Workhouses Collection (page 25)

Sinking an Artesian Well, Union Workhouse, Aylsham, Norfolk
The firm of F.H. Buckingham sinking an artesian well at Aylsham Union workhouse in 1923. The workhouse, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1848-9 at Aylsham

Workhouse Infirmary, Kingston, Surrey
The infirmary at the Kingston Union workhouse, erected In 1897-9. During the First World War it was used for military casualties. In 1920, it was renamed Kingston and District Hospital

The Workhouse Gate
A homeless girl waits at the workhouse gate

Visiting a Colleague
An actor visits an old colleague, fallen on hard times, in the workhouse

Women Rusting Out
Old women rusting out in the workhouse

Bishopsgate Workhouse
A view of the Bishopsgate workhouse in London

Canterbury Union Workhouse proposal
An isometrical view of the proposed Workhouse to be built at Canterbury, Kent. The design was presented by Henry Parker, a former Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, at a meeting in November 1846

Charity / Workhouse / Shoes
Shoemaking instruction at a Poor Law Institution

Marylebone Workhouse
London : the Casual Ward for overnight lodgers, at Marylebone Workhouse

Men Chop Wood
Men chopping wood in the workhouse

Westminster Union
Women at the Westminster Union workhouse

St Martins Workhouse
London : homeless women waiting to be admitted to St Martins Workhouse for women

Lambeth Workhouse
London : overnight lodging for homeless women at Lambeth Workhouse

Marylebone Dinnertime
London : dinner time at Marylebone Workhouse

Community / Workhouse
Two workhouse inmates in the Chilvers Coton College for the Poor, Warwickshire

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