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The Hollies Childrens Home, Sidcup, KentAerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Market Hill and former workhouse, MaldonA view of Market Hill, Maldon, Essex. The large building at the left is the Maldon Unions former workhouse. Date: circa 1900
Houseless and Hungry by Luke FildesA study entitled Houseless and Hungry by Luke Fildes depicting homeless paupers queuing outside the casual ward of a London workhouse. A policeman stands at the left of the scene
Walton Hospital, LiverpoolWalton Hospital, Rice Lane, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool. The central clock tower concealed a large water storage tank. The building was designed by William Culshaw
Congleton Union Workhouse, Arclid, CheshireAerial view of Congleton Union workhouse at Arclid, Sandbach, Cheshire. The building, erected in 1844-5, was designed by Henry Bowman. It later became Arclid Hospital
Union Workhouse, Wokingham, BerkshireThe Wokingham Union workhouse, Berkshire. The workhouse, opened in 1850 on Barkham Road, Wokingham, later became Wokingham Hospital
Union Workhouse, Wantage, OxfordshireThe Wantage Union workhouse, Oxfordshire. The workhouse, designed by Sampson Kempthorne, was erected in 1836 on Hungerford Road, Wantage, and later became the Downs Hospital
Poplar Workhouse, East LondonA side view of one of the blocks of the Poplar Union workhouse, located on Poplar High Street, East London
Christmas Day in the WorkhouseIllustration and opening verses of In the Workhouse: Christmas Day - better known as Christmas Day in the Workhouse, written by George R Sims in 1877
East End Doss House, LondonExterior of a lodging house or doss house in the East End of London, probably Whitechapel. A man and a boy stand outside. A sign above the door reads BEDS 4d. Per Night FOR SINGLE MEN ONLY
Union Workhouse, Pontypool, MonmouthshirePontypool Union workhouse was built in 1837 on Coedygric Road, Griffithstown, Monmouthshire (now Gwent). It later became Panteg County Hospital
City of London Union Infirmary, Mile End RoadSituated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road, the City of London Union Infirmary (now St Clements Hospital) opened in 1849 as the City of London Union workhouse
Union Workhouse, Dursley, GloucestershireA distant view of the Dursley Union workhouse (left) from the road at Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire. The workhouse, designed by a Mr Fulljames, was erected in 1838-9
Union Workhouse, Newport Pagnell, BuckinghamshireThe Newport Pagnell Union workhouse was erected in 1836 at the junction of London Road and North Crawley Road. It later became Renny Lodge Hospital
Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drillUniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth perform dumb bell drill. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment
Union Workhouse, Birkenhead, CheshireBirkenhead Union workhouse viewed from Church Road, Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire. A group of children stand in the foreground, with the workhouse infirmary behind them
Training Ship Exmouth, full crewFull group photo of the crew of the Training Ship Exmouth. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment for pauper children
Manchester Union Schools, SwintonThe Manchester Union Industrial School at Swinton. The school, where 800 pauper children were housed and educated away from the workhouse, was established in 1843, one of the earliest of its type
Blandford Union Workhouse, Blandford Forum, DorsetDistant view of Blandford Union workhouse, from Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset. A house at the left has a sign reading YNCA (or YMCA?)
Union Workhouse, Thame, OxfordshireA view of the Thame Union workhouse from one of its internal yards with the workhouse chapel in the background. Posed for the photographer are what appear to be the workhouse master (standing)
Queen Marys visit to Poplar Schools at BrentwoodIn 1906, the Poplar Union (East London) established a Schools site located between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex
Union Workhouse, Leigh, LancashireOpened in 1851, the Union workhouse on Leigh Road, Leigh, Lancashire, later became Atherleigh Hospital. This early 1900s view focuses on the recently added workhouse offices and receiving home
Union workhouse, Market Harborough, LeicestershireThe Market Harborough Union workhouse. The inscription on the pediment reads HARBOROUGH UNION WORKHOUSE 1836. At the doorway stands a man and a woman, presumably the master and matron
Union Workhouse, Bakewell, DerbyshireBakewell Union workhouse. The porter and two other men stand at the entrance, while another stands at the left near a wheelbarrow
Wallingford Union Childrens Cottage Homes, BerkshireThe Wallingford Unions cottage homes on Wantage Road, Wallingford, Berkshire. Cottage homes were established by some poor law authorities to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Strand Union Workhouse, Edmonton, North LondonThe Strand Unions workhouse at Edmonton, North London, opened in 1870. The Strand Union was located in Central London
Poplar Union Schools, Brentwood, EssexIn 1906, the Poplar Union (East London) established a Schools site located between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex
Union Workhouse, HertfordA view of Hertford Union workhouse, Hertfordshire, opened in around 1869 on Ware Road, Hertford. The imposing three-storey building has a clock tower at its centre
Union Workhouse, Easthampstead, BerkshireA distant view of the Easthampstead Union workhouse, Berkshire, opened in about 1836, in buildings adapted from former almshouses
Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, LondonThe Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highate, North London. A tram passes by. The infirmary, which was opened in 1879, was designed by Henry Saxon Snell
Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Sidcup, KentAerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Union cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
West Derby Union cottage homes, Fazakerley, LiverpoolDistant view of the West Derby Union cottage homes at Fazakerley, Liverpool. The homes were opened in 1889 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Kensington & Chelsea District School, Boys BandIn 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)
Statement of Poor Relief in St Lukes Parish, 1854A printed summary statement of the poor relief statistics for the London parish of St Luke for the week ending 5 August 1854
City of London Union Infirmary, Mile End RoadSituated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road, the City of London Union Infirmary (now St Clement's Hospital) opened in 1849 as the City of London Union workhouse
Highfield Military Hospital, LiverpoolNursing staff at the Highfield Infirmary for aged and infirm paupers in its First World War role as a Military Hospital. Date: circa 1916
Highfield Infirmary / Military Hospital, LiverpoolNurses Home at the Highfield Infirmary for aged and infirm paupers in its First World War role as a Military Hospital. Date: circa 1916
Rowton House on Fieldgate Street, WhitechapelExterior 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
The Liverpool Industrial schools at Kirkdale, 1850The Liverpool Industrial schools at Booth Lane, Kirkdale. Built in an Elizabethan style, it was designed as an alternative to the workhouse to accomodate juvenile paupers. Date: 1850
St Germans Workhouse, Torpoint, CornwallA 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, EastingtonThe 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, 1948A 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
Hexagonal workhouse, first floor planThe first floor layout of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
St Oswalds Hospital, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The building, designed by Henry Stevens, was originally the Ashbourne Union workhouse erected in 1848 on Dark Lane (later Union Street)
Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary, East LondonExterior 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, 1815A 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 inmatesAn 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, SuffolkChildren and nurses at the St Johns Childrens Home on Bloomfield Street in Ipswich, Suffolk. The childrens toys include two rocking horses