Housing Collection (#35)

Nell Lane Military Hospital, Manchester
A group of uniformed military personnel and nurses pose in front of the Nell Lane Military Hospital, Withington, Manchester

Wave Lodging House, Canning Town, East London
The Wave Lodging House for working men at 235 Victoria Dock Road, Canning Town, East London. Beds and baths are on offer for 4d (four pence) or 6d (six pence) a night

St Giles Workhouse Concert Programme
Programme for a concert given to the inmates of Londons St Giles workhouse on Friday 1 January 1904. Date: 1 January 1904

Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire
A 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

1844 poor relief work ticket
A ticket issued in 1844 by a Relieving Officer for the parish of St Mary, Islington, north London, directing the bearer to the stone yard on Wharf Road, City Basin

Vagrants Food Ticket, Hinckley Union, Leicestershire
Ticket 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)

Workhouse Teachers Salary Receipt, Whitehaven
A receipt for the quarterly salary payment of twelve pounds and ten shillings. It is from the Whitehaven Union, signed by workhouse teacher William Benson on 24 December 1856

Parish Workhouse, Tendring, Essex
A view of a row of thatched cottages at Tendring, Essex, described as the Old Workhouse

Southmead Hospital, Bristol
Aerial view of Southmead Hospital, Bristol. The entrance is on Southmead Road at the bottom left of the picture. The buildings were originally erected in 1900-1902 as a workhouse for the Barton Regis

2nd Southern Hospital, Southmead, Bristol
Military Personnel and nursing staff at the 2nd Southern Hospital, Southmead, Bristol. The buildings were originally erected in 1900-1902 as a workhouse for the Barton Regis Union

Southampton Incorporation Infirmary, Shirley Warren
The Southampton Incorporation Infirmary. Nurses are sitting in front of the nurses home (right). The Incorporation (Southamptons poor relief authority)

Poor Rate Receipt, Kidderminster Union
A 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, Gloucestershire
The 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, London
Interior 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, Mitcham
Female 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, Mitcham
The shoemaking workshop at the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Male inmates are at work making and repairing shoes for use in the workhouse

Manchester Board of Guardians, Officers and Ex-Chairmen
The Chairman (Hugh Fay, centre), Vice Chairman (William Reid, left of centre) and Clerk (F.W. Greenhalgh) of the 1930-31 Manchester Board of Guardians

Thanet Union Childrens Homes and Village Hall, Kent
The 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

Manchester Union Ambulances
The Manchester Unions fleet of ambulances used for the transport of patients to and from its institutions

Census tabulation in former Lambeth workhouse
Data from the 1931 census being transferred to punched cards in the former Lambeth workhouse - presumably the one on Princes Road (now Black Prince Road), Lambeth, south London

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 Offices
The Manchester Board of Guardians Offices at All Saints, Manchester

Union Workhouse, Maldon, Essex
The Maldon Union workhouse, with the workhouse chapel on the right. The original buildings, designed by Mr F Peck, were erected in 1872-3 on Spital Road in Maldon

Manchester Union Casual Wards, Manchester
Casual wards for tramps and vagrants at Tame Street, Ancoates, Manchester. The original premises were set up in a former cotton mill in 1897 but were rebuilt in around 1900 after being burnt down

Billy Blue, Holsworthy Union Workhouse, Devon
Billy Blue, an inmate of the Holsworthy Union workhouse, Devon, pulling a handcart on which is a large chest bearing the workhouses name

Cockermouth Union schools, Flimby, Cumberland
The Cockermouth Union workhouse schools at Flimby, Cumberland. Flimby Lodge was purchased by the Union in 1886 for conversion to a school and vagrant wards

Training Ship Exmouth, flag signalling drill
Uniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth learning flag signalling. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment

Exeter Union Workhouse childrens home
The 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, London
Entrance 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, Kent
A 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, Plumstead
The Woolwich Unions " Golden Leigh" cottage homes at Bostall Heath, Plumstead, south east London, erected in 1899 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Training Ship Exmouth, gun crew
Uniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth in formation as a gun crew, pulling a gun carriage. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex

Menu from Halifax Union Board of Guardians dinner
The 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, Frittenden, Kent
A large timber framed building that once served as the Frittenden parish workhouse, Kent. An oast house stands at the left

Camberwell Workhouse inmates at Bognor Regis
A large party of inmates from the Camberwell workhouse in south east London eating their dinner during their annual outing to Bognor Regis, West Sussex

Parish Workhouse, Brenchley, Kent
A large timber framed building that once served as the Brenchley parish workhouse. It is believed to have opened in 1732

Whitby Parish poor relief voucher for coal
A voucher for a shilling bag of coal, issued as poor relief by the Churchwarden at Whitby, North Yorkshire

Notice of Death from Union Workhouse, Maldon, Essex
A Notice of Death sent from the Maldon Union workhouse to the next of kin of William John Rush. If relatives or friends did not undertake the funeral arrangements

Boy Scout Troop from Christchurch Cottage Homes
A troop of boy scouts from the Christchurch Union cottage homes for pauper children. The boys, in scout uniform, sit at their camp site

Youth Hostel, Cerne Abbas, Dorset
Youth hostel on Sherborne Road, Cerne Abbas, Dorset. A girl in the hostel grounds talks over the wall to a boy outside. The hostel was originally built in in 1836-7 as the Cerne Union workhouse

Manual of Workhouse Cookery, cover
The cover of a well used copy of the Manual of Workhouse Cookery, marked Matrons Use in the top left corner. The book was published in 1901 alongside a major revision of workhouse diets

Babington House Hospital, Belper, Derbyshire
Aerial view of Babington House Hospital, Belper, Derbyshire. The building, designed as a workhouse by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, was erected in 1839-40

Rowton House, Whitechapel, East London
The 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

Hexagonal workhouse, second floor plan
The second floor layout of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Whitechapel Workhouse Casual Ward, East London
A 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 Dormitory
A 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 postcard
Two 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

The Warriors Return, satirical postcard
A wounded soldier, drawn as a wooden puppet and carrying his own broken-off leg, looks at a WD (War Department) signpost pointing to the workhouse

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