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Life in a Womens Prison, 1903Female convicts at work in Aylesbury Gaol. Date: 1903
Tyrone Infirmary, County Galway, Ireland. Date: 1904
The Infirmary, Shirley, HampshireThe Infirmary, Shirley, Southampton, near Millbrook, Hampshire, England. Date: 1900s
The Infirmary, Hereford, Herefordshire, England. Date: 1900s
Ward at Leeds Infirmary, West YorkshireA an interior view of No.8 Ward at the Leeds Infirmary. Patients lie in their beds along both side. Two jugs and basins for washing are in the foreground. Date: Early 1900s
Workhouse Infirmary at Chipping Norton, OxfordshireA view of the infirmary attached to the workhouse at Chipping Norton. Date: 1925
Yorkshire Inebriate Infirmary, CattalThe Yorkshire Inebriate Infirmary at Cattal was opened in 1905 as a residential treatment establishment for alcoholics. Date: Circa 1905
Calderdale Royal Hospital, ward blocksCalderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax: ward blocks. The site opened in 1901 as the Halifax Union workhouse infirmary, later becoming Halifax General Hospital, now the Calderdale Royal Hospital
Museum of Ornamental ArtThe Museum of Ornamental Art, in a new building of the Royal Infirmary, Leeds Date: 1868
Hammersmith Infirmary, LondonThe Hammersmith Infirmary, opened in 1905 on Du Cane Road, was the most visible section of a site which also included a new Hammersmith workhouse. Date: 1909
St Marylebone Workhouse InfirmaryAn exterior view of the St Marylebone workhouse infirmary. The buildings, designed by Henry Saxon Snell and his son, were located at Rackham Street, Ladbroke Grove
Tonbridge Union Workhouse, Pembury, Kent
Paddington Workhouse Infirmary, LondonThe infirmary block added to Londons Paddington workhouse in 1886. Date: 1906
Entrance to Booth Hall Infirmary, LancashireEntrance gates of Booth Hall Infirmary, Charlestown Road, Blackley, Manchester. Booth Hall was built in 1908 as an infirmary for the Prestwich Union but
Entrance to Kensington & Chelsea District School, BansteadEntrance to the Kensington & Chelsea District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme). As well as cottage homes, each housing 40 children
Hampstead Workhouse InfirmaryThe Hampstead Unions new workhouse infirmary, designed by Charles Bell, featured a novel circular ward block. Date: 1884
Old Workhouse Infirmary, Hunslet, West YorkshireThe infirmary at the old Hunslet Union workhouse on Hillidge Road, Hunslet. The area next to the building was extensively cultivated to grow vegetables for consumption by the inmates
Winter Garden at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, HertfordshirYoung children with hoes and rakes tend the Winter Garden at the St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were used to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Carpentry Workshop at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, HertforBoys saw and plane wood in the carpentry workshop at the St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were opened in by the St Pancras Board of Guardians to house pauper children
Wandsworth Workhouse Death NoticeAn inmates death notice issued by the St Johns Hill workhouse infirmary of the Wandsworth Union. Date: 1924
Prudhoe Colony for Mental Defectives - Infirmary" The infirmary block at the " Colony for Mental Defectives" established in 1914 at Prudhoe, Northumberland, by the Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee." Date: 1930
Staff and patients at Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, LonDoctors and nurses in Ward 12 at the Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highgate. The building, opened in 1879, was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: Date unknown
Central London Sick Asylum, HendonInterior of the Central London Sick Asylum opened in 1898 at Hendon, Middlesex. Later known as Hendon Infirmary and Colindale Hospital, it was a treatment centre for tuberculosis (TB) patients
Ward at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, SurreyInterior view of ward D8 at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and became a general hospital for up to 1000 children
Bethnal Green Military Hospital, East LondonBethnal Green Military Hospital, Cambridge Heath Road, East London. The hospital, designed by Messrs Giles, Gough and Trollope, was opened in 1900 as the Bethnal Green Union infirmary
St Georges Union Infirmary, Fulham Road, LondonDesign for the new St Georges Union infirmary on Fulham Road, south west London. The architect was Henry Saxon Snell
Haverfordwest Infirmary, Haverfordwest, South WalesView of the Pembrokeshire and Haverfordwest Infirmary in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales
Infirmary ward, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, NorfolkInfirmary ward at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse
Infirmary airing ground, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkThe infirmary airing ground at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Childrens Ward, Wandsworth & Clapham Union InfirmaryA childrens ward in the Wandsworth & Clapham Union infirmary, St Johns Hill, south west London. The children sleep in metal-framed cots
Hammersmith Workhouse and Infirmary, West LondonThe new Hammersmith workhouse and infirmary on Du Cane Road, Hammersmith, West London, were opened in 1905 by Princess Henry of Battenberg
Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, North LondonAerial view of the Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highgate, North London. The infirmary, which was opened in 1879, was designed by Henry Saxon Snell
Aston Union Cottage Homes, Erdington, West MidlandsThe entrance to Aston Unions cottage homes, opened in 1899 at Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands. The homes housed pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site
Union Infirmary, Willesden, north west LondonWillesdens workhouse infirmary, erected in 1900-1901 on Acton Lane, Willesden, north west London. It later became the Park Royal Hospital and then the Central Middlesex Hospital
Agnes Jones, workhouse nursing pioneerAgnes Elizabeth Jones (1832-1868) was trained at Florence Nightingales nursing school at St Thomas Hospital in London. In 1865 she was appointed to superintend an experimental nursing scheme at
Union Infirmary, Wigan, LancashireThe Wigan Union infirmary, Upholland Road, Wigan - an unusual composite of two photographs. The infirmary, later known as Billinge Hospital
North Evington War Hospital, LeicestershireA general view of the North Evington War Hospital in Leicestershire. The buildings were opened in 1905 as the Leicester Union Infirmary but were deployed for military use during the First World War
Southampton Incorporation Infirmary, Shirley WarrenThe Southampton Incorporation Infirmary. Nurses are sitting in front of the nurses home (right). The Incorporation (Southamptons poor relief authority)
Ward at Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, LondonInterior of a ward at the Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highate, North London, designed by Henry Saxon Snell and opened in 1879
Wandsworth Union Infirmary, St Johns Hill, LondonEntrance 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
Babington House Hospital, Belper, DerbyshireAerial 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
St Marylebone Poor Law Schools, SouthallThe St Marylebone Schools on South Road, Southall, Middlesex. An inscription below the pediment gives its date of construction as 1858
Kensington & Chelsea District School, infirmaryIn 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)
Kensington & Chelsea District School, gymnasiumIn 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)
Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective viewThe Union workhouse at Limerick, Ireland, was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1841. This 1847 view shows the workhouse after proposed enlargements
Kensington & Chelsea District School, gym teamIn 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)
Kensington & Chelsea District School, boys group photoIn 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)
Irish 800-pauper workhouse, ground planGround plan of the model plan for Irish union workhouses housing up to 800 inmates. The plan was devised by George Wilkinson, the Poor Law Commissioners architect in Ireland