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Poplar Union Schools, near Brentwood, EssexView of the boys side of the Poplar Schools which were established in 1906 between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex, to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Shenley Fields Cottage Homes, Kings Norton, WorcesterView of the village street at Shenley Fields Cottage Homes, established in the 1880s by the Kings Norton Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Dormitory blocks, Salvation Army Colony, Hadleigh, EssexDormitory blocks at the Salvation Armys labour colony at Hadleigh in Essex. Founded in 1891 as a farming colony, the centre is still in existence today as a Salvation Army employment training centre
Main entrance, Pinewood Sanatorium, WokinghamView of the main entrance of Pinewood Sanatorium at Bagshot Sands, near Wokingham, Berkshire, originally opened in 1898 as the London Open Air Sanatorium by the National Association for
Bethnal Green Military Hospital, East LondonBethnal Green Military Hospital, Cambridge Heath Road, East London. The hospital, designed by Messrs Giles, Gough and Trollope, was opened in 1900 as the Bethnal Green Union infirmary
Boys Band at Erdington Homes, BirminghamBoys military band at Erdington Cottage Homes, Birmingham. As well as the boys and their instruments, the picture includes the Union Chairman (left)
Houseless Poor Asylum, Cripplegate, LondonA variety of barefoot individuals standing around outside the asylum or hostel on Banner Street, Cripplegate, London, operated by the Houseless Poor Society
Stick Drill, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonBoys perform an exercise known as stick drill at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. They are all wearing identical uniform
Main building, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonA view of the main building 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
Band and parade at Mettray Colony, FranceA band and parade of inmates at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s, the colony pioneered the cottage homes system where boys lived in small
Dining Hall, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonView of the Dining Hall at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London, with boys and girls segregated at separate tables. Each table seated 10 boys or girls
Hammocks in dormitory, Mettray Colony, FranceView of a dormitory at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France, with a few boys asleep in their hammocks
Kitchens, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonStaff and inmate helpers in the kitchens at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. Kitchen fittings include a large cooking range and two coppers
Fire Drill at Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonA Fire Drill taking place at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. A long canvas escape chute is connected to a second-floor window
The Lake, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonBoys and a teacher beside the lake on a sunny day at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London
Boys Playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonView of the Boys Playground at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. It is evidently playtime -- a few teachers supervise the large crowd of boys
General view of Mettray Colony, FranceGeneral view of the church and houses at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s
Boys breaking stones in quarry, Mettray Colony, FranceBoys at work breaking stones in a quarry at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s
Edwardian children outside a shopA group of Edwardian children outside a shop -- one of the boys has bare feet
Poor children in a South Wales mining districtA group of poor children with bare feet photographed on the street in a South Wales mining district
Six children with a makeshift cart in a London streetSix children with a makeshift cart, on a scruffy terraced street in London. Two of the boys have bare feet
Adults and children on a London street, outside the gates of a large building, possibly a warehouse. One boy, carrying a toddler, has bare feet
Three boys with a metal pail outside a shopThree boys, two of them with bare feet, standing on a pavement outside a shop with a metal pail
Woman suffering the effects of poverty, South WalesA woman in despair, suffering the effects of poverty in South Wales. This photograph, entitled Poverty, was used to illustrate talks designed to raise support for the South Wales Miners Federation
Sewing class, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkBoys take part in a sewing class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Mat and cone making, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkMat and cone making at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Spinning flax, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, NorfolkInmates spinning flax at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse
Boys playing football, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkBoys playing football at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Gardening, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, NorfolkInmates gardening at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse
Boys tending pigs, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkBoys tending pigs at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
South front, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkPart of the south front of the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Shoe mending class, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkBoys in a shoe mending class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Laundry, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, NorfolkInmates work in the laundry washhouse at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse
Front entrance, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkA woman in nurses uniform at the front entrance of the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Infirmary ward, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, NorfolkInfirmary ward at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse
Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, NorfolkGeneral view of the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse
Engineers shop, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkScene in the engineers shop at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Boys assemble for drill, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkBoys assembling for drill at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Vegetable grounds, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkBoys tending the vegetable grounds at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Boot workshop, NIPRCC, East Harling, NorfolkBoot-making workshop at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Waifs and strays of LondonA group of London waifs and strays or street arabs
Fitters shop, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, NorfolkScene in the fitters workshop at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse
Junior recreation room, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkJunior recreation room at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Dormitory, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkView of a dormitory at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Tailoring class, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkBoys taking part in a tailoring class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Morning drill, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkMorning drill at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control, an organisation privately run by the Rev Harold Burden to house feeble minded
Carpenters yard, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkBoys making beehives in the carpenters yard at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Chopping wood, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, NorfolkInmates chopping wood at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse
