Parishes Collection

Union Workhouse, Hambledon, Surrey
The Hambledon Union workhouse, a building originally erected in 1786 for the united parishes of Bramley, Chiddingfold, Dunfold and Hambledon

1751 Local Act St Margaret and St John, Westminster
The front page of 1751 Local Act obtained by the joint parishes of St Margaret and St John, Westminster for the better relief and employment of the poor Date: 1751

Wording of the 1601 Poor Relief Act
The opening section of the 1601 parliamentary Act for Relief of the Poor which formed the basis of what became known as the Old Poor Law

The Channel Islands - Druids Temple - Ancient Stone Structure. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands. Gorey (French: Gouray; J貲 iais)

The Channel Islands - Plemont - Clift Inlet Bridge and House. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands. Saint Ouen (JÞ▓▓iais)

The Channel Islands - Rozel Harbour - Looking down on stone houses and I shaped quay. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands

The Channel Islands - Rozel Bay Cottage - People looking at red -roofed single storey building. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands

Dogana, bay of Naples, San Marino
Dogana is a town and a civil parish in the north-eastern part of San Marino. San Marino is an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy

Visit to Madeira - Calheta - View on South Coast
Black and white lantern slide of Calheta, view on the South Coast - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira. Boswell Collection. Calheta is a municipality on the southwest coast of Madeira

Paris, France - Russian Church opened. Date: 1861

Paris, France - Chapelle Russe. Date: 1862

Model poorhouse for town parishes in Scotland
An aerial view of a model poorhouse (the Scottish equivalent to the workhouse) for town parishes in Scotland. The design was prepared for the Scottish Board of Supervision in 1847 by architects

Maud Hospital, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Maud Hospital was erected in 1867-9 on Bank Road, New Maud, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was originally a poorhouse for the Buchan Combination, a group of Aberdeenshire parishes

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