Housing Collection (page 12)

Duke of Norfolks Almshouses, Greenwich
View across the Thames from Greenwich of the The Duke of Norfolks Almshouses, in 1796. In 1613 Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton

Ancient Roman housing, barns and towers from Trajan s
Ancient Roman housing, barns and towers from Trajans Column. Granai e torri degli Alloggiamenti. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

A winged genius carries Emperor Antoninus Pius to heaven
A winged genius carries Emperor Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina to heaven. Campus Martius holds an obelisk at left, and Roma in armour sits at right with shield depicting Romulus and Remus

Great Achievements of the National Government
Diagram by G. H. Davis representing the progress made by the coalition government between August 1931 and April 1934. Illustrations on employment, trade, finance, housing, mining, fishing

Early struggles 1858
Interior scene of a city dwellings, in the harsh winter months with snow on the rooftops outside and few coal on the grate, a family have got behind in their rent and a broker has come round

First womens village council in Findon, Sussex, May 1918
Photograph of the first womens village council in Findon, Sussex, established in 1917. The accompanying article describes the origins of the council in the innate female concern for domestic affairs

Basingstoke Union Workhouse
A view of part of the Basingstoke Union workhouse, Hampshire Date unknown

Thurgarton Incorporation Workhouse Plan
Plan of the Thurgarton Incorporation Workhouse erected in 1824 near Southwell, Nottinghamshire. It was designed by the Rev. John T Becher and William Nicholson. Date: 1828

St Olaves Union Institution, Ladywell
Bird s-eye view of the design for the St Olaves Union Institution for the Aged and Infirm Poor, Ladywell, South London. The architects were Newman and Newman of London. Date: 1897

St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, Rackham Street
The St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, Rackham Street, London. It was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: 1881

Stockbridge Union Workhouse, Hampshire
A view of the landscaped entrance to the Stockbridge Union Workhouse. Two men, perhaps the workhouse master and his son, stand in the garden. Date: early 1900s

Smallburgh Workhouse Nurses
Nurses at the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk. Date: circa 1910

Smallburgh Workhouse
A view of the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk. Date: early 1900s

Smallburgh Workhouse Master
The Master of the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk, believed to be Frank Owen. Date: circa 1910

Smallburgh Workhouse Children
Children and staff at the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk Date: circa 1910

Norwich Workhouse
A view of the entrance to the Norwich Union workhouse, Norfolk. Date: circa 1920

Newcastle in Emlyn workhouse
An aerial view of the Newcastle in Emlyn Union workhouse, Carmarthenshire. Date: Date unknown

Mountfield Parish Workhouse
The former parish workhouse at Mountfield, Sussex. Date: circa 1908

Marston Green Cottage Homes, Birmingham
Entrance lodge at the childrens cottage homes at Marston Green, near Birmingham. Date: circa 1921

1751 Local Act St Margaret and St John, Westminster
The front page of 1751 Local Act obtained by the joint parishes of St Margaret and St John, Westminster for the better relief and employment of the poor Date: 1751

Hungerford Union Workhouse
A view of the Hungerford Union workhouse, Berkshire, designed by the architect S.O. Foden. Date: Date unknown

Hunslet Workhouse, Leeds
The design by architect J.H. Morton for the new Hunslet Union workhouse, near Leeds, West Yorkshire, erected in 1903. Date: 1903

Union Workhouse Infirmary, East Preston, Sussex
The infirmary at the East Preston Union workhouse. The workhouse was rebuilt in 1872-3 with the new infirmary and nurses home erected in 1906. Date: Date unknown

Downs Schools, Sutton, Surrey
The Downs Schools on Banstead Road, Sutton, acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1902 for treating children with ringworm. The site later became the Downs Childrens Hospital

Bridge Union Workhouse, Kent
A view of the frontage of the Bridge Union Workhouse, Kent. Date: early 1900s

Chapel / Dining Hall at Old Workhouse, Hunslet, Leeds
The Dining Hall of the old Hunslet Union workhouse, near Leeds, West Yorkshire, which was also used as the inmates chapel. Rows of benches are set with cutlery for a meal

Salvation Army Colony, Hadleigh, Essex. Date: circa 1910

People outside a row of cottages, East London. Date: circa 1900

St Marys Home for Girls, Cheam, Surrey
St Marys Home for Girls, Sandy Lane, Cheam, Surrey -- nurses and children posing in front of the building. Date: early 20th century

Burning bits of wood in a mobile furnace on an area of wasteland. 1920s

Original settlers cottages, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. Date: circa 1904

Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Date: circa 1915

Aerial view of the excavated ruins of Pompeii, Italy. Date: circa 1900

Interior of a peasant cottage, Finland, showing the warmest place in the home, with the stove reaching from floor to ceiling. Date: 1922

House interior, Purari Delta, New Guinea, South West Pacific
Interior of a mens house, with mural decorations consisting of shields, drums and ornaments, Purari Delta, New Guinea, South West Pacific (then part of the British Empire, now Papua New Guinea)

Rowton House on Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel
Exterior of the Rowton House from the south west on Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built

Crofters home, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Crofters home built of stone with a thatched roof on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, March 1940. 1940

Design for a pair of Model Cottages for Labourers, Mechanics etc. 1857

Meadway, Epsom, Surrey, with an unusual bridge across the road. circa 1900s

Scene in Little Dunmow, Essex
Scene in the village of Little Dunmow, Essex. circa 1910s

Norway Lane, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1900s

Fishermens homes, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1900s

Postcard booklet, mansion in Dixieland, USA. Date: 1937

Bethnal Green - slum houses
Slum houses in Crosland Street, Bethnal Green, London. Date: circa 1914

Poster, We are proud to be working on Operation H
Ministry of Supply poster, We are proud to be working on Operation H, National Housing Drive fitments. circa 1945

Poster, We co-operate to speed up housing
Ministry of Supply poster, We co-operate to speed up housing, National Housing Drive fitments. Designed by Raymond Davids. circa 1945

Millers cottage at Flatford, Suffolk, a Grade I listed building next to Flatford Mill. Date: 1930

Bab-Darb Quarter of Biskra Old Town, Algeria Date: circa 1910s

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