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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
Inmates of the Chelsea workhouse, LondonElderly male inmates relax in a garden of the Chelsea workhouse, London. Some are smoking pipes, some are reading newspapers, others are feeding birds
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
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
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
College Almshouses, Cobham, KentTimber Porch at the College Almshouses, Cobham, Kent. The card was published by the pub ( The Leather Bottle ) across the street from the almshouses!
Treaty House at Waitangi, North Island, New ZealandView of the Treaty House at Waitangi, North Island, New Zealand. This was the home of the British Resident in New Zealand, James Busby (1801-1871)
Internment Camp for German residents in England at the outbreak of the First World War at Knockaloe on the Isle of Man
Cookham BridgeA new iron bridge, ungainly but useful, is erected over the Thames at Cookham, Berkshire. I doubt if local resident Stanley Spencer will be inspired to paint it
Elizabeth Alexander 106ELIZABETH ALEXANDER Oxford-born resident of Hanway Street, Tottenham Court Road, London : she had 9 children and was supposed to be the oldest woman in England
Elizabeth Kerry (105+)ELIZABETH KERRY resident of Needham Market, Suffolk : this drawing was made when she was 105, we are not told how much longer she lived
Brazil Trombutas RiverAn interesting encounter with a local resident
A Paris Concierge 1860A Paris concierge looks daggers at a resident who fails to wipe his boots before ascending her stairs
SAMUEL CHAPPEL GRATERSAMUEL CHAPPEL a.k.a grater after his habit of grating his bread an act that was necessary due to his lack of teeth. He was a resident of Oxford
Slender Loris(loris tardigradis) The slender loris is a resident of southernAsia and Sri Lanka
JAGUAR(panthera onca) The jaguar is the only big cat resident in the Americas
Marco, Lion of Tower(felis leo) This is Marco, a resident of the Tower Menagerie in London
Wood-Goat (Bewick)THE WOOD-GOAT This is the label Bewick assigns to this resident of South Africa : but it could well be an antelope or a kind of deer
Axis or Ganges StagAs its name implies, this deer is a resident of India
Agouti (Bewick)or long-nosed Cavy cavia aguti resident of South America
GALAGOMember of the galagonidae family, more generally known as BUSH-BABIES. This one is a resident of Senegal
Curry&rice / Learns HindiA resident with his Hindustani teacher - why is the man in the foreground opening a bottle of wine ?
