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Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields, NorthumberlandThe Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall and other local businessmen set up a charity to provide shelter for Tyneside waifs
Georgina, Countess of DudleyGeorgina Elizabeth (nee Moncreiffe), Countess of Dudley (1846 - 1929), society beauty and second wife of 1st Earl Dudley. Daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe
General Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of WeirThe general store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Jars of sweets feature prominently on its shelves
Northumberland Village Homes for Girls, Whitley BayThe Northumberland Village Homes for Girls, Whitley Bay (or Whitley-on-Sea), was an industrial school established in 1879 for 140 girls. It became an Approved School in 1933
Industrial School for Girls, Maryhill, GlasgowThe Glasgow Industrial School for Girls at Maryhill was established in 1855. Industrial Schools, often privately run, housed children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for a variety of reasons
Grove Military Hospital, Tooting Grove, SurreyChildren stand at the gates of the Grove Hospital at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) during its First World War service as a military hospital
Fountain Hospital, Tooting, SurreyThe Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London) was opened in 1893 as a fever hospital by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Union Workhouse, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, WalesThe Haverfordwest Union workhouse, designed by William Owen, was opened in 1839. It was later known as Priory Mount and then as St Thomas Hospital
Grove Fever Hospital, Tooting Grove, SurreyBirds eye view of the Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London), one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious
Children at Play, Hull Sailors OrphanageChildren playing at the Hull Sailors Orphanage, also known as Newland Homes. The boys are in naval uniform. A gardener mows the grass
Queen Victoria and family entrain for ScotlandQueen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Royal children entrain for Scotland at the temporary station in Maiden Lane before the opening of Kings Cross in 1852
St Benedicts Hospital, Tooting, South LondonSt Benedicts Hospital which lay between Church Lane and Rectory Lane in Tooting, South London. The hospital was established in 1897
Swindon & Highworth Union Workhouse, Swindon, WiltshireThe Swindon and Highworth Union workhouse on Highworth Road, at Stratton St Margaret near Swindon, Wiltshire. The building, opened in 1846, later became St Margarets Hospital
Moral and Industrial Training Schools, LeedsA very early photograph of the Moral and Industrial Training Schools, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The Schools were erected in 1846-48 by the Leeds Board of Guardians to house
Tooting Military Hospital, Tooting Graveney, SurreyThe Tooting Military Hospital operated during World War One in a building on Church Lane, Tooting Graveney, Surrey, formerly St Josephs Roman Catholic college
Kensington & Chelsea District School, Banstead, SurreyAerial view of Beechholme childrens home, Banstead, Surrey, originally established in 1876 as the Kensington and Chelsea District School to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Interior of a Dorsetshire Labourers CottageInterior view of a peasants cottage in Dorset in 1846, accompanying an article reporting on the poverty and squalor of some villages in the county
Little Girl playing with her Sailor Doll, 1888Illustration showing a little Victorian girl playing with her doll, which was dressed as a sailor. This image was originally entitled Now Geraldine Maude
Illustrated London News front cover Christmas 1895Girl with holly leaves and mistletoe about to knock at a front door
Bathing Machine 1900A rather formidable looking lady stands on the steps of a bathing machine at Walton-on- the-Naze, Essex, England, probably wondering if its to chilly for a dip in the sea
The Haunted Lady, PunchThe Haunted Lady, or The Ghost in the Looking-Glass. A lady admires her new dress, but the mirror reveals the sacrifice made: the death of the wretched seamstress
Cycling Outfit of 1890SA young woman wearing the daring new rational cycling outfit akin to bloomers
Scrooge and NephewScrooge scorns his nephews enthusiasm for Christmas, saying " Bah! Humbug!"
ST BERNARDSt Bernard
Harness Electric Corsets for women of all ages
Victorian Bakery SceneA big London bakery of Victorian times - the Stevens Company bakery, London
Cannon Street Station, City of LondonAn impressive view from the direction of the Thames of the newly completed Cannon Street Station terminus of the South Eastern Railway
Victorian family saying grace before dinnerA Victorian family saying grace at the dinner table
Anna Karenina / PortraitIllustration of Leo Tolstoys fictional character Anna Karenina
Amelia Bloomer, Originator of the New Dress - the first sight the British public received of the scandalous new attire for women
Muffin Man / Thomas CraneThe muffin man, with a tray of muffins balanced on his head, rings his handbell to attract the attention of passers-by
GIRLS FASHIONS 1847Grey dress: corsage a caraco made to resemble a jacket & skirt. Blue dress trimmed with black rosettes: pointed waist, skirt pinned up to reveal an underskirt
Omnibus Drivers 1877A Victorian omnibus driver assists a gentleman passenger to board the No 568 (route between Edgware Road and West Strand)
Science / Evolution / AscentA Victorian representation of the ascent of man from ape
MOVE ON POLICE SATIREA cruel satire aimed at the Commissioners of Police, features a skeleton in a policemans uniform moving on a starving, homeless woman and her baby
Costume / Orange SellerLondon characters: an ORANGE GIRL offers her wares to passers-by in the street, a valuable source of vitamin C if they only knew it
Fishwife at WhitbyA young woman in headscarf and working clothes looks out to sea from the shoreline at Whitby, North Yorkshire; fishing boats are drawn up on the shore behind her
Hyde Park Corner (Boys)A lively depiction of Hyde Park Corner in early Victorian days - when Wellington was living at Apsley House, left, when traffic was lighter but road works prevalent as ever
Mabel Grey, CourtesanMABEL GREY Victorian courtesan
Middlebrough CricketThe Middlesbrough cricket team pose for a photograph on their ground; players wear a variety of check and striped shirts, caps and hats, and carry bats or balls
Girton College LectureA lecture at Girton College, Cambridge, a women-only college until 1977: the students concentrate and prepare to take notes
St Pancras Railway StThe fine Victorian Gothic architecture of St Pancras Railway Station
Maskelyne & Cooks automaton, PsychoMaskelyne & Cooks thought-reading, whist playing automaton, Psycho, as demonstrated at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London
Charles Darwin studying a wormA satire on Charles Darwin -- after charting the Descent of Man he goes even lower and studies worms
Father Christmas with presentsA pot-bellied Father Christmas with lots of presents
Horse drawn fire engine, Trafalgar Square, LondonA horse drawn fire engine races past Trafalgar Square, Central London
Edith Wynne in Red Riding Hood, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin Date: 1890s
Clara Webber in Red Riding Hood, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin Date: 1890s