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Auxiliary Military Hospital, Keighley, West YorkshireThe Keighley Union workhouse infirmary during its First World War role as an Auxiliary Military Hospital. The building was erected in 1871 on Fell Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire
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
Edmonton Military Hospital, Edmonton, MiddlesexEdmonton Military Hospital, erected in 1910 as the infirmary of the Edmonton Union workhouse. It later became part of the North Middlesex Hospital
St Margarets Hospital, Epping, EssexAerial view of St Margarets Hospital, Epping, Essex. Designed by Lewis Vulliamy, the site began life in 1837-8 as the Epping Union workhouse
Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, EssexBoys in surplices leaving the chapel at the Shoreditch Union cottage homes, Hornchurch, Essex. Opened in 1889 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Workhouse Infirmary, Havil Street, Camberwell, LondonThe administrative offices of Camberwell St Giles poor law infirmary on Havil Street (now St Giles Road) in south east London
Dorking Workhouse Infirmary, SurreyInfirmary of the Dorking Union workhouse, Surrey. The workhouse opened in 1841, with the infirmary being added in 1900. The site later became Dorking General Hospital
Union Workhouse, Cuckfield, SussexThe Cuckfield Union workhouse, erected in 1843 on Ardingley Road in Cuckfield, Sussex. The architects, Foden and Parker, produced a less severe design than used in earlier workhouses
Union Workhouse, Hailsham, SussexHailsham Union workhouse was built in 1835-6 on what became Union Road (now Hawks Road) at Upper Horsebridge, Sussex. A horse and cart drive past the entrance
Workhouse Infirmary, Cheadle, StaffordshireThe Cheadle Union workhouse infirmary, opened in 1902 on what is now Royal Walk, Cheadle, Staffordshire
Anti Fireworks PosterMetropolitan Police sign warning against the use of fireworks in the street and selling them to children
Air Raid Shelter PosterMetropolitan Police poster with information on air raid shelters in Brentford, London, during World War I
Police MotorcyclesMetropolitan Police motorcyclists esccorting an ambulance past Buckingham Palace in London
Police OfficersGroup of police officers wearing the combed back helmet, in use between 1864 and 1870
HOGARTH / THE BENCHThe difference between character and caricature. The central figure is Sir John Willes, Chief Justice, lecher and scourge of rioters
Flogging Coolie 1886An asian man is being flogged by two men aboard a ship while the other crew members peacefully watch the scene
Tarot Card 8 - La Justice (Justice)
Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prisonThere are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669
Stobhill Hospital, Springburn, GlasgowAn aerial view of Stobhill Hospital, erected in 1903-4 at Springburn, Glasgow, by the citys poor law authority. It provided around 2000 beds for the infirm and chronic sick poor, and for children
Last of the Charlies -- watchman at Brixton Hill, LondonThe last of the Charlies (the traditional nickname for watchmen). Seen here is Mr R Stokes at his watchmans box, 160 Brixton Hill, South London, well equipped with a truncheon
Princess Diana and Prince Charles visiting the Met PolicePrincess Diana and Prince Charles on a visit to the Metropolitan Polices burglary squad. Date: circa 1980s
Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, EssexThe entrance to Oldchurch Hospital, Oldchurch Road, Romford, Essex. The hospital began life in 1839 as the Romford Union workhouse, designed by Francis Edwards
Boys Band at Hollybrook Cottage Homes, SouthamptonThe boys band at Hollybrook cottage homes at Shirley Warren, Southampton. The homes were opened in 1911 by the Southampton Union to accommodate pauper children away from the workhouse
Booth Hall Infirmary, ManchesterAerial view of Booth Hall Infirmary, Charlestown Road, Blackley, Manchester. Booth Hall was built in 1908 as an infirmary for the Prestwich Union but
Union Workhouse, Halstead, EssexThe entrance driveway of the Halstead Union workhouse, Essex. The workhouse was built in 1838 on North Street (now Hedingham Road) and was designed by William T Nash
Closeup of a policemans helmetCloseup of a Metropolitan Police policemans helmet, with the E II R badge on it
Training Ship Southampton, Hull, YorkshireThe Southampton Industrial Training Ship was established on the Humber, at Hull, in 1868. Boys aged 11-15, placed there by magistrates, were trained in seamanship
Lord Howard de Walden in libel suitLord Howard de Walden (Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, 4th Baron Seaford, 1880-1946) in the witness box
Oldmill Military Hospital, Aberdeen, ScotlandThe entrance to Oldmill Poorhouse on Skene Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, during its First World War redeployment as a Military Hospital
Union Workhouse Infirmary, Kings Norton, WorcestershireThe pavilion-plan infirmary erected in 1897 adjacent to the Kings Norton Union workhouse on what is now Raddlebarn Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, south west of Birmingham
Odyssey / Penelope / GorguetPenelope with her maids, weaving a shroud for her father-in-law. (She unravelled this every night because she had promised to chose one of her Suitors as soon as it was completed)
Moses receiveing the law. Print shows Moses kneeling and reaching upwards to accept the tablets inscribed with theTen Commandments from the hands of God. Angels can be seen in the heaven. Date c1877
Wig Shop - Middle Temple, LondonE Albins Wigmaker and Hair Cutters Shop, selling wigs to the members of the Legal Profession, based in the vicinity of the Middle Temple, London. Date: 1857
Amesbury Union workhouse, WiltshireA distant view of Amesbury, Wiltshire, with the Union workhouse on the left, designed by William Bonython Moffatt, and built on South Mill Hill in 1837. It was demolished in 1967
Reading War Hospital, Reading, BerkshireDuring the First World War, the Reading Union workhouse (opened 1867) on Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, was used as a military hospital
Union Workhouse, Newent, GloucestershireThe entrance to the union workhouse at Newent, Gloucestershire
Main building, Wigmore Schools, West MidlandsGeneral view of the main building of the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The school opened in 1870 to house workhouse children from the two unions
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
Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West LondonA general view of Wormwood Scrubs Prison in West London. The prison was opened as a convict prison in 1883 then used as a local prison from 1890
Boy dragging coal wagon with harness and chain in mineA boy with a harness and chain between his legs drags a heavy coal truck along a low underground passage in a mine at Halifax, Yorkshire
Sports Day at Countesthorpe Homes, LeicestershireA group of boys, including some uniformed band members, at the Countesthorpe cottage homes in Leicestershire on their sports day in 1919
Union Workhouse, Bakewell, DerbyshireBakewell Union workhouse. The porter and two other men stand at the entrance, while another stands at the left near a wheelbarrow
Wallingford Union Childrens Cottage Homes, BerkshireThe Wallingford Unions cottage homes on Wantage Road, Wallingford, Berkshire. Cottage homes were established by some poor law authorities to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Strand Union Workhouse, Edmonton, North LondonThe Strand Unions workhouse at Edmonton, North London, opened in 1870. The Strand Union was located in Central London
Union Workhouse, HertfordA view of Hertford Union workhouse, Hertfordshire, opened in around 1869 on Ware Road, Hertford. The imposing three-storey building has a clock tower at its centre
Union Workhouse, Easthampstead, BerkshireA distant view of the Easthampstead Union workhouse, Berkshire, opened in about 1836, in buildings adapted from former almshouses
Police group on Coronation Day, 1911A group of policemen pose for their photograph outside Hammersmith Police Station, west London, to commemorate the Coronation of King George V
Met Police stopwatch -- inside faceA Metropolitan Police issue stopwatch for the purpose of catching speeding motorists. This method worked on the principle of timing motorists over specific distances to estimate their speed