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Union Workhouse, Cootehill, County Cavan, IrelandFemale lunatic inmates sit in an airing yard at the Cootehill Union Workhouse, County Cavan, Ireland
Crofters Houses - Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, ScotlandCrofters Houses at Stornoway, a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Date: circa 1910s
Crofters House, Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Training Ship Warspite, Greenhithe, KentThe Training Ship Warspite at anchor on the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent. The Warspite, established by the Marine Society in 1876, was originally moored at Woolwich
Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, BristolBeaufort War Hospital at Blackberry Hill, Stapleton, Bristol - an area also known as Fishponds. The building was opened in 1861 as the Bristol Lunatic Asylum
Union Workhouse, Kings Norton, WorcestershireEntrance to the Union workhouse on what is now Raddlebarn Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, south west of Birmingham. The building, designed by Edward Holmes, was opened in 1870
T class SubmarineInside a British submarine: complex details of the craft in which our underwater crews live and fight. A sectional view of a boat of the T class, showing how machinery, torpedoes
Training Ship Arethusa IITraining Ship Arethusa - sometimes referred to as Arethusa II since it replaced the original long-serving Arethusa in 1933. Date: circa 1930s
Georgetown, Guyana, CaribbeanGeorgetown, British Guyana, Caribbean - Thomas Street Date: circa 1910s
The Hollies Childrens Home, Sidcup, KentAerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Boys Swimming, Training Ship Mercury, River Hamble, HantsBoys from the Training Ship Mercury swimming nude in the River Hamble. The Mercury, established in 1885 by the London philanthropist Charles Hoare
Compass Drill, Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, KentA group of boys aboard the Training Ship Arethusa receiving compass instruction. The ship received boys aged 13-16 from a variety of poor backgrounds, including the workhouse
Guinness Trust Buildings, Brandon Street, Walworth, South Lo
Busy street scene at Spitalfields, East End of LondonA busy street scene at Spitalfields in the East End of London. The location is the junction of Commercial Street and Brushfield Street. The building at the right is Spitalfields Market
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
Welwyn Garden City, an example of town planningAn advertisement for new houses and industrial sites at the new town of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, an example of town planning, designed to take people away from polluted cities
Knotting Class, Training Ship Arethusa, Greenhithe, KentA group of boys aboard the Training Ship Arethusa receiving knotting and splicing instruction. The ship received boys aged 13-16 from a variety of poor backgrounds, including the workhouse
Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle HulmeThe Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, on Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. The school was founded in 1855 by a group of Manchester businessmen to care for and educate orphans
Crockett Court, Galveston, Texas, USA -- a new development of brick cottages overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, probably intended as short-stay holiday accommodation. 1937
Port Sunlight - a workers utopiaPage from The Illustrated London News with photographs reporting on the model factory village of Port Sunlight on the Wirral, near Birkenhead
Bus embedded in house, Blackstock Road, LondonBus embedded in the front of a house in Blackstock Road, London NW4, on 13 January 1974. The car in the foreground was shunted through a garden wall after being struck by the bus
LCC-LFB Serious house fire in Notting HillFirefighters using the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder to gain access to the upper floors of this terraced house affected by a serious blaze in Notting Hill, West London
Street in Wapping, East End of LondonA view of a narrow street in Wapping, East London. A group of children are at hand to observe the proceedings
North Wales Lunatic Asylum, Denbigh, North WalesAdministration block of the North Wales Lunatic Asylum at Denbigh, opened in 1848 and designed by Thomas Fulljames
Asylum Lodge, Devizes, WiltshireThe entrance lodge to the County Lunatic Asylum at Devizes, Wiltshire opened in 1851. In 1924 it was renamed Wiltshire County Mental Hospital, then in 1948 renamed Roundway Hospital
Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, MiddlesexAerial view of Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, Middlesex. The building was originally the Chase Farm Schools, opened in 1886 by the Edmonton Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Self-Help in War Time by Heath Robinson Building a BungalowNo III - Building a bungalow: Now, having made a good start with your music-room, place your piano in position. A rather back to front way of house construction from the crazy mind of William Heath
Building of a prefabricated houses in 3 hours 1945During the Second World War many houses were destroyed, due to this, prefabricated houses (prefabs) were built, quickly and cheaply providing quality housing with all the amenities, central heating
Wales / YstradgynlaisYstradgynlais, in the Swansea Valley, Glamorgan, Wales. Date: 1950s
Gorseinon, street and railway, near Swansea, South WalesView of the town of Gorseinon, near Swansea, Glamorgan, South Wales, with the railway line running in parallel with the High Street
Jewish Children, East End of LondonA crowd of Jewish children in the East End of London
Staffordshire County Asylum, Cheddleton, near LeekThe Staffordshire County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1898 on Cheadle Road, Cheddleton, near Leek. It was later known as Staffordshire Mental Hospital, then St Edwards Mental Hospital
Banstead Asylum, SurreyBanstead Asylum, located on Sutton Lane, Banstead, Surrey, was established in 1877 as the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum
West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, MiddlesexThe West Middlesex Hospital, originally erected as an infirmary for the Brentford Union workhouse on Twickenham Road, Isleworth
Dorking General Hospital, SurreyAerial view of Dorking General Hospital on Horsham Road, Dorking, Surrey. Designed by William Shearburn, the building opened in 1841 as the Dorking Union workhouse
Stone Asylum, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireEntrance to the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. A porter stands at the right of the gateway
Wates house interior imagined by Anne MorrowArtists impression of the interior of a Wates house, done up in a rather fabulous 1960s scheme. Wates built a large number of houses on estates
Market Hill and former workhouse, MaldonA view of Market Hill, Maldon, Essex. The large building at the left is the Maldon Unions former workhouse. Date: circa 1900
St Thomas Green cattle market, Haverfordwest, South WalesScene at St Thomas Green cattle market, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with people and animals. Date: early 20th century
The Holloway, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South WalesScene in Gloucester Terrace, The Holloway, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, decorated with flags and bunting to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII
Tregwynt Mansion, near Granston, West WalesTregwynt Mansion, a Georgian house near Granston and Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, viewed from the south. The house belonged to the Harries family for many generations
Front Street, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, South WalesView of Front Street and Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. A group of children stand near the prow of a large ship, moored on the shingle
Bethany Childrens Home, Kinver, StaffordshireResidents of the Bethany home for disabled children which was located on the Hyde at Kinver, Staffordshire. Many of the boys are holding crutches
Brockhall Hospital, Langho, near Blackburn, LancashireAerial view of Brockhall Hospital at Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire, established in 1904 by the Lancashire Inebriates Acts Board as an inebriate reformatory for women
Houseless and Hungry by Luke FildesA study entitled Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes depicting homeless paupers queuing outside the casual ward of a London workhouse. A policeman stands at the left of the scene
Guiltcross Union Workhouse, Kenninghall, NorfolkThe Guiltcross Union Workhouse, designed by William Thorold, was erected in 1836-7 at Kenninghall, Norfolk. After its closure in 1902 the site was acquired by the Rev Harold Burden
Union Workhouse, Sleaford, LincolnshireAn aerial view of the Sleaford Union workhouse. Designed by William J Donthorn, the building was erected in 1837-8 on East Gate in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The site later became known as Slea View
Rochdale Union Workhouse, Dearnley, LancashireThe approach to the Rochdale Union workhouse, opened in 1877 at Dearnley, near Rochdale, Lancashire. The site later became Birch Hill Hospital