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Cell Block Interior, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireThe interior of a cell block at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. Cells line the open galleries which have a safety net strung across to prevent inmates falling
Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County DurhamAerial view of Shotley Bridge Hospital, County Durham. It was originally opened by the Gateshead Union in 1912 as a TB sanatorium (far right of picture)
Union Workhouse, Cootehill, County Cavan, IrelandFemale lunatic inmates sit in an airing yard at the Cootehill Union Workhouse, County Cavan, Ireland
Pentonville Prison, Islington, North LondonAn aerial view of Pentonville Prison in Islington, North London. The prison was opened in 1842 as the new Model Prison, on the separate system
Driffield Union workhouse, East YorkshireThe entrance to the union workhouse (or Poor Law Institution) on Bridlington Road, Driffield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Two inmates can be seen on the left, sitting on a bench
Christmas Day in the WorkhouseIllustration and opening verses of In the Workhouse: Christmas Day - better known as Christmas Day in the Workhouse, written by George R Sims in 1877
Great Barr Colony, StaffordshireGreat Barr colony for mental defectives, opened circa 1918 by the Walsall and West Bromwich Joint Committee to house people with severe learning difficulties
St Mary in the Fields Childrens Colony, Mayfield, SussexInmates of the St Mary in the Fields Childrens Colony, Mayfield, Sussex Date: circa 1924
West Derby Union, Liverpool - Belmont Road workhouseThe Belmont Road workhouse opened in 1890 by Liverpools West Derby Union. It catered primarily for able-bodied inmates and vagrants, providing daily out-relief in return for manual labour. Date: 1925
Bermondsey Military Hospital, LondonBermondsey Military Hospital operated during the First World War on the premises of the St Olaves Union workhouse at Ladywell, near Lewisham, in south east London
Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry visits women at NewgateElizabeth Fry (1780-1845) on a visit to Newgate Prison, London. In 1817, Fry and a group of like-minded, mostly Quaker, women formed the Ladies Association for the Reformation of the Female Prisoners
Leicester Union Cottage Homes, Countesthorpe, LeicsThree small inmates stand in front of a water tower at the Leicester Union cottage homes at Countesthorpe, Leicestershire
Male inmates at Cardiff Union Workhouse, GlamorganA group of elderly male inmates, accompanied by a nurse, at the Cardiff Union workhouse located on Cowbridge Road, Cardiff
Union Workhouse, Wincanton, SomersetThe Wincanton Union workhouse, Somerset, with extensive vegetable gardens in front which were cultivated by the workhouse inmates. The workhouse opened in 1838 and was designed by George Wilkinson
Lancaster Nazareth House - young inmatesYounger children on the steps of the Nazareth House at Lancaster, run by the Sisters of Nazareth. Date: circa1913
Exminster Industrial SchoolInmates stand in front of the Exminster Industrial School, Devon
Fife and Kinross Asylum, Cupar, FifeA distant view of the Fife and Kinross Asylum, Cupar. What appear to be inmates can be seen on the grass and pathway. Date: circa 1904
Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmates at Work in LaundryStaff supervise inmates ironing washing in laundry of Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory. Date: 1908
Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Carpentry ClassA carpentry class for inmates of Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental
Edinburgh Industrial School, Liberton, GardeningInmates gardening at Dr Guthries Original Industrial School for Boys, Liberton, Edinburgh. Date: circa 1899
Transfer of inmates to new Fylde Union WorkhouseThe removal of inmates from the Fylde Unions old workhouse at Kirkham to its new premises at Medlar-with-Wesham. Scenes include children, elderly inmates, staff, and beds in a dormitory. Date: 1907
Milton Industrial School, Alexandra Road, FarnboroughInmates and staff of the Milton Industrial School, Alexandra Road, Farnborough Date: 1912
