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Background imagePoor Collection: Suffragette Hen Pecked Husband Suffers

Suffragette Hen Pecked Husband Suffers. Poor Hen-Pecked husband cleans out the fire while wife tells him what to do. Caption reads, My Wifes joined the suffrage movement

Background imagePoor Collection: Ladies Football, 1894

Ladies Football, 1894
The lady footballers: an anticipation. The Sketch anticipates the brave new world of women footballers: a good looking goalkeeper recieves much attention

Background imagePoor Collection: St Lawrences Hospital, Caterham, Surrey

St Lawrences Hospital, Caterham, Surrey
Aerial view of St Lawrences Hospital at Caterham in Surrey, originally opened in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as an imbeciles asylum for Londons sick poor suffering from mental conditions

Background imagePoor Collection: Highcroft Hall Hospital, Erdington, Birmingham

Highcroft Hall Hospital, Erdington, Birmingham
An aerial view of Highcroft Hall Hospital on Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham. The hospital was originally opened in around 1870 as the Aston Union workhouse

Background imagePoor Collection: Incorporation Workhouse, Birmingham, West Midlands

Incorporation Workhouse, Birmingham, West Midlands
Aerial view of the Birmingham Incorporation (later Union) Workhouse, opened in 1852 on Western Road, Birmingham. The workhouse, designed by J.J

Background imagePoor Collection: ASC Barracks, Grove Park, Lewisham

ASC Barracks, Grove Park, Lewisham
Entrance to the ASC (Army Service Corps) Barracks on Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, south east London. Two officers and a large dog stand at the entrance

Background imagePoor Collection: East End Doss House, London

East End Doss House, London
Exterior 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

Background imagePoor Collection: Union Workhouse, Pontypool, Monmouthshire

Union Workhouse, Pontypool, Monmouthshire
Pontypool Union workhouse was built in 1837 on Coedygric Road, Griffithstown, Monmouthshire (now Gwent). It later became Panteg County Hospital

Background imagePoor Collection: City of London Union Infirmary, Mile End Road

City of London Union Infirmary, Mile End Road
Situated 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

Background imagePoor Collection: Wharfedale Union Workhouse, Otley, West Yorkshire

Wharfedale Union Workhouse, Otley, West Yorkshire
The main building of he Wharfedale Union workhouse on Newall Carr Road, Otley, West Yorkshire. It was designed by C.S. and A.J. Nelson of Leeds and opened in 1873

Background imagePoor Collection: South Eastern Fever Hospital, New Cross, London

South Eastern Fever Hospital, New Cross, London
The South Eastern Fever Hospital was opened in 1877 on Avonley Road at New Cross, near Deptford in south east London. It was the fifth such hospital to be erected by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Background imagePoor Collection: Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, south east London

Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, south east London
Aerial view of the Grove Park Hospital, Marvels Lane, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy, were erected in 1899-1902 as a workhouse for the Greenwich Union

Background imagePoor Collection: Southwark Military Hospital, Dulwich, South London

Southwark Military Hospital, Dulwich, South London
Ward blocks at Southwark Military Hospital which, during the First World War, was established in the St Saviours workhouse infirmary

Background imagePoor Collection: Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, Essex

Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, Essex
The Essex County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1853 at Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex. It later became Brentwood Mental Hospital and then Warley Hospital

Background imagePoor Collection: Union Workhouse, Bagthorpe, Nottingham

Union Workhouse, Bagthorpe, Nottingham
Front entrance of the Nottingham Union Workhouse at Bagthorpe, Nottingham, with staff seated outside. Designed by Arthur Marshall

Background imagePoor Collection: Union Workhouse, Brighton, Sussex

Union Workhouse, Brighton, Sussex
Brighton Union workhouse on Race Hill, at Elm Grove in Brighton, Sussex, which opened in 1867. From 1915 to 1920 it was the Kitchener Indian Hospital and later became Brighton General Hospital

Background imagePoor Collection: Union Workhouse, Morpeth, Northumberland

Union Workhouse, Morpeth, Northumberland
People walk over stepping stones across the River Wansbeck at Morpeth, Northumberland, with the Morpeth Union workhouse towering above them (centre of picture)

Background imagePoor Collection: Union Workhouse, Downham Market, Norfolk

Union Workhouse, Downham Market, Norfolk
The Downham Union workhouse at Downham Market, Norfolk. The building, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1836. It later became the Howdale County Home

Background imagePoor Collection: Union Workhouse, Dursley, Gloucestershire

Union Workhouse, Dursley, Gloucestershire
A 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

Background imagePoor Collection: Union Workhouse, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

Union Workhouse, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
The Newport Pagnell Union workhouse was erected in 1836 at the junction of London Road and North Crawley Road. It later became Renny Lodge Hospital

Background imagePoor Collection: Remington Family

Remington Family
SIR THOMAS REMINGTON of Lund, Yorkshire, with his wife and their fifteen living children; five deceased infants lie on the floor in their shrouds, poor wee mites

Background imagePoor Collection: Dance of Death / Holbein

Dance of Death / Holbein
Old or young, rich or poor, powerful or weak - whoever you are, Death insists that you join in his Dance !

