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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
Ladies Football, 1894The lady footballers: an anticipation. The Sketch anticipates the brave new world of women footballers: a good looking goalkeeper recieves much attention
St Lawrences Hospital, Caterham, SurreyAerial 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
Highcroft Hall Hospital, Erdington, BirminghamAn aerial view of Highcroft Hall Hospital on Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham. The hospital was originally opened in around 1870 as the Aston Union workhouse
Incorporation Workhouse, Birmingham, West MidlandsAerial view of the Birmingham Incorporation (later Union) Workhouse, opened in 1852 on Western Road, Birmingham. The workhouse, designed by J.J
ASC Barracks, Grove Park, LewishamEntrance 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
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
Wharfedale Union Workhouse, Otley, West YorkshireThe 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
South Eastern Fever Hospital, New Cross, LondonThe 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
Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, south east LondonAerial 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
Southwark Military Hospital, Dulwich, South LondonWard blocks at Southwark Military Hospital which, during the First World War, was established in the St Saviours workhouse infirmary
Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, EssexThe Essex County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1853 at Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex. It later became Brentwood Mental Hospital and then Warley Hospital
Union Workhouse, Bagthorpe, NottinghamFront entrance of the Nottingham Union Workhouse at Bagthorpe, Nottingham, with staff seated outside. Designed by Arthur Marshall
Union Workhouse, Brighton, SussexBrighton 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
Union Workhouse, Morpeth, NorthumberlandPeople walk over stepping stones across the River Wansbeck at Morpeth, Northumberland, with the Morpeth Union workhouse towering above them (centre of picture)
Union Workhouse, Downham Market, NorfolkThe 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
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
Remington FamilySIR 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
Dance of Death / HolbeinOld or young, rich or poor, powerful or weak - whoever you are, Death insists that you join in his Dance !
Four boys in a street in the East End of LondonFour 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
Union workhouse, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, WalesThe Pontardawe Union workhouse was erected in 1870 on Brecon Road, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales. It later became the Danybryn Hostel
St Michaels Hospital, Aylsham, Norfolk. The building, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1848-9 as the Aylsham Union Workhouse
1888 Matchgirls / BesantAnnie 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
Rakes Progress 5The Rakes Progress 5. A marriage ceremony
Two businessmen and different business modelsThe Old Way. The New Way. Two businessmen and different business models and their success or failure. Giving credit or paying cash. Date: 1870
Poor Law Workers Union BadgeAn 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
Infants playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonInfants (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
Mental Cruelty by H. M. BatemanA banks customer struggles to control his reactions at seeing piles of money being handled by the staff behind the counter
Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, LondonThe Highgate Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, designed by Samuel Daukes, opened in 1850. In around 1896, after a new smallpox hospital opened at South Mimms
West London Union Workhouse, Upper Holloway, LondonThe West London Union workhouse on Cornwallis Road in Upper Holloway, North London, was erected in 1864. The architects were Searle, Son and Yelf
Kensington Infirmary, West LondonThe 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
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
Boys Band, Training Ship IndefatigableThe 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
No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, BerkshireRear 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
Parish Workhouse, Winchelsea, SussexWinchelseas parish workhouse was located in a building on the Strand dating from around 1500
Percy House Military Hospital, Isleworth, MiddlesexA 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
Sir John George Shaw-LefevreCaricature portrait of Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre KCB (1797-1879). Shaw-Lefevre was a British barrister, Whig politician, and civil servant
Union Workhouse, Aylsham, NorfolkThe 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
Eviction in County Kerry, IrelandA poor family are evicted from their home in County Kerry, Ireland
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
London Tram 1952The 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
Southwark Military Hospital, Dulwich, South LondonThe entrance to Southwark Military Hospital which, during the First World War, was established in the St Saviours workhouse infirmary
Greycoat School, LondonGreycoat Place, Westminster : A charity school founded for the education of poor boys and girls
Steyning Union Workhouse, Shoreham, SussexAn 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