: circa 1906

Convalescent Home, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
Childrens convalescent home at West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside. Children sit outdoors in wheelchairs on beds. A caged bird, a pet for the children, is also shown. Date: circa 1912

Force Feeding at Denbigh Lunatic Asylum
A patient is force fed through a tube at the Denbigh Lunatic Asylum, North Wales. Date: 1890s

London East End home brushmaking
The mother of a poor family in Londons East End engaged in brushmaking at home. She sits at a rickety table, surrounded by six children. The room has bare floorboards. Date: Late 1800s

Buckley Hall Orphanage, near Rochdale, Lancashire
A view of Buckley Hall Orphanage, near Rochdale. Boys are at play in a playground equipped with a single swing. Date: early 1900s

St Marys Industrial School, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. Shoemaki
St Marys Industrial School for Roman Catholic Boys, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. Boys at work in the shoemaking workshop. Date: early 1900s

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

Fulwell Park, home of ex-King Manuel of Portugal
Fulwell Park, Twickenham, Middlesex, home of ex-King Manuel of Portugal and his wife, Princess Victoria Augusta of Hohenzollern

NCH Childrens Home Bramhope, Leeds
The opening of new houses at the National Childrens Home in Bramhope, Leeds. The homes children are joined for the occasion by local dignitaries and other visitors. Date: Date unknown

Prefabricated aluminium homes 1945
During the Second World War many houses were destroyed, due to this, aluminium prefabricated houses (prefabs) were built, by Britains aircraft industry

Housing poster, The Home I Want, with a quotation from Richard Reiss: You cannot expect to get an A1 population out of C3 homes

Dr Barnardos Village Homes, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex
Children perform a dance display at Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls at Barkingside, Ilford, Essex. The occasion is presumably an open day, for the benefit of visitors and benefactors

Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, London
Entrance to the Grove Park Hospital, Marvels Lane, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy

Wheatenhurst Union Workhouse, Eastington
The Wheatenhurst Union workhouse at Chippenham Platt, Eastington, Gloucestershire. The main building (right) has a greenhouse attached. A large pond is in the foreground

The Housing Problem by Fred Buchanan
A bulldog looks in dismay at a kennel which is quite obviously too small for him, a satirical comment on the homes " fit for heroes" promise following World War I

John Grooms Orphanage, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
Some of Our Girls at John Grooms Orphanage and Crippleage opened in 1890 at Clacton on Sea, Essex. Groom was a London engraver and evangelical preacher

Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, North London
The Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London. Nursery children are at play while nurses keep watch

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