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Congleton Union Workhouse, Arclid, CheshireAerial view of Congleton Union workhouse at Arclid, Sandbach, Cheshire. The building, erected in 1844-5, was designed by Henry Bowman. It later became Arclid Hospital
Union Workhouse, Wantage, OxfordshireThe Wantage Union workhouse, Oxfordshire. The workhouse, designed by Sampson Kempthorne, was erected in 1836 on Hungerford Road, Wantage, and later became the Downs Hospital
Poplar Workhouse, East LondonA side view of one of the blocks of the Poplar Union workhouse, located on Poplar High Street, East London
Met Police officers during Grunwick disputeTwo Metropolitan Police officers relax on deckchairs in The Mall, Central London, waiting for a political demonstration over the Grunwick dispute to begin
Stobhill Hospital, Springburn, Glasgow, ScotlandStobhill Hospital was erected in 1903-4 at Springburn, Glasgow, by the citys poor law authority. It provided around 2000 beds for the infirm and chronically sick poor, and for children
Union Workhouse, Todmorden, West YorkshireThe Todmorden Union workhouse at Lee Bottom near Mankinholes, West Yorkshire, erected in 1877. The site later became Stansfield View Hospital
Barming Asylum, Maidstone, KentThe main building of Barming Asylum located on Hermitage Lane, Barming Heath, Maidstone, Kent, opened in around 1833. Also known as the Kent County Lunatic Asylum, then renamed Oakwood Hospital
Union Workhouse, Halifax, West YorkshireThe Halifax Union workhouse on Gibbet Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire. After 1930, it became St Johns Public Assistance Institution
Henstead Union Workhouse, Swainsthorpe, NorfolkThe driveway up to Henstead Union workhouse at Swainsthorpe, Norfolk. The building, erected in 1836, was designed by John Brown
Ladywell Lodge, Lewisham, south east LondonAerial view of Ladywell Lodge, a residential institution for the elderly, near Lewisham, in south east London. The site was formerly St Olaves Union workhouse, designed by Newman & Newman
Union Workhouse Infirmary, Dewsbury, West YorkshireThe Dewsbury Union workhouse infirmary on Healds Road at Staincliffe, West Yorkshire. The workhouse opened in around 1856, with a large infirmary erected in 1895
St Giles Hospital, Camberwell, LondonThe administrative offices of Camberwell St Giles Hospital, formerly part of the Camberwell workhouse on Havil Street, now St Giles Road, south east London
Warren Farm School, Brighton, SussexThe Centre Avenue of Warren Farm School, opened by the Brighton Union in 1862 at Rottingdean, Sussex. The school housed pauper children away from the workhouse
MontyField Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976) Anglo-Irish British Army officer known as Monty
Possession is nine points of the law by Louis WainIllustration by Louis Wain showing a cat occupying a cast-off saucepan or cooking pot during snowy weather. A selection of birds, including a magpie and a blue tit bemusedly face the cat
Police BadgeMetropolitan Police badge with EIIR for Queen Elizabeth II
Fingerprint SheetFingerprints on a fingerprint record sheet from the New Scotland Yard criminal record office. Metropolitan Police
Police Officer WalkingMetropolitan Police officer pounding the beat in London
Golden Hind / Fred LawThe ship of sir Francis Drake, formerly named Pelican
Justice as depicted on a Tarot cardComtesse de Segur, nee Sophie Rostopchine, French writer, born in Russia, best known for Les Malheurs de Sophie, first published 1859
Hebrew Bible (1299) located in Perpignan (Kingdom of Mallorca). Folio 13. Representation of the Ark of the Covenant open showing the Tablets of the Law
Detachment of The Black Watch in Dundee, ScotlandThreatening encounters between rioters and the police in Dundee, Scotland, brought a large detachment of The Black Watch to the city
Highcroft Hall Hospital, Erdington, BirminghamAn aerial view of Highcroft Hall Hospital on Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham. The hospital was originally opened in around 1870 as the Aston Union workhouse
State Penitentiary at Stateville, Joliet, Illinois, USAInterior view of a cell block at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Stateville, near Joliet, Illinois, USA. The prison was designed using the panopticon principle promoted by Jeremy Bentham
