Poor Collection (page 8)

New Year party at the Hoxton Market Christian Mission and Ragged School in January 1924 given by C. P & Sons. A rather sinister Father Christmas holds the attention of a large number of children

French Communists in London, living crowded together in basic lodgings. Date: 1872

With the distressed hop pickers in Kent - a series of drawings by ILN Special Artist Mr H. C. Seppings Wright showing the poor conditions for hop pickers in Kent during bad wet weather

Fishmongers Almshouses
The almshouses were on the area west of Newington Butts and south of St Georges Road. Erected in two phases: firstly St. Peters Hospital was built by the company in 1615-1618; the other

Duke of Norfolks Almshouses, Greenwich
View across the Thames from Greenwich of the The Duke of Norfolks Almshouses, in 1796. In 1613 Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton

Palmers almshouses
In 1656 the Reverend James Palmer, priest and philanthropist, founded almshouses in Palmers Passage, Westminster, for six poor old men and six poor old women.. Date: 1875

Marylebone School
The St Marylebone School began as the Marylebone Day School of Industry, founded in 1791 in what was then Paradise Street, now Moxon Street, to educate the children of the poor in the parish

Night-hawk and eastern whip-poor-will
Night-hawk, Chordeiles minor 1 and eastern whip-poor-will, Antrostomus vociferus, whip-poor-will 2, males. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin

Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus. Flicker, male 1, female 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of

Rosamonds Pond, St. James Park, circa 1758 (filled up in 1770). Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

Hotel guest beset by salespeople in the parlour of the Hotel des Quatre Nations, Paris, 18th century. The room is full of furriers, lace sellers, hatters, mercers, hairdressers, tailors

Representation of Charity - Money for a poor crippled boy
A moral postcard depicting Charity as two smartly-dressed young girls offer some coins to a poor, crippled young boy with crutches, sat at the side of the street. Date: 1909

Leicester Poor Childrens Holiday Homes, Girls Home
Children outside one of the girls homes, part of Leicester Poor Childrens Holiday Homes. Date: Date unknown

Leicester Poor Childrens Holiday Home, Mablethorpe
Girls in a dormitory at the Leicester Poor Childrens Holiday Home, Mablethorpe. Date: circa 1950

Dog owners given free licences
Over 200 free licences were given to dog owners too poor to pay the 7s. 6d. tax. The licences were presented at the Regal Cinema, Marble Arch

A Sewing Class, Guild of the Good Samaritan
A Sewing Class, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor, making up material sent by our readers. 1899

His Mother Hardly Knew Him, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor. 1899

Before and After, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor. 1899

A Rig-Out for Jack, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor. 1899

A New Hat for Cabby, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor. 1899

Cartoon, Poor Blabby has been given no office
Cartoon, Poor Blabby (Henry Labouchere, Liberal MP) has been given no office. And he wanted it badly, too! 1886

Alas, my poor little bride that was to be - The Story of the Mikado by Ws Gilbert. 1921

Old Mother Hubbard, by Minnie Asprey
She went to the bakers to buy him some bread, And when she came back, the poor dog was dead, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Cartoon by Gillray, a poor man goes hungry - wages were low and food prices were high, thanks to foreign wars, corn duty and a bad harvest. 1790s

Street scene in Georgian Times, showing a fine lady leaving a shop and about to get into a sedan chair. A poor boy passes by in the road. Date: late 18th century

Basingstoke Union Workhouse
A view of part of the Basingstoke Union workhouse, Hampshire Date unknown

Thurgarton Incorporation Workhouse Plan
Plan of the Thurgarton Incorporation Workhouse erected in 1824 near Southwell, Nottinghamshire. It was designed by the Rev. John T Becher and William Nicholson. Date: 1828

St Olaves Union Institution, Ladywell
Bird s-eye view of the design for the St Olaves Union Institution for the Aged and Infirm Poor, Ladywell, South London. The architects were Newman and Newman of London. Date: 1897

St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, Rackham Street
The St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, Rackham Street, London. It was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: 1881

Stockbridge Union Workhouse, Hampshire
A view of the landscaped entrance to the Stockbridge Union Workhouse. Two men, perhaps the workhouse master and his son, stand in the garden. Date: early 1900s

Smallburgh Workhouse Nurses
Nurses at the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk. Date: circa 1910

Smallburgh Workhouse
A view of the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk. Date: early 1900s

Smallburgh Workhouse Master
The Master of the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk, believed to be Frank Owen. Date: circa 1910

Smallburgh Workhouse Children
Children and staff at the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk Date: circa 1910

Norwich Workhouse
A view of the entrance to the Norwich Union workhouse, Norfolk. Date: circa 1920

Newcastle in Emlyn workhouse
An aerial view of the Newcastle in Emlyn Union workhouse, Carmarthenshire. Date: Date unknown

Mountfield Parish Workhouse
The former parish workhouse at Mountfield, Sussex. Date: circa 1908

Marston Green Cottage Homes, Birmingham
Entrance lodge at the childrens cottage homes at Marston Green, near Birmingham. Date: circa 1921

1751 Local Act St Margaret and St John, Westminster
The front page of 1751 Local Act obtained by the joint parishes of St Margaret and St John, Westminster for the better relief and employment of the poor Date: 1751

Hungerford Union Workhouse
A view of the Hungerford Union workhouse, Berkshire, designed by the architect S.O. Foden. Date: Date unknown

Hunslet Workhouse, Leeds
The design by architect J.H. Morton for the new Hunslet Union workhouse, near Leeds, West Yorkshire, erected in 1903. Date: 1903

Union Workhouse Infirmary, East Preston, Sussex
The infirmary at the East Preston Union workhouse. The workhouse was rebuilt in 1872-3 with the new infirmary and nurses home erected in 1906. Date: Date unknown

Bridge Union Workhouse, Kent
A view of the frontage of the Bridge Union Workhouse, Kent. Date: early 1900s

Banstead Cottage Homes - Sports Teams
Sports teams and staff and the Banstead Cottage Homes, run by the Kensington and Chelsea School District. At the centre is the Monro Cup

Ruth Hussey in Rich Man Poor Girl (1938)
Navy blue wool jersey is used in this one-piece frock with gathered bodice, designed by Dolly Tree, for Ruth Hussey in Rich Man Poor Girl (1938)

The Cherub - Chamberlain keeping watch on Poor Jack
The Cherub - Joseph Chamberlain looking out for the interests and security of Poor Jack with his Merchant Shipping Bill. Date: 1884

Poor cod, Trisopterus minutus Gadus minutus 86, and the arrival of a cod fishing ship from the New World to a European port 87

Skeleton of Death comes for the Elector as he exits his palace with his courtiers and ignores a widow and orphan. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by

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