Pauper Collection (page 5)

Frederiksoord Pauper Colony - Cottage and Free Farm
A cottage and Free Farm at the Frederiksoord pauper colony in the Netherlands. Date: 1904

Entrance to Kensington & Chelsea District School, Banstead
Entrance to the Kensington & Chelsea District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme). As well as cottage homes, each housing 40 children

Birds Eye View of the Pauper Lunatic Asylum, New York Blackwells Island, New York. Date: ca. 1839

Liverpool Cottage Homes - Infants
A group of infants at the Liverpool Vestrys Cottage Homes, Olive Mount, Wavertree. The homes were erected in 1898 to house pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1908

Liverpool Cottage Homes - Girls drill
Girls perform a playground drill with sticks at the Liverpool Vestrys Cottage Homes, Olive Mount, Wavertree. The homes were erected in 1898 to house pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1906

Erdington Cottage Homes Girls Netball Team
Girls 1926-27 netball 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

Funeral of Captain William Henry Urquhart
From the moment it became known that a Crimean War hero, Captain William Henry Urquhart, aged 84, had died in poverty, and that without assistance he would receive a paupers funeral

Merthyr Tydfil Union Cottage Homes, Llwydcoed, Glamorgan
Merthyr Tydfil Union cottage homes at Llwydcoed, near Aberdare, Glamorgan. The homes, which house pauper children away from the workhouse, were erected in around 1912. Date: Date unknown

Liverpool Cottage Homes, Wavertree
A general view of the Liverpool Vestrys Cottage Homes at Olive Mount, Wavertree. The homes were erected in 1898 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Liverpool Cottage Homes - Seniors in Fancy Dress
A group of older children in fancy dress at the Liverpool Vestrys Cottage Homes at Olive Mount, Wavertree. The homes were erected in 1898 to house pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1908

Erdington Cottage Homes Girls Hockey Team
Girls 1926-27 hockey 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

Winter Garden at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfordshir
Young children with hoes and rakes tend the Winter Garden at the St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were used to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Erdington Cottage Homes Holiday - Boys Band at Rhyl, North

John Wycliffe Wilson

Erdington Cottage Homes Girls Swimming Team
Girls 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

Percy House Military Hospital
Patients, one in a wheelchair, outside the Percy House Military Hospital during the First World War. Out of wartime, the site was a school for pauper children

Liverpool Cottage Homes - snow clearing

Erdington Cottage Homes Boys Swimming Team
Boys 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, Hertfor
Boys 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

Holborn Schools Band
Boys brass band at Holborn Schools, Mitcham. The boys are posed in uniform with instruments. A large carriage is visible behind

Exeter Workhouse
The frontage of the Exeter Incorporation workhouse erected in 1701at Heavitree, Exeter, and designed by Ralph Mitchell. The building was severely damaged by bombing in World War Two. Date: 1905

Bridge of Weir Homes - Coming from Church
Children stream out from the church at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir. Date: 1910

Dulverton Union workhouse
The former Dulverton Union workhouse erected in 1856 on Bridge Street, Dulverton. The building, designed by E Ashworth, now houses National Park offices. Date: 1918

Female Sick Ward at Holborn Union Workhouse
An interior view of a womens sick ward at Holborn Union Workhouse, City Road, London. There are uniformed nurses and some patients are dressed and sitting in chairs. Date: 1905

Saturday Afternoon Recreation at Laindon Labour Colony

Princes Parade, Bridlington
A birds eye view of the Princes Parade seafront promenade at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Date: 1904

Bradford Workhouse Infirmary
A view of the new poor law infirmary opened in 1905 at the Bradford Union workhouse in West Yorkshire. The lawn in front of the building appears to be set out for a game of croquet. Date: 1905

Shoemakers Shop at Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham
Interior view of shoemakers workshop at the Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham Date: 1905

Middlesex Industrial School, Feltham
A childrens infirmary ward at the Middlesex Industrial School, Feltham. As well as nurses, a doctor and patients, the room, decorated for Christmas

Workhouse and Guardians Offices, Fulham Palace Road, London
Fulham workhouse (left) and Board of Guardians offices (right) on Fulham Palace Road in West London.. Date: 1905

Girls in Overalls
A group of young women dressed in similar overalls and head coverings pose for a group picture. At the centre rear is an older woman dressed more formally in hat and cape. Date: 1905

Consumption Hospital, Fulham Road, London
A view of the Consumption Hospital on Fulham Road at Brompton in south-west London. The hospital opened in 1847 to care for patients suffering from tuberculosis and diseases of the chest

Boys from Marlesford Lodge childrens home at play
Boys from Marlesford Lodge at play in Hammersmith Park. Marlesford Lodge, located at Kings Street, Hammersmith, was a feeder home for the Kensington

County Lunatic Asylum, Powick, Worcestershire
Entrance lodge of the Worcester City and County Pauper Lunatic Asylum. The asylum, designed by Hamilton & Medland of Gloucester, was opened in 1852 on Malvern Road, Powick, near Worcester

Camberwell Central Home - The Newlands
The Newlands in Peckham Rye was the central receiving home for pauper children run by the Camberwell poor law union. After an initial period at the home

Four tramps
Four men of older years and unkempt appearance pose in front of a run-down building. The state of their attire suggests that they might be tramps. Date: Date unknown

Dormitory at Middlesex Industrial School, Feltham
Rows of beds line a dormitory at the Middlesex Industrial School, Feltham. The School, opened in 1859, housed up to 800 boys aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for reasons such as vagrancy

LCC Industrial School for Girls, Gordon House, Isleworth

Asylum Entrance, Hanwell, Middlesex
Entrance to the county lunatic asylum at Hanwell in Middlesex opened in 1831. A porter stands at the gates beneath the portico. The site later became St Bernards Hospital. Date: Date unknown

Roman Catholic orphanage on Jersey
A group picture of children and staff at a Roman Catholic orphanage on Jersey in the British Channel Islands. Date: 1926

Brentford Union Workhouse - Masters residence and offices
A view of the masters residence ad offices at the new Brentford Union workhouse in Middlesex, opened in 1902 Date: 1902

Old Farmhouse at Laindon Labour Colony, Essex
Old farmhouse at Laindon Labour Colony, near Dunton, Essex. The colony, located on a former farm, was established in 1904 by the Poplar Poor Law Union as an alternative to the workhouse for

Mens Quarters at Laindon Labour Colony, Essex
Mens quarters at Laindon Labour Colony, near Dunton, Essex. The colony was established in 1904 by the Poplar Poor Law Union as an alternative to the workhouse for able-bodied men. Date: 1904

Children at play in the grounds of Marlesford Lodge. A long skipping rope is held by a nurse and one of the children. Marlesford Lodge, located at Kings Street, Hammersmith

Former inmate of Claydon Training Centre
A former inmate of the Ministry of Labour Instructional Centre at Claydon in Suffolk with a plough and team of horses in Canada

Langho Epileptic Colony - Administrative Block
Administrative block at the Langho Colony in Ribblesdale, Lancashire. The colony was established in 1906 by the Manchester

Brentford Workhouse - Dining Hall
A view of the dining-hall at the new Brentford Union workhouse in Middlesex, opened in 1902 Date: 1902

Bristol Cottage Homes
Some of the childrens houses at the Bristol Board of Guardians cottage homes at Dowend, opened in 1904 to house pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1904

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