L Aw Collection (page 9)

Wheatenhurst Union Workhouse, Eastington
The Wheatenhurst Union workhouse at Chippenham Platt, Eastington, Gloucestershire. The main building (right) has a greenhouse attached. A large pond is in the foreground

Greenwich Union Workhouse, Vanbrugh Hill, Greenwich
Part of the infirmary at the Greenwich Union workhouse at Vanbrugh Hill, south east London. A sign on the front of the nearmost building reads Calvert Road

Workhouse dining hall, Oliver Twist film, 1948
A workhouse dining hall interior, from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. The religious mottos reminded the inmates that due gratitude was in order for the care they were receiving

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

St Oswalds Hospital, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The building, designed by Henry Stevens, was originally the Ashbourne Union workhouse erected in 1848 on Dark Lane (later Union Street)

Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary, East London
Exterior view of the Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary on Charles Street (later Bakers Row, now Vallance Road), East London. A carriage stands outside the entrance

Sheffield Workhouse Token, 1815
A one penny workhouse token of the Sheffield Workhouse, Yorkshire, from 1815. During a national shortage of copper coins in 1812-15

Wakefield Union workhouse, West Yorkshire
Aerial view of the Wakefield Union workhouse, designed by J.E. Oates and erected in 1851 on Park Lodge Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

St Johns Childrens Home, Ipswich, Suffolk
Children and nurses at the St Johns Childrens Home on Bloomfield Street in Ipswich, Suffolk. The childrens toys include two rocking horses

Industrial School, Chelmsford, Essex
The Essex Industrial School on Rainsford Road, Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, Essex, certified in 1879 to hold 150 boys. In 1933 it became the Essex Home Approved School

Union Workhouse, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
The Doncaster Union workhouse opened in 1900 at Springwell Lane, Balby, replacing the previous premises at Hexthorpe Lane

An Edwardian lawyer in judges wig
An unidentified Edwardian lawyer in a full-length judges wig

Wordsley Hospital, Stourbridge, Worcestershire
Main building and clock tower at Wordsley Hospital at Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, which was previously the Stourbridge Union workhouse

Union Workhouse, Ticehurst and Flimwell, Sussex
The Ticehurst Union workhouse on Union Street, Ticehurst and Flimwell, Sussex. A uniformed policeman stands at the gate. The workhouse, erected in 1835, was designed by Sampson Kempthorne

Bagthorpe Military Hospital, Nottingham
Soldiers and nurses pose in front of the Bagthorpe Military Hospital - the First World War guise of Nottinghams workhouse infirmary, now part of the City Hospital

Wayland Hospital, Attleborough, Norfolk
Wayland Hospital, originally the Wayland Unions workhouse infirmary, erected at Attleborough, Norfolk, in 1912-13

Union Workhouse, New Cross, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Aerial view of the Wolverhampton Union workhouse at New Cross, Wednesfield (then Staffordshire, today part of the West Midlands district), opened in 1903 and designed by Arthur Marshall

St Lukes Military Hospital, Halifax, West Yorkshire
St Lukes Hospital at Skircoat, Halifax, West Yorkshire, during its First World War occupation as a military hospital. It opened in 1901 as the Halifax Union workhouse infirmary

St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfordshire
The St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were opened in by the St Pancras Board of Guardians in 1872 to house pauper children in the countryside away from the workhouse

Union Workhouse, Rugby, Warwickshire
The Rugby Union workhouse on Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire. The view, seen from the Guardians Board Room, shows the main workhouse building (right of centre)

Union Workhouse, Chard, Somerset
The Chard Union workhouse, also known locally as Sunnylands, in Chard, Somerset. The people in front are presumably the master and matron (right) and porter and nurse (left)

Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg with her children
Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg, Princess Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg with her daughters and future son-in-law in 1915: (l to r) Princess Irma, Alexandra herself

Police Tea Break
A Metropolitan Police officer drinking a cup of tea break on Derby Day. In 1947 over 16 million cups of tea were drunk by the Metropolitan Police

Police Charge Room
Police charge room in a police station Metropolitan Police

Police in Uniform 1977
WPC wearing Surrey cap and PC wearing Queen Elizabeth II helmet plate, EIIR Metropolitan Police

Mile End Old Town Workhouse, East London
Previously part of the Stepney Union, Mile End Old Town in East London became an independent Poor Law Hamlet in 1857. The following year, work began on its new workhouse located on Bancroft Road

Boundary Park Hospital, Oldham, Lancashire
Arched entrance to Boundary Park Municipal Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham, Lancashire. The hospital began life in 1851 as the Oldham Union workhouse

Newgate Prison Closed
Newgate Prison closed down and auctioned off in pieces

Police Officer Uniform
Police officer in uniform. Metropolitan Police

Ark of the Covenant
Ceremonial objects : THE ARK OF THE COVENANT containing the tables of the Law; it was built by Belazeel and carried by the sons of Levi during the wanderings

Industrial School, Kirkdale, Liverpool
The driveway of the Industrial School at Kirkdale opened in 1845 by Liverpools poor law authority. The School housed and educated more than a thousand pauper children away from the workhouse

Smithdown Road Workhouse, Toxteth Park, Liverpool
The Smithdown Road Workhouse, built in 1859 by Liverpools Toxteth Park poor law authority. Date: 1925

Trial of Roderick MacLean
Roderick MacLean attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria and was tried for high treason at Reading Assizes. MacLean stands to the right and looks ahead to the judges

Harraby Hill House Band, Carlisle
The boys band at Harraby Hill House, Carlisle - a home run by the Carlisle poor law union to house children away from the workhouse. The building was formerly St Cuthberts parish workhouse. Date: 1904

Young Woman from Muscat, Oman Date: circa 1910s

Poor law childrens hospital ward
A childrens hospital ward, though to be in a workhouse or poor law infirmary. In the scene are nurses, patients, cot beds, babys crib, and a playpen. Date: circa 1912

Highwaymen punished
A new plan is proposed fo the punishment of highwaymen by hard labour on the roads. Date: 18th Century

Lady Evelyn Guinness (1883 - 1939), formerly Lady Evelyn Hilda Stuart Erskine. Wife of Walter Guinness, 1st Earl Moyne and mother of Bryan Guinness, and mother-in-law to DIana Mitford, later Moseley

Interior of cell block at Portland Prison, Dorset
Interior of a new wing at Portland, Dorset showing cell doors, iron stairways and corridors. Wire netting was placed between balconies to prevent inmates falling to the ground

Entrance to West London District School, Ashford, Staines
Staff near the entrance to the West London District School on Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, near Staines, Surrey, opened in 1872 as the West London District School for workhouse children from Fulham

Bermondsey Union Infirmary, Lower Road, Rotherhithe, London
The entrance to the Bermondsey Union Infirmary, Lower Road, Rotherhithe, south east London. The infirmary, originally opened in 1876 as the St Olaves Union Infirmary, later became St Olaves Hospital

Aerial view of The Limes, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Aerial view of the former Biggleswade Union workhouse opened in 1836 on London Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. In 1935 the site became known as The Limes

Hollingbourne Union Workhouse, Kent
The union workhouse - later known as White Heath - at Hollingbourne, Kent, erected in 1836

Bleasdale Reformatory, Garstang, Lancashire
A view of the North Lancashire Reformatory for Boys at Bleasdale, near Garstang, Lancashire which opened in 1857. Reformatories could house convicted juvenile offenders aged under 16 for a period of

Group of boys at Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
A large group of boys at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. They are sitting on a grassy bank wearing identical uniform

Llwynypia Homes, Rhondda, South Wales
The Llwynypia Homes, Rhondda, South Wales, were opened in 1903 as a subsidiary workhouse for the Pontypridd Poor Law Union

Palace of Justice, Brussels, Belgium
General view of the Palace of Justice (Palais de Justice or Law Courts) in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in the late 19th century, and is still a notable landmark

Police at a Tonypandy colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales
Numerous policemen (nicknamed Devonshires) on duty at a colliery engine house in the Tonypandy area of Glamorgan, South Wales, during the riots of 1910

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