Poverty Collection (page 24)

Mess Room, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Scene in the boys mess room on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Shoemaking Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a shoemaking or repairing class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Sidi Ukba, Algeria
A street in Sidi Ukba (Okba) in the Biskra Province, Algeria. It was named after the Muslim General Uqba ibn Nafi who died there in 683 AD

MAB Headquarters, Carmelite Street, London
Headquarters of the Metropolitan Asylums Board at the corner of Carmelite Street on the Victoria Embankment, Central London

MAB Early Motor Ambulance, London
A driver at the wheel of one of the first motor ambulances to be operated by Londons Metropolitan Asylums Board in around 1905

Llwynypia Hospital, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
A view of Llwynypia Hospital at Llwynypia near Pontypridd in the Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales. A field of potatoes can be seen at the right

MAB Ambulance Interior, London
Interior of one of the ambulances operated by Londons Metropolitan Asylums Board in around 1930, showing a patient lying on a bed and a nurse sitting at his side

Children at Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, Carshalton
Children in the hot water bathing pool at the Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Llwynypia Homes, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
The Llwynypia Homes, near Pontypridd in the Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, were opened in 1903 as a subsidiary workhouse for the Pontypridd Poor Law Union

Millfield Seaside Home, Littlehampton, Sussex
Children and nurses outside the Millfield Seaside Home at Rustington, Littlehampton, Sussex. The Home was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as a seaside sanatorium for children

King George V Sanatorium, Godalming, Surrey
Aerial view of the 230-bed King George V Sanatorium between Milford and Hydestile near Godalming in Surrey. It was established in 1922 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as part of their expanding

Red Cross Hospital, Avoncliff, Wiltshire
The Red Cross Hospital at Avoncliff, Wiltshire, formerly the Bradford-on-Avon Union workhouse. The site was sold in 1923 and became the Old Court Hotel

Drapery Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The drapery store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Park Hospital, Hither Green, south east London
A view of the Park Hospital, Hither Green, south east London. The Park was one of the fever hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board between 1870

Manor Asylum, Epsom, Surrey
A tennis match in progress at the Manor Asylum, Horton Lane, near Epsom in Surrey. The asylum opened in 1900 as the sixth London County Council asylum

Local Government Board Offices, Whitehall, London
A view of the Local Government Boards headquarters, at the junction of Great George Street and Parliament Street, Central London

Fire Damage at Union Workhouse, Knighton, Radnorshire
A view of the damage caused by a gas explosion at the Knighton Union workhouse, Radnorshire (now Powys), Wales, in December 1907

Lower Southern Hospital, Gore Farm, Dartford, Kent
The Lower Southern Hospital at Gore Farm, near Dartford, Kent, during its First World War use as a military hospital. The hospital was set up in 1883 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for smallpox

Sports Day, Medway Union Cottage Homes, Chatham, Kent
Staff and children at the Medway Union Cottage Homes annual sports day in 1907. The homes, opened in 1903 on Pattens Lane, Chatham, Kent

Sea bathing at Millfield Seaside Home, Littlehampton, Sussex
Sea bathing at the Millfield Seaside Home at Rustington, Littlehampton, Sussex. The Home was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as a seaside sanatorium for children suffering

MAB Mead Works, Carnwath Road, Fulham, London
Interior of the Metropolitan Asylum Boards Mead Works on Carnwath Road, Fulham, south west London, used for the building of ambulance bodies

Patient on Trolley at Reading War Hospital, Berkshire
A unidentified location believed to be one of the First World War Military Hospital sites at Reading, Berkshire. A military patient in a basketwork trolley is being pushed by a colleague

John Wesleys Chapel, Kingswood Reformatory, Bristol
Uniformed inmates stand outside John Wesleys Chapel at the Kingswood Reformatory near Bristol, opened in 1854 and one of the first such institutions

Hay Harvesting, National Childrens Home, Edgworth, Lancs
Boys harvesting hay at the National Childrens Home, Edgworth, near Bolton, Lancashire. They carry pitchforks and a horse-drawn wagon is fully loaded

Band of the National Waifs Association (Dr Barnardo s)
A boys band of the National Waifs Association, otherwise known as Dr Barnardo s. The instruments include hand bells, bagpipes, mandolins, and a guitar

