Housing Collection (page 13)

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

Queens Avenue, Aldershot, Hampshire
Aldershot, Hampshire, Queens Avenue. Date: circa 1914

Housing problems in the East End of London with typical large families living in one room. Date: 1919

Hambledon workhouse
The Hambledon Union workhouse, originally erected in 1786. The site later became Hambledon Hospital and then Hambledon Homes

Picturesque illustration of an Italian Community living off Leather Lane in London. The County Council had decided at the time that they would gradually do away with a colony of Italian people living

Provands Lordship, Glasgow, Scotland, was built c. 1470 - 71 by Andrew Muirhead, Bishop of Glasgow, as part of St. Nicholass Hospital. It is now a museum. Date: circa 1470

The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, England, is a French style chateau, housing a permanent collection of art, furniture and ceramics. Date: opened 1892

New council houses - Cwmbach near Aberdare, Wales
New council houses built at the lower end of Cwmbach for Welsh miners and their families, near Aberdare, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

A fine general view of Penparcau, a suburb of Aberystwyth, showing the council estate, caravan site and bowling green. Date: 1960s

Bournville Village - Cottages on Sycamore Road. Bournville is a model village on the southwest side of Birmingham, England, founded by the Quaker Cadbury family for its employees. circa 1910s

Labourers House - Picault Island, Aldabra Group
Picault Island, part of the Aldabra Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1, 000 kilometres (620 miles) from Mahe Island

Camp for Labourers - Picault Island, Aldabra Group
Picault Island, part of the Aldabra Group, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1, 000 kilometres (620 miles) from Mahe Island

Oatlands Court, Putney Heath - LCC 11-storey block of flats
Oatlands Court - LCC 11-storey point block of flats on the Ackroydon Estate on the Eastern fringe of Putney Heath. Date: 1953

Peabody Square, Westminster 1869
Peabody Square, Westminster, for the dwellings of the poor. Date: 1869

New Asylum for Fatherless Children, Reedham 1858
Exterior of the new Asylum for Fatherless Children, at Couisdon, near Croydon. Date: 1858

Dean Mills 1851
Female workers in the doubling room at Dean Mills, a patterned textile factory in Barrow owned by Robert Gardner who turned it into a model industrial estate with housing

George Peabody (1795 - 1869), American financier and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as the father of modern philanthropy

St. Pancras new infirmary, Highgate 1870
St. Pancras Workhouse North Infirmary at Highgate, North London, was erected in 1868 - 1871. Designed by Messrs John Giles & Biven, Date: 1870

Peabody Square, Islington 1867
Dwellings for the working-classes, Peabody Square, Shadwell, London. Healthy and comfortable housing for working-class families

SOCIAL / COUNTRY COTTAGE
A typical country cottage in Gloucestershire, with trees in blossom Date: 1912

VIEWING A HOUSE / SOLD
A family of four view their new house which still has the Sold sign outside. Date: 1970s

TERRACED HOUSES FOR SALE
An impressive row of grand Georgian terraced houses and flats for sale during the 1980s housing boom. Date: 1980s

Self sufficient village plan 1850
A self-supporting village designed by Mr J Minter Morgan, housing 300 families of the working class. Date: 1850

Solar panels on a house, 1920s
Solar panels on a domestic house Date: 1929

Large domestic house
A large and quite grand domestic house with leaded windows Date: early 20th century

The Princess Mary Caravan - The Caravaners at work. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc

Muslim man Leicester East
Muslim man walks past corner shop in Leicester East Constituency. First Published The Independent newspaper 1987 Date: 1987

Parish Workhouse Plan, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Plan of the parish workhouse erected in 1808 at Southwell Nottinghamshire. It was designed by the Rev. John T Becher in association with a local architect, believed to be Richard Ingleman. Date: 1828

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

WW1 - Home Front - Zeppelin Raid on Southend - bomb damage
WW1 - Home Front - Zeppelin Raid on Southend - incendiary bomb damage. Date: 1915

Croatia - Dubrovnik - Unusual view of the inland section. Date: circa 1920s

Saigon, Vietnam - L Arroyo de Cholon. Date: circa 1908

Volos, Greece - Saint Georges, Pilion
Saint Georges, Pilion, near Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 330km north of Athens and 220km south of Thessaloniki

Mother and her two boys in the garden
Mother (with fag in her mouth) and her two (rather glum-faced) boys, pose for a photograph in their neat garden. Date: 1938

Reno, Nevada, USA - Newlands Circle Date: circa 1930s

Cadburys Bournville, Birmingham - Girls Gymnasium Exterior
Cadburys Cocoa and Chocolate Works at Bournville, Birmingham - Girls Gymnasium - Exterior view. Date: circa 1909

Detached house, 1 Carlton Road, Ealing, West London -- home of the Auerbach family. Date: circa early 20th century

Cumbernauld New Town, Scotland - Housing & Town Centre
Cumbernauld New Town, North Lanarkshire, Scotland - Housing & Town Centre. Cumbernauld is the clearest example of a modernist new town vision in the UK. Date: circa 1969

The Amphitheatre of Arles, France - Medieval Houses filling the centre. circa 1910s

The Casbah, Algiers, Algeria
The Casbah (Qasba), meaning citadel (fortress) is specifically the citadel of Algiers in Algeria and the traditional quarter clustered around it (as pictured here). Date: circa 1907

Souvenir of Alum Bay
A glass container, housing sands of different colours from Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, and with a sand painting depicting rocks. A splendid example of Victorian kitsch. Date: 19th century

Cut away of a French apartment building in Paris
A high-rise apartment building, Paris; a cut-away showing people in the apartments, including a fencing scene 1 of 2 Date: circa 1880

Cutaway of a French apartment building in Paris
A high-rise apartment building, Paris; cut-away of people in the rooms 2 of 2 Date: circa 1880

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

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