Background imagePoor Collection: Four boys in a street in the East End of London

Four boys in a street in the East End of London
Four boys walking along a street in the East End of London, passing the premises of the East End News. Two of them have bare feet. Two are wearing hoods, though it doesn t appear to be raining

Background imagePoor Collection: Union workhouse, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales

Union workhouse, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales
The Pontardawe Union workhouse was erected in 1870 on Brecon Road, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales. It later became the Danybryn Hostel

Background imagePoor Collection: St Michaels Hospital, Aylsham, Norfolk

St Michaels Hospital, Aylsham, Norfolk. The building, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1848-9 as the Aylsham Union Workhouse

Background imagePoor Collection: 1888 Matchgirls / Besant

1888 Matchgirls / Besant
Annie Besant and the committee of the Matchgirls union, formed during the successful strike action against Bryant & May, in response to poor pay and working conditions

Background imagePoor Collection: Rakes Progress 5

Rakes Progress 5
The Rakes Progress 5. A marriage ceremony

Background imagePoor Collection: Two businessmen and different business models

Two businessmen and different business models
The Old Way. The New Way. Two businessmen and different business models and their success or failure. Giving credit or paying cash. Date: 1870

Background imagePoor Collection: Poor Law Workers Union Badge

Poor Law Workers Union Badge
An enamel badge worn by members of the Poor Law Workers Union, a trade union established in 1918 and changing its name in 1922 to the Poor Law Officer? Union Date: circa 1919

Background imagePoor Collection: Infants playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London

Infants playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
Infants (girls and boys together) at play at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. A young Charlie Chaplin was briefly a resident of the Schools in 1898

Background imagePoor Collection: Mental Cruelty by H. M. Bateman

Mental Cruelty by H. M. Bateman
A banks customer struggles to control his reactions at seeing piles of money being handled by the staff behind the counter

Background imagePoor Collection: Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, London

Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, London
The Highgate Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, designed by Samuel Daukes, opened in 1850. In around 1896, after a new smallpox hospital opened at South Mimms

Background imagePoor Collection: West London Union Workhouse, Upper Holloway, London

West London Union Workhouse, Upper Holloway, London
The West London Union workhouse on Cornwallis Road in Upper Holloway, North London, was erected in 1864. The architects were Searle, Son and Yelf

Background imagePoor Collection: Kensington Infirmary, West London

Kensington Infirmary, West London
The entrance to Kensington Infirmary on Wrights Lane (now Marloes Road) in West London. The infirmary, designed by Thomas W Aldwinckle, was built in 1893 by the poor law parish of St Mary Abbots

Background imagePoor Collection: Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drill

Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drill
Uniformed 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

Background imagePoor Collection: Union Workhouse, Birkenhead, Cheshire

Union Workhouse, Birkenhead, Cheshire
Birkenhead Union workhouse viewed from Church Road, Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire. A group of children stand in the foreground, with the workhouse infirmary behind them

Background imagePoor Collection: Boys Band, Training Ship Indefatigable

Boys Band, Training Ship Indefatigable
The Boys Band of the Training Ship Indefatigable pose for their photograph in a field, near a tent -- probably at a local fete where they were performing

Background imagePoor Collection: No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire

No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire
Rear view of the entrance to the No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire - the First World War deployment of Reading Union Workhouse. Several uniformed soldiers can be seen, one on crutches

Background imagePoor Collection: Parish Workhouse, Winchelsea, Sussex

Parish Workhouse, Winchelsea, Sussex
Winchelseas parish workhouse was located in a building on the Strand dating from around 1500

Background imagePoor Collection: Percy House Military Hospital, Isleworth, Middlesex

Percy House Military Hospital, Isleworth, Middlesex
A view of Percy House School which served as a Military Hospital during the First World War. The school, for pauper children, was established by the Brentford Union in 1883 on Twickenham Road

Background imagePoor Collection: Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre

Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre
Caricature portrait of Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre KCB (1797-1879). Shaw-Lefevre was a British barrister, Whig politician, and civil servant

Background imagePoor Collection: Union Workhouse, Aylsham, Norfolk

Union Workhouse, Aylsham, Norfolk
The entrance driveway to Aylsham Union workhouse, Norfolk. The workhouse, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1848-9 at Aylsham. It later became St Michaels Hospital

Background imagePoor Collection: Eviction in County Kerry, Ireland

Eviction in County Kerry, Ireland
A poor family are evicted from their home in County Kerry, Ireland

Background imagePoor Collection: Training Ship Exmouth, full crew

Training Ship Exmouth, full crew
Full 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

Background imagePoor Collection: London Tram 1952

London Tram 1952
The last week in service for the poor old Route 36 tram, from Abbey Wood to Embankment via the Old Kent Road and Blackfriars. Londons very last tram ran on 7 July 1952

Background imagePoor Collection: Southwark Military Hospital, Dulwich, South London

Southwark Military Hospital, Dulwich, South London
The entrance to Southwark Military Hospital which, during the First World War, was established in the St Saviours workhouse infirmary

Background imagePoor Collection: Greycoat School, London

Greycoat School, London
Greycoat Place, Westminster : A charity school founded for the education of poor boys and girls

Background imagePoor Collection: Steyning Union Workhouse, Shoreham, Sussex

Steyning Union Workhouse, Shoreham, Sussex
An architects aerial view of the Steyning Unions new workhouse opened in 1901 at Kingston-by-Sea, near Shoreham, Sussex. The buildings were designed by Charles E Clayton and Ernest Black of Brighton



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