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St Georges Union Receiving House and Casual Ward, Wallis YaA London workhouse establishment opened in 1884 by the St Georges Union on Walliss Yard (now Warwick Row), Westminster. It was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: 1884
Western Fever Hospital, Fulham
Erdington Cottage Homes Girls Swimming TeamGirls swimming team at Erdington Homes, Birmingham. The homes were opened in 1899 by the Aston Union to house pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site
Sheet Glass Making at Cooksons Glass Works, South ShieldsInterior of a sheet-glass-making shop at Cooksons Glass Works, South Shields. A man blows into a pipe leading into a tubular bubble of glass which will then be opened out to form a sheet. Date: 1844
Erdington Cottage Homes Boys Swimming TeamBoys swimming team at Erdington Homes, Birmingham. The homes were opened in 1899 by the Aston Union to house pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site
Carpentry Workshop at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, HertforBoys saw and plane wood in the carpentry workshop at the St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were opened in by the St Pancras Board of Guardians to house pauper children
New arrivals at Truant School, Highbury GroveNew arrivals at the London County Councils Truant School at Highbury Grove in North London opened in 1891. Date: 1895
Darenth AsylumThe Darenth Schools, near Dartford in Kent, were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London
South-Western Hospital, Stockwell, LondonPart of the South Western Fever Hospital, opened in 1871 on Landor Road, Stockwell. With facilities for fever and smallpox patients
Station at Whittingham Asylum, LancashireThe terminus station at Whittingham Asylum, Cumeragh Lane, Goosnargh, near Preston, Lancashire. The asylum opened in 1873 as the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum
Police Convalescent Home near Goring-on-Thames, OxonExterior view of the Police Convalescent Home, known as Flint House, near Goring-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire. It was officially opened by the Queen Mother in 1988
Convalescent Police Seaside Home, Hove, East SussexA close-up of the sign outside the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. The building opened in the mid-1960s, and closed in 1988. Date: late 1960s
Opening of the docks at BirkenheadThe docks were opened on the 5th April 1847, with a great number of people coming to view the event. Steamers crossed from Birkenhead to Liverpool and back again for the whole day
Australia House StatueThe fine statuatory group at the entrance to Australia House, Strand, London. Officially opened in 1918, home of the Australian High Commission. Date: 1918
Pierre Petit PhotoPIERRE PETIT French photographer, studied under Disderi, opened stuido in Paris where this photo was taken in 1891, though what he is doing isn t obvious. Date: 1832 - 1909
Lambeth Bridge ColumnsThe columns at each end of Lambeth Bridge, London, with their distinctive pineapple embellishments. The bridge was opened by King George V on 12 July 1932. Date: opened 12 July 1932
Chadwell Spring, near Ware, Hertfordshire, England, one of the sources of the New River. This splendid pillar marks the Spring, which opened in 1608. Date: 1930s
The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, England, is a French style chateau, housing a permanent collection of art, furniture and ceramics. Date: opened 1892
Llandudno Pier, viewed from Happy Valley, Caernarvonshire, Wales. Date: opened 1878
Maidenhead Mini GolfThe first British miniature golf course to be opened was at Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a full 18 hole course, sheltered under a beautiful verandah! Date: 1930s
Old & New NorwichOld and new architecture in the Market Square, Norwich, Norfolk, England. The New City Hall (left) opened in 1938, while the Old Guild Hall (right) dates from 1407. Date: early 1940s
Australia House, on the Strand, London. Officially opened in 1918, home of the Australian High Commission and Australias oldest diplomatic mission abroad. Date: 1950s
Grosvenor Bridge, spanning the River Dee, at Chester, Cheshire, England. It was opened by Princess Victoria was then the worlds largest single arch stone bridge. Date: opened 1832
George Washington BridgeThe two-level George Washington bridge, crossing the Hudson River, New York, U.S.A. It was designed by Othmar H, Ammann. The lower level opened 29 August 1962. Date: opened 25 October 1931
