Pauper Collection (page 10)

Wandsworth & Clapham Dispensary and Relief Station
Architects drawing of the Wandsworth & Clapham Unions new relief offices on Latchmere Road, Battersea. The building, erected in 1886, was designed by T.W. Aldwinckle. Date: 1886

Wandsworth Union Old Peoples Cottages, Tooting
Cottages for the elderly poor erected in 1902 at Church Lane, Tooting, by the Wandsworth and Clapham Union. The scheme was designed by C.A. Sharp. Date: 1902

Nurses at Withington, Lancashire
A group of uniformed women, thought to be nurses at the Chorlton Union workhouse in Withington near Manchester. Each is wearing a leather belt with keys attached. Date: Date unknown

Workhouse and Church Wisborough Green, Sussex
A view of the Petworth Union workhouse (centre) and parish church at Wisborough Green, Sussex. Date: circa 1910

Female inmates at Brixton Prison
Female inmates exercising at Brixton Prison. Date: 1862

Chapel at Brixton Prison
Interior of the chapel at Brixton Prison. Date: 1862

Ironing room at Brixton Prison. Date: 1862

Convict nursery at Brixton Prison. Date: 1862

Cell at Brixton Prison
A separate cell at Brixton Prison. Date: 1862

Bird s-eye of the Female Convict Prison at Brixton. Date: 1862

Gates of Middlesex House of Detention, Clerkenwell
Gates of the Middlesex House of Detention at Clerkenwell. Date: 1862

Interior of Middlesex House of Detention, Clerkenwell
Interior of the Middlesex House of Detention at Clerkenwell. Date: 1862

Prison Van and prisoners, Clerkenwell
Prison Van taking prisoners to the Middlesex House of Detention at Clerkenwell. Date: 1862

Clothes fumigation at Coldbath Fields Prison
Prisoners clothes being fumigated in a heated cabinet at Coldbath Fields Prison, Clerkenwell. Date: 1862

Gateway of Coldbath Fields Priosn
Gateway of Coldbath Fields House of Correction, Clerkenwell. Date: 1862

Coldbath Fields Prison, Clerkenwell
Bird s-eye view of the Coldbath Fields Prison at Clerkenwell. Date: 1862

Mat-making room at Coldbath Fields Prison, Clerkenwell. Date: 1862

Tread wheel fan at Coldbath Fields Prison, Clerkenwell. Date: 1862

Friends visiting prisoners at Coldbath Fields Prison, Clerkenwell. Date: 1862

Bird s-eye view of Holloway Prison
Bird s-eye view of London City Prison and House of Correction, Holloway. Date: 1862

Exterior view of Holloway Prison
Exterior view of London City Prison and House of Correction, Holloway. Date: 1862

Winch-operated dinner lift at Holloway Prison
Winch-operated dinner lift at London City Prison and House of Correction, Holloway. Date: 1862

Steam heating at Holloway Prison
Steam heating at London City Prison and House of Correction, Holloway. Date: 1862

Kitchens at Holloway Prison
Kitchens at London City Prison and House of Correction, Holloway. Date: 1862

Inner gate of Holloway Prison
Inner gate of London City Prison and House of Correction, Holloway. Date: 1862

Outer gate at Holloway Prison
Outer gate at London City Prison and House of Correction, Holloway. Date: 1862

Woolwich hulks - convicts burial ground
The Woolwich hulks (prison ships) - the convicts burial ground. Date: 1862

Washing cell at Holloway Prison
Washing cell at London City Prison and House of Correction, Holloway. Date: 1862

Woolwich hulks - convicts chapel onboard Defence
The Woolwich hulks (prison ships) - the convicts chapel onboard Defence.. Date: 1862

Woolwich hulks - convicts scraping shot
The Woolwich hulks (prison ships) - convicts scraping shot. Date: 1862

Woolwich hulks - deck plan of Defence
The Woolwich hulks (prison ships) - plans of decks of Defence. Date: 1862

Woolwich hulks - interior view of Defence
The Woolwich hulks (prison ships) - interior sectional view of the Defence. Date: 1862

Woolwich hulks - convicts ward set for dinner
The Woolwich hulks (prison ships) - a convicts ward set for dinner. Date: 1862

Woolwich hulks - guards give escape signal
The Woolwich hulks (prison ships) - guards give the escape signal. Date: 1862

Woolwich hulks - convicts form mortar battery
The Woolwich hulks (prison ships) - convicts forming a mortar battery. Date: 1862

Woolwich hulks - hospital ship Unit
The Woolwich hulks (prison ships) - top deck of hospital ship Unit. Date: 1862

Poplar Union Schools, near Brentwood, Essex
View of the boys side of the Poplar Schools which were established in 1906 between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex, to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Shenley Fields Cottage Homes, Kings Norton, Worcester
View of the village street at Shenley Fields Cottage Homes, established in the 1880s by the Kings Norton Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Boys Band at Erdington Homes, Birmingham
Boys military band at Erdington Cottage Homes, Birmingham. As well as the boys and their instruments, the picture includes the Union Chairman (left)

Houseless Poor Asylum, Cripplegate, London
A variety of barefoot individuals standing around outside the asylum or hostel on Banner Street, Cripplegate, London, operated by the Houseless Poor Society

Cover page of pamphlet, A Night in a Workhouse
The cover page of A Night in a Workhouse -- an undercover expose of conditions in the casual ward of the Lambeth workhouse in London

City of London Lunatic Asylum, Stone, Dartford, Kent
The City of London Lunatic Asylum for pauper lunatics was established in 1862 on Cotton Lane at Stone near Dartford, Kent

South Shields Union Cottage Homes, Cleadon, County Durham
Some of the residents at the South Shields Union Cottage Homes, erected in 1909 at Cleadon, County Durham, to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Aston Union Cottage Homes, Erdington, West Midlands
The entrance to Aston Unions cottage homes, opened in 1899 at Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands. The homes housed pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

Ashford Schools, Surrey
Located on Woodthorpe Road, at Ashford, near Staines, Surrey, and opened in 1872 as the West London District School, it provided accommodation away from the workhouse for pauper children from

Salvation Army night shelter at supper time
A midnight supper of soup and bread at a London Salvation Army shelter for men brought in from the streets

Salvation Army Christmas treat for East End children
East End of London slum children receive a Christmas treat from the Salvation Army. In front of a decorated Christmas tree

Salvation Army Slum Sisters on a home visit
Two Salvation Army so-called Slum Sisters visit the home of a poor family. At the door, the mother holds a baby in her arms while another child stands barefoot on the paving stones

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