Relieving Collection

Sir Henry Havelock / Davie
SIR HENRY HAVELOCK British soldier relieving Lucknow in 1857

Gothic Surface Designs
A lithographic plate produced by Day and Sons, showing four slightly different designs used for relieving the surface of stone work, in gothic style. Date: circa 1855

DEATH THE REAPER OF POOR
DEATH - THE TRUE RELIEVING OFFICER Dedicated without permission to the Poor Law Board Date: 1868

DEATH RELIEVES THE POOR
DEATH - THE TRUE RELIEVING OFFICER Dedicated without permission to the Poor Law Board Date: 1868

Woman using a urinal - WW2
" I m doing a mans job ain t I?" A tall imposing lady World War Two Factory worker passes comment in reposte to the surprise shown at her appearance at the Gents Toilet urinals by a fellow

Allcocks Porous Plasters, a safe and sure remedy. Warming and soothing, relieving and curing Asthma, Lumbago, Sciatica, Colds, Kinks, Quinsy, Spasms, Rheumatism

Prison reformer John Howard visiting a prison
An engraving of Francis Wheatleys 1787 painting of John Howard Visiting and Relieving the Miseries of a Prison. Howard (third from right) (1726-1790)

WW1 - A Red Cross dog relieves himself on a German Standard
WW1 - A Red Cross dog in France shows his opinion of the enemy by relieving himself on the fallen German Border post at St Petit Croix (where the Germans crossed the border in 1914) Date: 1915

Marquis of Granby - 4
John Manners, marquis of GRANBY military commander, depicted in the act of relieving the distress of a poor soldier and his family Date: 1721 - 1770

L Abbe de la Coste
The French forger, L Abbe de la Coste, looks rather disgruntled, having been tied to a post, hands bound, a dog relieving itself on him

Downpatrick Workhouse Admission Ticket
An admission ticket for the workhouse at Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. The voucher was issued to a destitute persons by the union relieving officer who assessed the means of poor

Boatloads of joyous jackies leaving Vera Cruz
US army relieving the Navy. Boatloads of joyous jackies leaving Vera Cruz for their battleship, after the arrival of the Army who came to relieve them

1844 poor relief work ticket
A ticket issued in 1844 by a Relieving Officer for the parish of St Mary, Islington, north London, directing the bearer to the stone yard on Wharf Road, City Basin

Doctor Sangrado relieving John Bull of the Yellow Fever

Relieving a Sentry
At the entrance to an infantry barracks, the sentry is relieved. A dog watches with interest

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