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Shoemaking Workshop, Holborn Union Workhouse, MitchamThe shoemaking workshop at the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Male inmates are at work making and repairing shoes for use in the workhouse
Manchester Board of Guardians, Officers and Ex-ChairmenThe Chairman (Hugh Fay, centre), Vice Chairman (William Reid, left of centre) and Clerk (F.W. Greenhalgh) of the 1930-31 Manchester Board of Guardians
Thanet Union Childrens Homes and Village Hall, KentThe Isle of Thanet Union cottage homes at Manston, Kent. The homes, which comprised four pairs of houses, were erected in 1901 to accommodate pauper children away from the workhouse
Manchester Union AmbulancesThe Manchester Unions fleet of ambulances used for the transport of patients to and from its institutions
Census tabulation in former Lambeth workhouseData from the 1931 census being transferred to punched cards in the former Lambeth workhouse - presumably the one on Princes Road (now Black Prince Road), Lambeth, south London
The Institution, Linton, Cambridgeshire, otherwise known as the Linton Union workhouse. The buildings, designed by Messrs Hallet and Newman of Middlesex
Manchester Board of Guardians OfficesThe Manchester Board of Guardians Offices at All Saints, Manchester
Union Workhouse, Maldon, EssexThe Maldon Union workhouse, with the workhouse chapel on the right. The original buildings, designed by Mr F Peck, were erected in 1872-3 on Spital Road in Maldon
Manchester Union Casual Wards, ManchesterCasual wards for tramps and vagrants at Tame Street, Ancoates, Manchester. The original premises were set up in a former cotton mill in 1897 but were rebuilt in around 1900 after being burnt down
Billy Blue, Holsworthy Union Workhouse, DevonBilly Blue, an inmate of the Holsworthy Union workhouse, Devon, pulling a handcart on which is a large chest bearing the workhouses name
Cockermouth Union schools, Flimby, CumberlandThe Cockermouth Union workhouse schools at Flimby, Cumberland. Flimby Lodge was purchased by the Union in 1886 for conversion to a school and vagrant wards
Training Ship Exmouth, flag signalling drillUniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth learning flag signalling. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment
Exeter Union Workhouse childrens homeThe childrens home attached to the Union workhouse, Gladstone Road, Exeter. The building was erected in 1913-14 and immediately pressed into use as a First World War military hospital
Wandsworth Union Infirmary, St Johns Hill, LondonEntrance to Wandsworth Union workhouse infirmary, St Johns Hill, south west London. Originally opened in 1840 as the Wandsworth workhouse, it was designed by George Ledwell Taylor
Parish Workhouse, Hawkhurst, KentA timber framed building on the Moor in Hawkhurst, Kent, that once served as the parish workhouse. Children play nearby and an older boy carries a gardening fork and other tools
Woolwich Union Golden Leigh Homes, PlumsteadThe Woolwich Unions " Golden Leigh" cottage homes at Bostall Heath, Plumstead, south east London, erected in 1899 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Training Ship Exmouth, gun crewUniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth in formation as a gun crew, pulling a gun carriage. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex
Menu from Halifax Union Board of Guardians dinnerThe cover of the commemorative menu at the Halifax Union Board of Guardians final dinner. The abolition of all the countrys Boards of Guardians after April 1930 marked the end of the workhouse system
Parish Workhouse, Frittenden, KentA large timber framed building that once served as the Frittenden parish workhouse, Kent. An oast house stands at the left
Camberwell Workhouse inmates at Bognor RegisA large party of inmates from the Camberwell workhouse in south east London eating their dinner during their annual outing to Bognor Regis, West Sussex
Parish Workhouse, Brenchley, KentA large timber framed building that once served as the Brenchley parish workhouse. It is believed to have opened in 1732
Whitby Parish poor relief voucher for coalA voucher for a shilling bag of coal, issued as poor relief by the Churchwarden at Whitby, North Yorkshire
Notice of Death from Union Workhouse, Maldon, EssexA Notice of Death sent from the Maldon Union workhouse to the next of kin of William John Rush. If relatives or friends did not undertake the funeral arrangements
Boy Scout Troop from Christchurch Cottage HomesA troop of boy scouts from the Christchurch Union cottage homes for pauper children. The boys, in scout uniform, sit at their camp site
