Legislation Collection (page 3)

Mexico. Exterior of the Court of The Acordada. Engraving
Mexico. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Court of The Acordada. Exterior. Engraving, 19th century

Cartoon, satire on the British government and its current issues. Politicians depicted include Gladstone and Salisbury, respective Liberal and Conservative leaders. 1890

Cartoon, Scene at Henglers Circus, London
Cartoon, Daring Equestrian Act, performed at Henglers Cirque -- a satire on the Licensing Act. The man jumping through the hoop is Frederick Charles Hengler (1820-1887), horseman and circus owner

Caricature of Barry Sullivan, English actor
Caricature of Barry Sullivan (1821-1891), English actor of Irish parentage who played many classical parts. In 1882 he agreed to be nominated for Parliament by an Irish constituency on Home Rule

Caricature, Lord Salisbury and W E Gladstone, rival political leaders -- Lord Salisbury eats the leek (representing a parliamentary amendment). 1881

Cartoon, True Reform of Parliament, ie Patriots lighting a Revolutionary Bonfire in New Palace Yard, by James Gillray. Showing Sir Francis Burdett at the centre

Cartoon, Westminster Conscripts under the Training Act, by James Gillray. Showing Napoleon training a group of British politicians, including Charles James Fox

Cartoon, The State Waggoner and John Bull, or, the Waggon too much for the Donkeys! together with a distant view of the New Coalition among Johnnys Old Horses, by James Gillray

ALCALA ZAMORA, Niceto (1877-1949). Politician and president of the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1936). GARCIA GARCIA, Manuel, also called el Hispaleto (1836-1898). SPAIN

China - Hong Kong shweing peak and peak railway
Lantern slide of Hong Kong shweing peak and peak railway. In 1881 Alexander Findlay Smith first put the project of a Peak Railway into shape

WWI Poster, Military Service Act 1916
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Military Service Act 1916, Every Unmarried Man of Military Age can choose one of two courses. Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Single Men
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Single Men! Will you march too or wait till March 2 (a reference to the Military Service Act deadline). Date: 1916

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Army Reserve
Proclamation regarding Army Reserve (Military Service Act, 1916) Army Form D 471/1, dated 10 February 1916. One of thirteen printed posters produced in Britain between August 1914 - March 1916

Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, WW1
Prohibition of Treating (ie buying a drink for another person). Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, 11 October 1915

Styles of cottage, old and new
The beautiful old-time cottage and its crop-eared successor -- styles of cottage, old and new. Illustrating an article entitled Parliament and the Cottage Question

Ancient and modern cottages compared. Illustrating an article entitled Parliament and the Cottage Question (second reading of the Rural Cottages Bill)

Sir George Morgan
Sir GEORGE OSBORNE MORGAN British statesman responsible for valuable social legislation, including the Burials Act and the Married womens property act. Date: 1826 - 1897

The New Compensation Act of 1906
" The New Compensation Act" - " Never mind Bill, we re insured!" - a pair of labourers are not unduly concerned at the blocks of stone falling on their heads

MAURA, Antonio (1853-1925). Spanish conservative politician. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation

The kind of anti-trust legislation that is needed. Illustration shows an angry Uncle Sam holding up a lantern labeled Congressional Legislation to illuminate a rotund man wearing a crown labeled

New Compensation Act - 1906 - Gardener takes a fall
" The New Compensation Act" - " I ken see a life of ease for me!" - a Scottish Gardener is not unduly concerned at his tumble off a ladder and into the greenhouse

Double page spread in a diary for 23-28 October
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 23-28 October. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

1834 Poor Law Amendment Act
The opening section of the 1834 parliamentary Poor Law Amendment Act which formed the basis of what became known as the New Poor Law

Poor Rate Receipt, Kidderminster Union
A receipt for a poor rate payment by A Gristwood of the Borough of Bewdley to the Kidderminster Union in September 1923. The Unions operation was financed by the poor rate - the forerunner of

Manchester Board of Guardians Offices
The Manchester Board of Guardians Offices at All Saints, Manchester

Parish Workhouse, Brenchley, Kent
A large timber framed building that once served as the Brenchley parish workhouse. It is believed to have opened in 1732

Babington House Hospital, Belper, Derbyshire
Aerial 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

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

Whitechapel Workhouse Casual Ward, East London
A line of men gathers near the Whitechapel Workhouse casual ward (vagrants ward) on Thomas Street, East London, waiting for its opening time

Whitechapel Workhouse, Casual Ward Dormitory
A dormitory of the Whitechapel Workhouse Casual Ward on Thomas Street, East London. There are rolled up hammocks attached along each wall. The floor is bare boards

Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, Womens Ward
Interior of a womens ward in the Tonbridge Union workhouse, Kent. The three inmates are wearing the typical uniform of long skirt, blouse, shawl, and bonnet

Union Workhouse, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
The Tetbury Union workhouse, Gloucestershire. Loitering outside are a number of people - some small children, several labourers, and an older man with a stick

Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, Female Inmates
A row of female inmates seated by a window inside the Tonbridge Union workhouse. A uniform of long skirt, blouse, shawl and bonnet was the normal attire for elderly women in the workhouse

Square workhouse, second floor plan
The second floor layout of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Square workhouse, first floor plan
The first floor layout of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Workhouse Sports Day, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Inmates of the Sheffield Union workhouse at Fir Vale watch as male competitors take part in an obstacle course during a sports day

Square workhouse, perspective view
Perspective view of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Oracle Workhouse, Reading, Berkshire
The ornate entrance and gates of Readings Oracle workhouse, established in 1628. A shopping centre of the same name now stands on the site

Union Workhouse, Reading, Berkshire
Reading Union workhouse was opened in 1867 at a site on Oxford Road in Reading, Berkshire. This view of the entrance dates from the First World War when the site was taken over for use as a military

Open air church service at a workhouse
An open air church service for workhouse inmates, location unknown. Male and female inmates in workhouse uniform sit on chairs while a service is conducted by two men

Union Workhouse, New Forest, Hampshire
The New Forest Union workhouse, designed by Sampson Kempthorne, was erected at Ashurst in 1836. This view shows the main frontage of the workhouse with its chapel just visible at the left

Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective view
The Union workhouse at Limerick, Ireland, was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1841. This 1847 view shows the workhouse after proposed enlargements

Old women picking oakum in a Casual Ward
The womens casual ward (vagrants ward) of a workhouse, thought to be at Lambeth, south London. Three women in workhouse uniform sit on benches

Irish 800-pauper workhouse, ground plan
Ground 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

Irish 800-pauper workhouse, perspective view
Perspective view 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

Hull Poor Law Guardians
A Board of Guardians was elected annually by the ratepayers of Hull, Yorkshire, to administer poor relief in the city. This group portrait of the 1912 Board - all men - was taken in front of the main

Union Workhouse, Guildford, Surrey
The entrance to the Guildford Union workhouse, Surrey, during its First World War deployment as a military hospital. Various military personnel can be seen, including an officer on crutches

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