Workhouse Collection (page 19)

Humorous postcard - Workhouse Tramp gets the Order of the B
A humorous postcard showing a tramp in a workhouse being pushed towards a bath by a uniformed attendant. The Order of the Bath refers to a British order of chivalry whose name derives from

Chippenham Union Workhouse, Wiltshire

Hampstead Workhouse Infirmary
The Hampstead Unions new workhouse infirmary, designed by Charles Bell, featured a novel circular ward block. Date: 1884

Poor Priests Hospital Canterbury

Pershore Union Workhouse, Worcestershire
The board-room of the former Pershore Union Workhouse on Station Road, Pershore. The workhouse was designed by Sampson Kempthorne. The site later became the Heathlands old peoples home. Date: 2000

Wolverhampton Union Workhouse, Staffordshire

Merthyr Tydfil Union Cottage Homes, Llwydcoed, Glamorgan
Merthyr Tydfil Union cottage homes at Llwydcoed, near Aberdare, Glamorgan. The homes, which house pauper children away from the workhouse, were erected in around 1912. Date: Date unknown

Liverpool Cottage Homes, Wavertree
A general view of the Liverpool Vestrys Cottage Homes at Olive Mount, Wavertree. The homes were erected in 1898 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Old Workhouse Infirmary, Hunslet, West Yorkshire
The infirmary at the old Hunslet Union workhouse on Hillidge Road, Hunslet. The area next to the building was extensively cultivated to grow vegetables for consumption by the inmates

Liverpool Cottage Homes - Seniors in Fancy Dress
A group of older children in fancy dress at the Liverpool Vestrys Cottage Homes at Olive Mount, Wavertree. The homes were erected in 1898 to house pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1908

Kidderminster Union Workhouse, Worcestershire
The entrance lodge of the former Kidderminster Union Workhouse, on Sutton Road, Kidderminster. The site later became Kidderminster General Hospital. Date: 2000

Sunday Music for the Indigent Poor by Clemet Flower. The scene depicts the dining-hall of the City Road workhouse where the National Sunday League were putting on a concert for the inmates. Date: 1901

Erdington Cottage Homes Girls Hockey Team
Girls 1926-27 hockey team at Erdington Homes, Birmingham. The homes were opened in 1899 by the Aston Union to house pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

Workhouse Fire at Tichbourne, Hampshire

Winter Garden at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfordshir
Young children with hoes and rakes tend the Winter Garden at the St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were used to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Stapleton Workhouse, Bristol
Part of Bristols Stapleton workhouse on Blackberry Hill at Fishponds. The site was established in around 1779 to house prisoners of war, originally form the American colonies and later from France

Bradford on Avon Union Workhouse, Wiltshire
The main block of the former Bradford-on-Avon Union workhouse at Avoncliff. In the First World War, the building was used as a Red Cross Hospital and was later converted to a hotel. Date: 2000

Middlesex Hospital, Cleveland Street, London
The Middlesex Hospital on Cleveland Street in Londons Fitzrovia district. The building was erected in the 1770s as a workhouse for the parish of St Paul, Covent Garden

Leeds Union Workhouse, West Yorkshire
The main build ding of the former Leeds Union Workhouse on Beckett Street, Leeds. The building is now home to the Thackray Medical Museum. Date: 2000

Erdington Cottage Homes Holiday - Boys Band at Rhyl, North

John Wycliffe Wilson

Childrens Nursery at St Pancras Workhouse, London
A childrens nursery at the St Pancras Workhouse. Date: 1905

East Preston Union Workhouse, Sussex
A view of the East Preston Union Workhouse in Sussex, opened in 1873. Date: Date unknown

Erdington Cottage Homes Holiday at Rhyl, North Wales
A party of children from the Aston Union workhouse cottage homes on holiday in Rhyl. They are seated in a charabanc (an open-top coach)

St Georges Union Receiving House and Casual Ward, Wallis Ya
A London workhouse establishment opened in 1884 by the St Georges Union on Walliss Yard (now Warwick Row), Westminster. It was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: 1884

Old Workhouse, Hunslet
The old Hunslet Union workhouse on Hillidge Road, Hunslet. High wells separate the areas used by different categories of inmates

Erdington Cottage Homes Girls Swimming Team
Girls swimming team at Erdington Homes, Birmingham. The homes were opened in 1899 by the Aston Union to house pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

Liverpool Cottage Homes - snow clearing

Kings Norton Union Workhouse, Worcestershire
The main block of the former Kings Norton Union workhouse on what is now Raddlebarn Road, Kings Norton. The buildings, designed by Edward Holmes, later became part of Selly Oak Hospital, Date: 2000

Erdington Cottage Homes Boys Swimming Team
Boys swimming team at Erdington Homes, Birmingham. The homes were opened in 1899 by the Aston Union to house pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

Carpentry Workshop at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfor
Boys saw and plane wood in the carpentry workshop at the St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were opened in by the St Pancras Board of Guardians to house pauper children

Wandsworth Workhouse Death Notice
An inmates death notice issued by the St Johns Hill workhouse infirmary of the Wandsworth Union. Date: 1924

Alcester Union Workhouse, Warwickshire
The entrance to the former workhouse on Kinwarton Road, Alcester. Date: 2000

Trowbridge and Melksham Union Workhouse, Wiltshire
The entrance block of the former Trowbridge and Melksham Union workhouse at Semington, Wiltshire. The site later became St Georges Hospital. Date: 2000

Eastville Workhouse, Bristol
Bristols Eastville Workhouse was erected in 1847 on Fishponds Road, Bristol. The building, designed by Samuel T Welch, was demolished in the 1970s. Date: Date unknown

Macclesfield Workhouse Childrens Outing Fund - Subscription
A receipt issued to W.W. Brocklehurst for a donation to the Macclesfield Workhouse Childrens Outing Fund. It is signed by the workhouse master J.H. Lingard. Date: 1913

Southampton Union Workhouse, Hampshire
The main block of the former Southampton Union Workhouse, now forming part of Southampton City College. Date: 2000

Skipton Union Workhouse, West Yorkshire
The main building of the former Skipton Union Workhouse on Gargrave Road, Skipton, now converted to residential use. Date: 2000

Holborn Schools Band
Boys brass band at Holborn Schools, Mitcham. The boys are posed in uniform with instruments. A large carriage is visible behind

Exterior of Whitechapel Workhouse, 1855
Frozen out dock labourers wait to receive bread from Whitechapel Workhouse, 1855. Dock workers and owners of waterside premises faced starvation in the face of frost on the Thames

Male Child found dead -- reward poster

Soup kitchen
As soup kitchen for poor people in Stockholm 1892. Date: 1892

Exeter Workhouse
The frontage of the Exeter Incorporation workhouse erected in 1701at Heavitree, Exeter, and designed by Ralph Mitchell. The building was severely damaged by bombing in World War Two. Date: 1905

Bridge of Weir Homes - Coming from Church
Children stream out from the church at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir. Date: 1910

Dulverton Union workhouse
The former Dulverton Union workhouse erected in 1856 on Bridge Street, Dulverton. The building, designed by E Ashworth, now houses National Park offices. Date: 1918

Female Sick Ward at Holborn Union Workhouse
An interior view of a womens sick ward at Holborn Union Workhouse, City Road, London. There are uniformed nurses and some patients are dressed and sitting in chairs. Date: 1905

Saturday Afternoon Recreation at Laindon Labour Colony

Princes Parade, Bridlington
A birds eye view of the Princes Parade seafront promenade at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Date: 1904

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