Youth Hostel, Cerne Abbas, DorsetYouth hostel on Sherborne Road, Cerne Abbas, Dorset. A girl in the hostel grounds talks over the wall to a boy outside. The hostel was originally built in in 1836-7 as the Cerne Union workhouse
Manual of Workhouse Cookery, coverThe cover of a well used copy of the Manual of Workhouse Cookery, marked Matrons Use in the top left corner. The book was published in 1901 alongside a major revision of workhouse diets
Babington House Hospital, Belper, DerbyshireAerial view of Babington House Hospital, Belper, Derbyshire. The building, designed as a workhouse by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, was erected in 1839-40
Rowton House, Whitechapel, East LondonThe Rowton House (named Tower House, built in 1902) on Fielding Street, Whitechapel, East London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose built
Hexagonal workhouse, second floor planThe second floor layout of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Whitechapel Workhouse Casual Ward, East LondonA line of men gathers near the Whitechapel Workhouse casual ward (vagrants ward) on Thomas Street, East London, waiting for its opening time
Whitechapel Workhouse, Casual Ward DormitoryA dormitory of the Whitechapel Workhouse Casual Ward on Thomas Street, East London. There are rolled up hammocks attached along each wall. The floor is bare boards
The Unemployed and the Workhouse, satirical postcardTwo workmen are digging a hole outside a workhouse. A dishevelled tramp figure asks them why they are working when the workhouse would give them a home for free
The Warriors Return, satirical postcardA wounded soldier, drawn as a wooden puppet and carrying his own broken-off leg, looks at a WD (War Department) signpost pointing to the workhouse
Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, Womens WardInterior of a womens ward in the Tonbridge Union workhouse, Kent. The three inmates are wearing the typical uniform of long skirt, blouse, shawl, and bonnet
Vagrant and policeman outside Truth OfficesA policeman shines his torch down on a vagrant asleep on the pavement outside the offices of the Truth weekly newspaper
Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, Boys DrillA line of boys at Tonbridge Union workhouse in Kent, probably in band uniforms, hold their rifles in military drill style. A man at the left of the line (their bandmaster?) looks
Union Workhouse, Tetbury, GloucestershireThe Tetbury Union workhouse, Gloucestershire. Loitering outside are a number of people - some small children, several labourers, and an older man with a stick
Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent - Billy BrownTwo inmates of the Tonbridge Union workhouse with a handcart. The men are in the standard workhouse uniform of jacket, trousers, waistcoat, and billycock hat
Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, Female InmatesA row of female inmates seated by a window inside the Tonbridge Union workhouse. A uniform of long skirt, blouse, shawl and bonnet was the normal attire for elderly women in the workhouse
Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, Jubilee CelebrationsThe Tonbridge Union workhouse bedecked with flags, its lawns covered with chairs, and inmates sprawled on the grass. Thought to be the occasion of Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee in 1897
Square workhouse, second floor planThe second floor layout of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Strand Union Boys BandA group picture of the Strand Union Boys Band on 12 July 1905, at the Childrens Fete held at the Vicarage, Tottenham, North London
Square workhouse, first floor planThe first floor layout of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Workhouse Sports Day, Sheffield, YorkshireInmates of the Sheffield Union workhouse at Fir Vale watch as male competitors take part in an obstacle course during a sports day
St Marylebone Poor Law Schools, SouthallThe St Marylebone Schools on South Road, Southall, Middlesex. An inscription below the pediment gives its date of construction as 1858
Square workhouse, perspective viewPerspective view of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Oracle Workhouse, Reading, BerkshireThe ornate entrance and gates of Readings Oracle workhouse, established in 1628. A shopping centre of the same name now stands on the site
Union Workhouse, Reading, BerkshireReading Union workhouse was opened in 1867 at a site on Oxford Road in Reading, Berkshire. This view of the entrance dates from the First World War when the site was taken over for use as a military