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Salvation Army Food Depot, Whitechapel Road, East LondonA religious meeting at the Salvation Army Food Depot on Whitechapel Road in the East End of London. The depot provided basic food and shelter for as little as a penny a night
Salvation Army dormitory, Westminster, LondonA dormitory at a Salvation Army night shelter, perhaps The Harbour on Stanhope Street, Drury Lane, Central London, which opened in 1891. The men sleep in coffin beds
Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East LondonThe dormitory of the Salvation Army night shelter for women, opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London
Ark kitchen, Salvation Army, Southwark, LondonThe kitchen of The Ark, a Salvation Army night shelter for men, opened in 1891 on Southwark Street in south London. A large urn stands on the counter at the left
Stormy Weather by Muriel DawsonTwo children dressed for rainy weather in raincoats, wellies and sou westers shelter together under a huge orange umbrella
Salvation Army night shelter at supper timeA midnight supper of soup and bread at a London Salvation Army shelter for men brought in from the streets
The Nest, Salvation Army Childrens Home, LondonInmates in the garden of The Nest, a home for sexually abused girls, opened by the Salvation Army in 1901 at Upper Clapton, north east London
Salvation Army Labour Colony at Hadleigh, EssexEntrance to the Salvation Armys labour colony at Hadleigh in Essex. Uniformed officers stand on duty. Founded in 1891 as a farming colony
Salvation Army Seeking the Homeless, LondonTwo Salvation Army officers accost men sleeping rough on a metal bench. The Army toured London streets offering tickets to their overnight shelters
Salvation Army Industrial Home, LondonInmates of a Salvation Army Industrial Home. Residents of the home were expected to work in return for their board and lodging
Salvation Army elevator dormitoryA dormitory in a Salvation Army Elevator. Elevators, which aimed to help the unskilled or unemployed, combined a factory space together with hostel accommodation for those working there
Workhouse interior, Oliver Twist film, 1948A workhouse interior from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. A female inmate carries a baby. Behind her are workhouse " coffin beds"
Thanet Union Childrens Homes and Village Hall, KentThe Isle of Thanet Union cottage homes at Manston, Kent. The homes, which comprised four pairs of houses, were erected in 1901 to accommodate pauper children away from the workhouse
The Institution, Linton, Cambridgeshire, otherwise known as the Linton Union workhouse. The buildings, designed by Messrs Hallet and Newman of Middlesex
Union Workhouse, Maldon, EssexThe Maldon Union workhouse, with the workhouse chapel on the right. The original buildings, designed by Mr F Peck, were erected in 1872-3 on Spital Road in Maldon
Billy Blue, Holsworthy Union Workhouse, DevonBilly Blue, an inmate of the Holsworthy Union workhouse, Devon, pulling a handcart on which is a large chest bearing the workhouses name
Cockermouth Union schools, Flimby, CumberlandThe Cockermouth Union workhouse schools at Flimby, Cumberland. Flimby Lodge was purchased by the Union in 1886 for conversion to a school and vagrant wards
Wandsworth Union Infirmary, St Johns Hill, LondonEntrance to Wandsworth Union workhouse infirmary, St Johns Hill, south west London. Originally opened in 1840 as the Wandsworth workhouse, it was designed by George Ledwell Taylor
Parish Workhouse, Hawkhurst, KentA timber framed building on the Moor in Hawkhurst, Kent, that once served as the parish workhouse. Children play nearby and an older boy carries a gardening fork and other tools
Woolwich Union Golden Leigh Homes, PlumsteadThe Woolwich Unions " Golden Leigh" cottage homes at Bostall Heath, Plumstead, south east London, erected in 1899 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Rowton House, Whitechapel, East LondonThe Rowton House (named Tower House, built in 1902) on Fielding Street, Whitechapel, East London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose built
Vagrants sleeping rough in LondonA group of vagrants sleeping rough under an archway in front of some large gates, somewhere in London
Charmouth, Dorset - Hiding place of King CharlesCharmouth, Dorset - The Queens Armes Hotel, an early 16th century house, re-faced in the 18th century. After the house became an Inn (it was formerly part of Forde Abbey)
Baksei Chamkrong, Siem Reap, CambodiaView of Baksei Chamkrong, a small Hindu temple at Siem Reap, Cambodia. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and was completed in the 10th century during the reign of King Rajendravarman II
Unselfishness / W H RobinsonIn the new world even a tortoise can count on the kind of courtesy formally reserved for rich aunts. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)
WWII recycling: Anderson hammock / W H RobinsonThe old Anderson shelter making a comfortable place to lounge on a fine day, suspended from a tree. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)
A Happy Christmas by Ethel ParkinsonA Happy Christmas -- a little Dutch girl and boy shelter from the falling snow under a large umbrella
Captured shelter WWIGerman captured concrete shelter on the canal at Hollebek in the Netherland during World War I
Resting soldiers at Gallipoli WWIA shell from an Asiatic Annie bursting in the sea. Men resting on the beach road from Cape Helles to Gully Ravine, under shelter of the cliffs at Gallipoli during World War I
Soldiers at Gallipoli WWIBritish or Australian soldiers taking shelter at Gallipoli during World War I
Summer dwelling, Khanty Mansiysk museum, RussiaA summer dwelling of the Khanty tribe on display at the open air Okrug Ethnographic Museum (Torum Maa) in Khanty Mansiysk, Western Siberia, Russia
The Flower Market - Veracruz, Mexico
Stick Practice, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys in protective masks, taking part in stick practice on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
PE and Band, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys taking part in an exercise drill, with the band behind them, on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
Company & Band, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsShips company and band of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall
Cutlass Exercise, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys taking part in a cutlass exercise on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
Tailoring Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys taking part in a tailoring class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868
Practical Seamanship, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys taking part in a practical seamanship class using a large model boat on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
Navigation Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys taking part in a navigation and compass class with a large model boat on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
Fire on Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsThe fire which destroyed the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall
Sleeping Cots, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys in sleeping cots on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall
Before and After, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBefore (on joining) and after (ready for sea) photos of a boy recruit on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
Sailmaking, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys taking part in a sailmaking class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
James Hall, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsJames Hall, who In 1868, with other local businessmen, set up a charity to provide shelter for Tyneside waifs and train young men for naval service
Captain Baynham, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsCaptain Henry Baynham of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall
Cookery class, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys taking part in a cookery class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868
Seamanship Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys taking part in a seamanship class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
Gymnastics Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys taking part in a gymnastics class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland