Shelter Collection (page 5)

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

Rockshelter of Abric Romani. Spain
Rockshelter of Abric Romani. Middle Paleolithic. Capellades. Catalonia. Spain

Three women police officers in a dormitory, London, WW2
Three women police officers, one of them in uniform, sitting in a dormitory (possibly also an air raid shelter) in London during the Second World War, having a cup of tea. Date: 1940s

Boy in a bus shelter
Boy sitting on a bench in a bus shelter. Date: 1970s

Tennis pavillion in Moffat, Scotland. Three people inside the building resting in he shade while a friend of the photographers makes no secret of the fact he is hot and thirsty

Fairy sheltering under lily leaf on a greetings card
Fairy sheltering under a lily leaf on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies in the rushes on a Christmas card
Two fairy ladies watching a fairy huntsman riding an insect in the rushes on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, Sheltering from a squall
Cartoon showing a couple sheltering from a squall under a leafless tree. The wind blows her skirts up, giving him a revealing view of her legs. Date: 1916

Beach at Arromanches
Bathing tents in the shelter of the digue at Arromanches, Normandie : 40 years from now, this will be an important landing beach during the Allied invasion of Europe. circa 1905

Wwi Refugees 1917
A mother and her children, with their meagre possessions wrapped in three bundles, shelter in a ruined building from the battle raging close by. Date: 1917

Cartoon, Parisian air raid shelter, WW1
Cartoon showing Parisian women in an air raid shelter during the First World War. Date: 1918

Air Raid Shelter Items
Various types of equipment which would be useful for using in an shelter during an air raid, including cutlery, pots and pans and a travel case with drawers in it, Date: 1939 - 1945

Liverpool Sheltering Homes plaque
A commemorative plaque at the Liverpool Sheltering Homes, recording the contributions of previous residents(destitute children who emigrated to Canada)

The Great World of London by G Lander and W Melville
Promotional postcard for The Great World of London by George Lander and Walter Melville. First produced at the Standard Theatre, 31st October 1898. The Salvation Army shelter

National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton - Garden Shelter
Children in the garden shelter of the National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton, a branch which catered for children with physical disabilities

Byrsa Hill, Carthage, Tunisia, North Africa
Byrsa Hill and National Museum, Carthage, Tunisia, North Africa, with an archaeological dig in progress. Date: circa 1920

Two little dogs in the snow on a New Year card
Two little dogs sheltering under an umbrella in the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Fairies in a boat drawn by swans on a greetings card
Five fairies in a boat made from a shell, drawn by swans on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Two children sitting on large snowball on a Christmas card
Two children sitting on a large snowball under a red umbrella on a Christmas card, watched by a robin. Date: circa 1890s

Wartime fashion photograph, Britannia and Eve magazine, 1939
A woman dressed up in a one-piece trouser suit by Lillywhites searches the night sky for enemy airplanes. Behind her, a sign invites her to the safety of the air raid shelter. Date: 1939

Birds sheltering under umbrella on a Christmas card
Two birds sheltering under an umbrella on a Christmas card, watched by a smaller bird. circa 1890s

Robin and two great tits on a New Year card, with holly and mistletoe. Date: circa 1890s

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