Orchard Convalescent Hospital, Dartford, Kent
The Orchard Convalescent Hospital at Long Reach, near Dartford, Kent, during its First World War deployment as a military hospital for overseas troops, mainly Australians

MAB Ambulance, London
One of the ambulances operated by Londons Metropolitan Asylums Board in around 1930. At that date, the MAB was the largest user of civil ambulance services in the world with a fleet of 150 vehicles

South Western Fever Hospital, Stockwell, South London
A porter at the entrance to the South Western Fever Hospital, opened in 1871 on Landor Road, Stockwell, South London. With facilities for fever and smallpox patients

Leavesden Asylum, Hertfordshire
Male attendants in a ward at the Asylum for Imbeciles opened in 1870 at Leavesden near Abbots Langley in Hertfordshire. The Asylum, with its twin at Caterham

Wash House at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The wash house at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Maud Hospital, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Maud Hospital was erected in 1867-9 on Bank Road, New Maud, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was originally a poorhouse for the Buchan Combination, a group of Aberdeenshire parishes

Laundry at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The laundry at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Items came to the laundry for finishing after first being washed in the wash house

Sun Platform at Princess Marys Hospital, Margate, Kent
Children being treated on a sun platform at the Princess Marys Hospital, Wilderness Road, Margate, Kent. The site, originally known as Eastcliff House

Myland Asylum, Colchester, Essex
Myland Asylum, Colchester, also known as the Second Essex County Asylum and Severalls Mental Hospital, opened in 1913

MAB First Ambulance
Side view of one of the first ambulances to be operated by Londons Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1880s for transporting fever and smallpox patients to and from the Boards hospitals

Joint Counties Asylum, Carmarthen, Wales
Aerial view of the Joint Counties Asylum, Carmarthen, Wales, erected in 1865 as the Carmarthen, Cardigan and Pembroke County Asylum

Llantwit-Vardre Cottage Homes, Glamorgan, Wales
The Pontypridd Union cottage homes at Church Village, Llantwit Vardre, Glamorgan, Wales. The homes, opened in 1892, housed pauper children away from the workhouse

Downs Schools, Sutton, Surrey
The Downs Schools on Banstead Road, Sutton, Surrey, acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1902 for treating children with ringworm

East Sussex County Asylum, Hellingly, near Hailsham
The East Sussex County Asylum opened in 1903 at Hellingly, near Hailsham. It later became known as the East Sussex County Mental Hospital and then as Hellingly Hospital

Recreation Hall, Horton War Hospital, Epsom, Surrey
Interior of the recreation hall at the Horton War Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, opened in 1899 as Horton Asylum - Londons seventh county asylum

Mattress Making, Darenth Training Colony, Kent
Mattress making at the Darenth Training Colony near Dartford in Kent. The colony, for adult mental defectives, was set up by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as an addition to the existing

Dispensary, Napsbury War Hospital, Hertfordshire
Scene in the Dispensary of Napsbury War Hospital, which operated during the First World War at the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum, originally opened in 1905 on Shenley Lane, London Colney, near St

George Lansbury MP (1859-1940)
George Lansbury (1859-1940) was a socialist politician and campaigner for social justice, particularly for the working classes in Londons East End

Horton Mental Hospital, Epsom, Surrey
Aerial view of the Horton Mental Hospital at Epsom, Surrey. The hospital opened in 1899 as Horton Asylum, Londons seventh county asylum

Northern Hospital, Winchmore Hill, Enfield, Middlesex
A uniformed porter at the gate of the Northern Hospital at Winchmore Hill, Enfield, Middlesex. Just inside are a horse and carriage and a horse and cart

Industrial School, Portslade, Brighton, Sussex
The Brighton Town and London County Council Industrial School, Portslade, Brighton, Sussex, opened in 1902 to hold 150 boys. After 1933 it became Mile Oak Approved School

Central London Sick Asylum, Colindale, Hendon, London
Distant view of the Central London District Sick Asylum at Colindale, Hendon, North London, opened in 1900 for infectious cases from poor law authorities in central London

Childrens Home on the Moor, Edgworth, Lancashire
The Childrens Home on the Moor at Edgworth near Bolton, Lancashire, was founded in 1872 by the Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson

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