Blaise Castle House, near Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; a late 18th century mansion, which now houses a folk museum which opened to the public in 1949. Date: late 18th century
Madison Arena ModelPlanners pouring over a model of Madison Square Garden Arena, the famous New York sports arena designed by Charles Luckman; now known as MSG or The Garden. Date: opened 1968
Laker Vyrnwy TowerThe Control Tower of the Great Dam of Lake Vyrnwy, Wales, started in 1881 to supply water to Liverpool and was offically opened in 1910. Date: 1950s
American Express LondonThe first American Express office in London, which opened 3 Waterloo Place in 1896. The Crimea Memorial dominates the area. Date: early 1900s
George VI Youth HostelThis fine house, in Queens Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, is the King George VI Memorial Hostel, belonging to the Scottish Youth Hostels Association (opened 1957). Date: late 1950s
Reading StationReading Railway Station, Berkshire, England, a key station for commuting into London, it opened in 1840. Date: 1980
Royal Tweed BridgeJacobean and modern bridges at Berick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. The modern Royal Tweed Bridge was opened in 1928. The old Border Bridge behind is 17th century. Date: opened 1928
The Leas Lifts, Folkestone, Kent. The Folkestone cliff lift is a water balanced funicular opened in 1885. This proved so popular three further lifts were added. circa 1910s
South Wales training college opened, 1848The opening of South Wales training college at Carmarthen, 1848. Date: 1848
Fulham and Hammersmith workhouse, LondonAn architects bird s-eye view of the Fulham and Hammersmith union workhouse, designed by Alfred Gilbert, and opened in 1849 on Fulham Palace Road, London. Date: 1849
Staff and patients at Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, LonDoctors and nurses in Ward 12 at the Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highgate. The building, opened in 1879, was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: Date unknown
Joyce Green Hospital ND Aero PictorialAerial view of the Joyce Green (foreground) and Orchard (rear) smallpox hospitals at Long Reach, Dartford, Kent, both designed by A & C Harston
Joyce Green and Orchard Hospitals, Dartford, KentAerial view of the Orchard (foreground) and Joyce Green (rear) smallpox hospitals at Long Reach, Dartford, Kent, both designed by A & C Harston
Edward VII Memorial Hospital, MachynllethThe Edward VII Memorial Hospital at Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire. The hospital, located in the former Machynlleth Union workhouse, opened in 1920 for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) patients
Hansel and Gretel by Lilian Govey. The door opened and a little old fairy came gliding out. A fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm Date: 1912
Bootle Day Industrial SchoolThe Day Industrial School on Marsh Lane, Bootle, Lancashire. The school opened in 1895 to provide non-residential training facilities for youths sent there by the courts. Date: circa 1905
Central London Sick Asylum, HendonInterior of the Central London Sick Asylum opened in 1898 at Hendon, Middlesex. Later known as Hendon Infirmary and Colindale Hospital, it was a treatment centre for tuberculosis (TB) patients
Male Quarters, Broadmoor Asylum, BerkshireExterior of blocks housing male patients at Broadmoor Asylum, Berkshire. The institution opened in 1863 as the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum. Date: Date unknown
Sir Richard Turnbull inspecting Scout quadrangleSir Richard Turnbull, G.C.M.G. Chief Scout for Scouts Arabia, inspects the quadrangle of the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden. circa 1966
Mr A. R. Girgrah arriving at Scout HQMr A.R. Girgrah (Minister for Education and President of the Council) arrives at the official opening of the new Headquarters of the South Arabian Boy Scouts Association in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966
Boys Industrial Home, Walsham-le-WillowsExterior of the Boys Industrial Home, Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk. Some of the inmates are mowing the lawn or standing by a wheelbarrow
Bridgend Cottage Homes, GlamorganThe Bridgend Unions cottage homes at Merthyr Mawr Road, to the south of Bridgend. The homes, opened in 1879, housed pauper children away from the workhouse
A Roman Tomb, near Dingli, MaltaDiagram and plan of a Roman tomb opened by Lord Baden-Powell near Dingli, Malta. circa 1890s
Bridge Workhouse, KentA view of the rear of the Bridge Union workhouse, Kent, opened in 1836. The inmates lived in cottage-size rooms around the outside of a central courtyard