Officers at Shepton Mallet Prison, SomersetThree uniformed prison officers stand in front of Shepton Mallet Prison, Somerset. The prison was originally established as a House of Correction in 1625
Incorporation Workhouse, Birmingham, West MidlandsAerial view of the Birmingham Incorporation (later Union) Workhouse, opened in 1852 on Western Road, Birmingham. The workhouse, designed by J.J
ASC Barracks, Grove Park, LewishamEntrance to the ASC (Army Service Corps) Barracks on Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, south east London. Two officers and a large dog stand at the entrance
East End Doss House, LondonExterior of a lodging house or doss house in the East End of London, probably Whitechapel. A man and a boy stand outside. A sign above the door reads BEDS 4d. Per Night FOR SINGLE MEN ONLY
Union Workhouse, Pontypool, MonmouthshirePontypool Union workhouse was built in 1837 on Coedygric Road, Griffithstown, Monmouthshire (now Gwent). It later became Panteg County Hospital
City of London Union Infirmary, Mile End RoadSituated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road, the City of London Union Infirmary (now St Clements Hospital) opened in 1849 as the City of London Union workhouse
Police Public Call Box, LondonA police officer using a Police Public Call Box on a London street. The Metropolitan Police introduced police boxes throughout the London area between 1928 and 1937
Wharfedale Union Workhouse, Otley, West YorkshireThe main building of he Wharfedale Union workhouse on Newall Carr Road, Otley, West Yorkshire. It was designed by C.S. and A.J. Nelson of Leeds and opened in 1873
Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, south east LondonAerial view of the Grove Park Hospital, Marvels Lane, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy, were erected in 1899-1902 as a workhouse for the Greenwich Union
Southwark Military Hospital, Dulwich, South LondonWard blocks at Southwark Military Hospital which, during the First World War, was established in the St Saviours workhouse infirmary
Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, EssexThe Essex County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1853 at Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex. It later became Brentwood Mental Hospital and then Warley Hospital
Union Workhouse, Bagthorpe, NottinghamFront entrance of the Nottingham Union Workhouse at Bagthorpe, Nottingham, with staff seated outside. Designed by Arthur Marshall
Union Workhouse, Brighton, SussexBrighton Union workhouse on Race Hill, at Elm Grove in Brighton, Sussex, which opened in 1867. From 1915 to 1920 it was the Kitchener Indian Hospital and later became Brighton General Hospital
Union Workhouse, Morpeth, NorthumberlandPeople walk over stepping stones across the River Wansbeck at Morpeth, Northumberland, with the Morpeth Union workhouse towering above them (centre of picture)
Union Workhouse, Downham Market, NorfolkThe Downham Union workhouse at Downham Market, Norfolk. The building, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1836. It later became the Howdale County Home
Pentonville Prison 1844A view of Pentonville Prison, opened in 1842, from a report to Joshua Jebb in 1844
To the Public DangerHumorous scene by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing policemen chasing a gentleman in a futuristic flying machine along a main road. Satire on flying which was in infancy
Telephone SwitchboardNew Scotland Yard switchboard
Lawyers and ClientA gentleman goes to law and is assisted by two lawyers who empty his pockets and strip him of his possessions
Union Workhouse, Dursley, GloucestershireA distant view of the Dursley Union workhouse (left) from the road at Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire. The workhouse, designed by a Mr Fulljames, was erected in 1838-9
Union Workhouse, Newport Pagnell, BuckinghamshireThe Newport Pagnell Union workhouse was erected in 1836 at the junction of London Road and North Crawley Road. It later became Renny Lodge Hospital
Police in the SnowA group of Metropolitan Police Officers stand in a line in the snow
Police MotorcyclistMetropolitan Police officer on his motorcyle
Jews Study TalmudJews studying the Talmud, a compilation of ancient Jewish law and tradition : probably in the Netherlands