Jeremy Benthams PanopticonJeremy Benthams proposed panopticon workhouse or industry house for up to 2000 inmates. The scheme, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved
Laundry at Shirley Schools, near Croydon, SurreyInmates ironing clothes and linen in the laundry at the Shirley Schools, near Croydon, Surrey, established in 1904 by the St Olave Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Wandsworth Prison / LetterBuilt in 1851 and originally called the Surrey House of Correction. The inmates writing letters
Elizabeth Fry (Quiver)ELIZABETH FRY - Prison reformer, quaker and philanthropist. Here she visits inmates of Newgate Prison
Blantyre House Detention Centre, GoudhurstInmates lined up on for the one o clock parade at the Blantyre House Detention Centre for young offenders, Goudhurst, Kent. Date: circa 1950
Sunday School Union Holiday Home, ClactonInmates and staff outside the Sunday School Union Holiday Home, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Date: circa 1910
Elizabeth Fry Reading Scriptures at Newgate PrisonPrison reformer Elizabeth Fry gives a Bible reading to female inmates at London's Newgate Prison. Date: Date unknown
Eventide: A Scene at the Westminster Union - von HerkomerEventide: A Scene at the Westminster Union is an 1878 work by the social realist painter Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914). It depicts women at St James's Workhouse, in Soho, London
Burnley Workhouse InmatesA group photograph of elderly female inmates at Burnley Union workhouse, Lancashire
Waifs and Strays Boys Home, Burgess HillInmates of the Waifs and Strays Society Boys Home, Burgess Hill, Sussex. Date: 1922
St Marylebone Workhouse InmatesAged male inmates of Londons St Marylebone workhouse sit in their airing yard, chatting, reading newspapers and smoking pipes. Date: circa 1905
London Asylum for the Deaf, Margate BranchTwo children, identified as Evan Williams (with Indian clubs) and Rhoda Pippeck (with barbells), both inmates of the Margate branch of the London Asylum for the Support and Education of the Deaf
Ruysselede Reformatory, West Flanders - Inmates ParadeInmates on parade at the Boys Agricultural Reform School at Ruysselede Reformatory at Ruysselede, West Flanders, Belgium. Date: circa 1909
Ruysselede Reformatory, West Flanders - RefectoryInmates lay tables in the refectory at the Boys Agricultural Reform School at Ruysselede, West Flanders, Belgium. Date: circa 1909
New Hall Prison and Camp, WakefieldInmates carrying tools walk between huts at the New Hall Training Prison and Camp, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. A large bell hangs overhead. Date: circa 1945
Leyhill Prison Carpentry ClassInmates of Leyhill Prison, Gloucestershire, in a hobby carpentry class. One is making a small rocking horde, another working on model sailing ships. Date: circa 1945
Hill Hall Training Prison, EssexInmates in the reading room of Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, Theydon Mount, Essex. Date: circa 1950
Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, EssexInmates at work in the kitchen of Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, Theydon Mount, Essex. Date: circa 1950
Feltham Borstal LibraryInmates and staff in the library at Feltham Borstal, Middlesex Date: circa 1945
Wandsworth Prison LaundryInmates at work in the laundry at Wandsworth Prison, London. Some are irong and folding large sheets. Date: circa 1945
Chapel / Dining Hall at Old Workhouse, Hunslet, LeedsThe 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
Wolverhampton Training Home for Destitute Orphan GirlsThree inmates stand outside the Training Home for Destitute Orphan Girls, St Judes Road, Wolverhampton
Prescoed Camp, near Usk, MonmouthshirePrescoed Camp used to house well-behaved inmates from the nearby Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire. Date: circa 1945
Usk Borstal, MonmouthshireSilhouetted inmates at work in a corridor at Usk Borstal, Monmouthshire. Date: circa 1945
The Rauhe Haus, HamburgInmates outside the Rauhe Haus, Hamburg. The establishment was founded in 1833 to provide industrial training for poor boys
Portland Borstal Silent HourSilent Hour at the Borstal in Portland, Dorset. Inmates were expected to use the time in reading, writing letters etc. Date: 1945