Pauper Collection (page 3)

Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex (North London), seen from the railway bridge. The foundation stone was laid in 1849 by Prince Albert

Rowton House on Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel
Exterior of the Rowton House from the south west on Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built

Crossing-sweeper nuisance Crossing-sweeper nuisance 1856
Group of young children with brooms, sweeping the ground as a gentleman walks alone, asking for a ha penny. Date: 1856

St Johns Childrens Home, Ipswich
Boys pose in the garden of the St Johns Childrens Home on Bloomfield Street in Ipswich. The home was opened in 1879 by the Ipswich Poor Law Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Liberation of prisoners from Coldbath Fields 1862
Liberation of prisoners from Coldbath Fields house of Correction. Date: 1862

St Marylebone Poor Law Schools, Southall, London
The St Marylebone Schools on South Road, Southall opened in 1858 to house up to 390 pauper children away from the workhouse

St Johns Childrens Home, Ipswich
Boys pose in the garden of the St Johns Childrens Home on Bloomfield Street in Ipswich. The home was opened in 1879 by the Ipswich Poor Law Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Hollybrook House, Southampton
The Southampton Unions Hollybrook House childrens home - the superintendent stands at the front door. The home housed pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: Date unknown

Kensington Workhouse, Marloes Road, London
In 1847-8, the parish of St Mary Abbots, Kensington, erected a workhouse at the east of Wrights Lane (now Marloes Road) Kensington

Bruce House Lodging House, Kemble Street, London
The dining-hall at Bruce House - a model lodging house opened by the London County Council in 1906 at Kemble Street London WC2. Date: 1906

Kingswood Reformatory, Bristol
A view of Kingswood Reformatory near Bristol, opened in 1854 and one of the first such institutions. After 1933 it became an Approved School known as the Kingswood Training School for Boys

Hunslet Union Workhouse, Rothwell, West Yorkshire
The Hunslet and Rothwell Union workhouse at Rothwell Haigh near Leeds, opened in 1903. The masters house stands at the left while a water tower with clock is visible to the rear

Langho Epileptic Colony - one of the inmates houses
One of the inmates houses at the Langho Colony in Ribblesdale, Lancashire. The colony was established in 1906 by the Manchester

1930s Slum dwellings at St Pancras, London
Slum housing in St Pancras shortly before its demolition. Date: circa 1936

1930s Poor housing at Bethnal Green
Interior of a cramped one-room dwelling at Bethnal Green. The cramped room contains a double-bed, old pram, and unwashed teacups on a chest of drawers. Date: circa 1936

St Pancras Union School, Leavesden, Hertfordshire
Tailoring class at the St Pancras Union Industrial School at Leavesden, Hertfordshire. Boys are engaged in cutting and sewing material, supervised by school staff

St Germans Workhouse, Torpoint, Cornwall
A view along Union Road, Torpoint, Cornwall. The long building behind the white wall, partially obscured by a tree, is the St Germans Union workhouse

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

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

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

Hamburg workhouse - punishment of inmates
An illustration of the punishment meted out to idle paupers at the Hamburg workhouse in 1777. Offenders were placed in a large basket suspended by a rope over the dining hall table while the more

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

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

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

RMS Victorian
The Royal Mail Ship RMS Victorian, operated by the Allan Line, and one of the vessels used for the emigration of orphaned and pauper children to Canada. Date: Date unknown

Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Lamorbey, Sidcup, Kent
Entrance to The Hollies - the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, housing pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: circa 1913

Union Cottage Homes, Lanchester, County Durham
A view of the Union cottage homes at Lanchester opened in 1905 to house pauper children away from the workhouse. Some of the inmates can be seen in the grounds. Date: circa 1910

West London District School, Ashford
Opened in 1872, the West London District School provided accommodation away from the workhouse for pauper children from the Fulham, Hammersmith, Paddington, and St George Hanover Square unions

Central London District School, Hanwell
Distant view of the Central London District Schools at Hanwell, also known as the Cuckoo Schools. The schools were opened in 1856 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Boys Dining Room at Hollybrook House, Southampton
Boys on duty stand to attention in the dining room at the Southampton Unions Hollybrook House childrens home. The home housed pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: Date unknown

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

West Derby Union, Liverpool - Cottage Homes at Fazakerley
Childrens houses at the cottage homes site opened by Liverpools West Derby Union at Fazakerley in 1889. The homes housed 650 pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1925

Goldie Leigh Childrens Cottage Homes, Bostall Woods, Plumst
Entrance to the Woolwich Unions Goldie Leigh cottage homes at Bostall Heath, Plumstead, erected in 1899 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Greenwich Childrens Home, Sidcup
Entrance to The Hollies - the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes site at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent. A group of children stand inside the gate

Administrative Block (Old Hall) at Monyhull Colony
The administrative block (sited in the Old Hall) of the Monyhull Colony, Birmingham. The colony, for Sane Epileptics and Feeble Minded Persons, was opened in 1908 by the Birmingham

Carrington House Hostel, Deptford
Interior views of Carrington House, erected in Deptford in 1903 by the London County Council as a hostel for working men. Clockwise from top left

Clutton Union Workhouse, Somerset
The main building of the former Clutton Union Workhouse, Temple Cloud, Somerset Date: 2000

Bridport Union Workhouse, Dorset
The entrance and main block of the Bridport Union Workhouse, Dorset. The building, which dates from 1837, was designed by Henry J Whitling. Date: 2000

Romford Union Workhouse, Essex
The central cross-shaped block of the Romford Union Workhouse, Essex. The buildings later became part of Oldchurch Hospital. Date: 2000

Daventry Union Workhouse, Northamptonshire
The main block of the Daventry Union Workhouse, Northamptonshire. The buildings, opened in 1837, were designed by John Plowman. The site later became Danetre Hospital. Date: 2000

Seisdon Union Workhouse, Staffordshire
The derelict remains of the Seisdon Union Workhouse at Trysull in Staffordshire Date: 2000

Lambeth Workhouse Schools Infirmary, Norwood
The parish of Lambeth operated a workhouse school on Elder Road, West Norwood. This interior view of a ward in the Schools infirmary shows beds and cots and a few children and their nurses. Date: 1905

Hackney Union Workhouse, Homerton, London
Infirmary ward blocks at Hackney Union workhouse on Homerton High Street. Pedestrians and a horse and cart pass along the adjacent street. Date: 1905

Female convict in cell, Millbank Prison
A female convict in a cell at Millbank Prison, London. She is wearing a canvas dress and is being punished for tearing her normal clothes. Date: 1862

1930s poor street in Stepney
A small child stands outside a row of dilapidated houses on a poor street in Stepney in the East End of London. Date: circa 1936

Undermined houses, Blaenavon, Monmouthshire
A row of houses at Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, supported by wooden props because of subsidence resulting from mining beneath them. Date: circa 1936

South Wales miner washing
A South Wales miner, face and forearms black with coal-dust, washes at home in a large tin bath. His wife helps wash his back. Date: circa 1936

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