Shelter Collection (page 4)

Rowton House, Kings Cross, London
The Kings Cross Rowton House (built in 1894) at the corner of Kings Cross Road and Calthorpe Street, Central London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose built

Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, London
Entrance to the Grove Park Hospital, Marvels Lane, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy

Greenwich Union Workhouse, Vanbrugh Hill, Greenwich
Part of the infirmary at the Greenwich Union workhouse at Vanbrugh Hill, south east London. A sign on the front of the nearmost building reads Calvert Road

Workhouse dining hall, Oliver Twist film, 1948
A workhouse dining hall interior, from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. The religious mottos reminded the inmates that due gratitude was in order for the care they were receiving

Heavy fighting during the battle for Pinwe, Burma
Heavy fighting during the battle for Pinwe on November 30th 1944 by units of the British 36th Division. Here Royal Artillery fire 25-pounders on Japanese positions in Pinwe

Comic postcard, Plump woman in the rain Date: 20th century

Taking Shelter in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station
Crowds seek refuge in Piccadilly Circus Underground Station during a Luftwaffe air raid. 1940

Sleeping in the Shelters, 1940
The Bystander depicts a range of different sleeping arrangements during night-time stays in air-raid shelters. On the top-left (Lansdowne House shelter) women can be seen resting on li-los, rugs

Aircraft hangar, Maktau Camp, Kenya, WW1
Tented aircraft hangar at Maktau Camp, Kenya, East Africa, for housing aeroplanes during WW1. 1916

Providence Row Night Shelter, London
Providence Row Night Shelter, Crispin Street, London, founded in 1860 as a hostel for Deserving Men, Women and Children and run by the Sisters of Mercy. Date: circa 1902

Chislehurst caves during WWII
Chislehurst caves, Kent, during WWII. Mothers in bunks and babies in cots deep underground in their cave shelter. 1944

China - Travelling by Mule Litter. Date: circa 1920s

Gunners sheltering during a bombardment, 1917, Matania
With our artist on the Western Front - No II. New Series. Front cover of The Sphere featuring the first of a new set of drawings done by the magazines special artist during his latest visit to

Bed type air raid shelter, WW2
A bed type air raid shelter used during the Second World War, by Robert Morris Ltd of Farnworth, near Bolton. Date: 1940s

WW2 Christmas card, two air raid shelters
WW2 Christmas card (inside), two air raid (Anderson) shelters and their occupants. Date: circa 1942

WW2 Christmas card, family in air raid shelter
WW2 Christmas card, a family in an air raid (Anderson) shelter in their garden. Date: circa 1942

WW2 Christmas card, cat in air raid shelter
WW2 Christmas card, showing a black cat in an air raid shelter -- Christmas As Usual. Date: circa 1942

Refugees in the London underground (1941). Watercolor by Henry Moore belonging to the series The Shelter Drawings. Watercolour. Private Collection

Tornado in hardened aircraft shelter

LCC-LFB fire, Goodge Street deep shelter
Two LCC-LFB firemen, wearing breathing apparatus, at the Tottenham Court Road end of the Army transit centre located in the deep shelter tunnel system. The fire has been extinguished

Poster - Ministry of Health Evacuation Scheme
Mothers - let them go - give them a chance of greater safety and health. Public Information poster issued by the Ministry of Health Evacuation Scheme circa 1942

Inmates of Union Workhouse, Shipston on Stour, Worcs
Aged female inmates of the Union workhouse believed to be at Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire. The women are wearing the typical workhouse uniform of long dress, shawl, apron, and bonnet

Union Workhouse, Romsey, Hampshire
The Union workhouse on Winchester Road, Romsey, Hampshire. Some of the workhouse staff appear to be playing croquet while workhouse inmates are seated on benches behind

Union Workhouse, Liskeard, Cornwall
The Liskeard Union workhouse, also known as Lamellion House, in Liskeard, Cornwall. Some inmates can be seen in the workhouse grounds

Cloth Hall / Parish Workhouse, Headcorn, Kent
A timber framed building in Headcorn, known as the Cloth Hall, believed to have once served as the parish workhouse. Children stand on the pavement in front of some railings

ASC Greenwich Union Workhouse, Grove Park, London
Part of the ASC (Army Service Corps) Barracks on Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy

Franky Shagg, Isle of Wight tramp
Franky Shagg, a well known tramp on the Isle of Wight in the early 1900s

Union Workhouse, Dunmow, Essex
The Dunmow Union workhouse at Great Dunmow, Essex. Two children play in front of the building. The workhouse, erected in 1838-40, was designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt

Salvation Army Shelter, Blackfriars Road, London
A crowd of vagrants awaiting admission to the Salvation Army shelter for men (known as The Embankment) at 115B Blackfriars Road, London

A view of Erzurum - Turkey
Erzurum (Armenian - Karin), is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The name " Erzurum" derives from " Arz-u Rm" (literally The Land of the Romans i n Persian)

Boscombe Promenade, Hampshire - Pony Rides
Boscombe Promenade, Dorset - Pony Rides. Boscombe is a suburb of Bournemouth, England. Date: circa 1930s

Anderson Shelter on Display in New York
Anderson Shelter being displayed at the New York World Fair. Lord Lothian, British Ambassador to the United States, can be seen talking to a young girl. 1940

Shelter for the Night by Leonard Potts
A couple rather regret knocking on the door of a house to find shelter. 1930

Lift & Shelter, Madeira Road, Brighton, Sussex. circa 1890

Air raid shelter de luxe, WWII
A luxurious air raid shelter, equipped with a variety of material comforts including a wireless set in order to provide music which would be, soothing in times of stress. Date: 1939

Soho, London - 1 Greek Street W1, sign for The House of St Barnabas-in-Soho, founded in 1846 as a homeless charity (described here as a temporary home for women)

Park Shelter and Bandstand, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands. Date: circa 1908

The Thunder Storm -- a woman and two children shelter under a tree. 19th century

Lourdes, France - A Bohemian Pilgrim and her shelter. Date: circa 1908

Field kitchen, Bura Camp, Kenya, WW1
Field kitchen with cooking facilities at Bura Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916

Nursery Rhymes - Love Crossing 2
Love Crossing 2 - Man sitting in trackside shelter, porter talking. Part of Box 52 Boswell collection. Nursery Rhymes. Date: circa 1890s

The Pagoda, Langford Lodge - a view of a shelter on the grounds. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Crumlin). Date: circa early 1900s

Seaside domed shelter with flag, Bexhill, England

Ault Park, Shelter House, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1940s

Underground town in England impervious to flying bombs
An underground town in southern England impervious to flying bombs. A town somewhere in southern England (not named by the Illustrated London News)

Susi - rain stops play. 1950s

Civil Defence Handbook, continued protection and equipment
Civil Defence Handbook with continued protection measures and emergency equipment and supplies

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