Union Collection (#58)

Curious effects of the strike: Unusual scenes in London
Unusual scenes include: a motor-bus used as a recruiting office; a flock of sheep walking down a road in London and volunteer workers improvising a cricket match in Rotten Row

Union Workhouse and Staff, Weymouth, Dorset
The porter and uniformed female staff stand at the entrance to the Weymouth Union workhouse, erected in 1836 on Wyke Road, Weymouth, Dorset

Guardians Board Room, Union Workhouse, Weymouth, Dorset
Exterior view of the Board of Guardians meeting room at the Weymouth Union workhouse, Wyke Road, Weymouth, Dorset. The workhouse later became Portway Hospital but has now been converted to

Gymnastics display, Market Weighton Reformatory, Yorkshire
A gymnastics display by inmates of the Yorkshire Roman Catholic Reformatory for Boys at Market Weighton, East Yorkshire, opened in 1856

Poplar Union Schools, near Brentwood, Essex
View of the boys side of the Poplar Schools which were established in 1906 between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex, to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Shenley Fields Cottage Homes, Kings Norton, Worcester
View of the village street at Shenley Fields Cottage Homes, established in the 1880s by the Kings Norton Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Bethnal Green Military Hospital, East London
Bethnal Green Military Hospital, Cambridge Heath Road, East London. The hospital, designed by Messrs Giles, Gough and Trollope, was opened in 1900 as the Bethnal Green Union infirmary

Union Workhouse, South Molton, Devon
The rear of the main building of the union workhouse, opened in 1838 at South Molton, Devon

Boys Band at Erdington Homes, Birmingham
Boys military band at Erdington Cottage Homes, Birmingham. As well as the boys and their instruments, the picture includes the Union Chairman (left)

Royal visit to Victoria Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth Common
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra visit the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum at Wandsworth Common, Surrey (now in south west London), on 24 July 1907

Boiler Room, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The boiler room at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The schools engineer and four young helpers stand alongside massive lumps of coal

Boys Band, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The Boys Band at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. They are in uniform, holding their instruments on the steps of the building

St Georges Union Infirmary, Fulham Road, London
Design for the new St Georges Union infirmary on Fulham Road, south west London. The architect was Henry Saxon Snell

Four young inmates, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
Four young inmates (two boys and two girls) at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The boys are in band uniform and hold a trumpet or cornet

Proposed design for new Hastings Union workhouse
Proposed design by the architect P.H. Tree for a new union workhouse at Hastings, Sussex. The building actually erected was a rather scaled-down version of Trees design

Group of girls at Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
A large group of girls at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. They are sitting on a grassy bank wearing identical smock dresses, pinafores and straw hats

Patriotic World War One postcard
A dashing naval officer offers a deckchair to a young lady wearing a complementary sailor dress. The scene is given a patriotic flavour with a Union Jack cushion and a bulldog standing by

Flag of the R101 airship
The torn flag of the British R101 airship salvaged from the wreck after the airship crashed on 5th October 1930 near Beauvais, France, on its maiden voyage

Sir Henry Strakosch 1871-1943 GBE, mining magnate and chairman of The Economist between 1929 and 1943. He became chairman of the Union Corporation of South Africa in 1924

Petersburg, Virginia, from General Lees headquarters
The Civil War in America : a view of Petersburg, Virginia, and its suburbs from General Lees headquarters. The upper panorama is intended to join the lower one end to end

Uruguayan jewellery shop trade card
An advertising card for Biarritz Jewels in Montevideo, Uruguay during World War Two, featuring a saluting woman in uniform and a ship decorated with the Stars and Stripes and a Union Jack

Federals at Manassas, US Civil War
The Civil War in America : the last stand made by the Federals at Manassas. The Second Battle of Bull Run, or the Battle of Second Manassas, as it was called by the Confederates

Cover of B. O. N. March 1943
Cover of B.O.N. (The Bomb-Aimers, Observers and Navigators Union) for March 1943, the official magazine of 48 Air School based in Woodbrook, East London, South Africa

Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 July
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 13-18 July. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

De Dion Bouton motor car, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A proud family with their 1903-4 De Dion Bouton motor car, registration AJ 232, in a back yard in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

Gilding the Lily by Dennis Mallet
Gilding the Lily or True Patriotism at The Nook. An extremely patriotic and houseproud family go to extreme trouble to express their patriotism by individually painting all the yellow tulips in their

Rent, Profit and Interest, supported by two miners
A propaganda cartoon by W E Jones, made for his father to use while campaigning for support for the Miners Union. It shows three plump gentlemen representing Rent, Profit and Interest

Neglected boy from a South Wales mining district
A neglected boy from a South Wales mining district. Images like this were copied by W E Jones for his father to use while campaigning for support for the Miners Union

Sewing class, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys take part in a sewing class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Mat and cone making, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Mat and cone making at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Spinning flax, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates spinning flax at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Boys playing football, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys playing football at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Gardening, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates gardening at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Boys tending pigs, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys tending pigs at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

South front, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Part of the south front of the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Shoe mending class, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys in a shoe mending class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Laundry, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates work in the laundry washhouse at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Front entrance, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
A woman in nurses uniform at the front entrance of the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Infirmary ward, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Infirmary ward at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
General view of the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Engineers shop, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Scene in the engineers shop at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Boys assemble for drill, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys assembling for drill at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Vegetable grounds, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys tending the vegetable grounds at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Boot workshop, NIPRCC, East Harling, Norfolk
Boot-making workshop at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Fitters shop, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Scene in the fitters workshop at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Junior recreation room, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Junior recreation room at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Dormitory, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
View of a dormitory at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Tailoring class, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys taking part in a tailoring class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

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