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Workhouse Apprentices Handbill, Kendal, WestmorlandCopy of a handbill, thought to date from the 1820s, advertising the availability of boys and girls at the Kirkby, Kendal workhouse for being put out as parish apprentices
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
Lancaster County Asylum, Quernmore Road, LancasterThe Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum was established at Quernmore Road, Lancaster Moor in 1816. It later became Lancaster County Mental Hospital and after 1948 was renamed Lancaster Moor Hospital
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
Industrial School, Harborne, BirminghamA man with umbrella at the gates of Harborne Industrial School, Balden Road, Birmingham, opened in 1902 to hold 150 boys. It later became Ansell School then after 1933 was the Tennal Approved School
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
Laundry at National Childrens Home, Harpenden, HertsGirls iron and fold clean washing in the laundry at the National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Blything Union Childrens Home, Yoxford, SuffolkChildren and staff stand in front of the Blything Union childrens home at Yoxford, Suffolk. The home, opened in the early 1900s, accommodated pauper children away from the workhouse
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
Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse, Sheffield, South YorkshireAn unusual view from the doorstep of the Ecclesall Bierlow Union workhouse at Nether Edge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The building on the opposite side of the street was used as the Unions offices
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
Tredegar Union Cottage HomesThe childrens cottage homes at Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, run by the Tredegar Poor Law Union. Date: circa 1907
Camberwell Union Scattered HomesOne of the Camberwell Unions scattered homes where small groups of pauper children lived away from the workhouse. Date: 1903
Croydon Union Cottage Homes, Mayday Road, CroydonThe childrens cottage homes erected on Mayday Road in 1897 by the Croydon Poor Law Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: 1902
Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, LondonThe Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highate, North London. A tram passes by. The infirmary, which was opened in 1879, was designed by Henry Saxon Snell
Union Workhouse, Mildenhall, SuffolkThe Mildenhall Union workhouse on Kings Way, Mildenhall, Suffolk. Opened in 1895, it replaced the previous premises elsewhere in the town which had become inadequate
Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Sidcup, KentAerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Union cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Booth Hall Infirmary, ManchesterAerial view of Booth Hall Infirmary, Charlestown Road, Blackley, Manchester. Booth Hall was built in 1908 as an infirmary for the Prestwich Union but
Caterham Asylum, SurreyAerial view of the Asylum for Imbeciles opened in 1870 at Caterham in Surrey. The Asylum, with its twin at Leavesden, was established by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to provide care for Londons
Inverness Mental Hospital, ScotlandDistant view of the Inverness Mental Hospital, Scotland, originally opened in 1864 as the Inverness District Asylum. It then became the Northern Counties District Lunatic Asylum
Bodmin Asylum, CornwallThe Cornwall County Lunatic Asylum was founded in 1815 at Bodmin. It was later known as the Cornwall County Mental Hospital and then as St Lawrences Hospital
Islay Combination Poorhouse, Bowmore, ArgyllshireThe Islay Combination Poorhouse was established in around 1865 near Bowmore, Islay. It later became known as Gortanvogie House
Home for Waifs and Strays, Belbroughton, WorcestershireSome of the residents stand in front of the Home for Waifs and Strays at Belbroughton, Worcestershire, opened in 1889
Firemen at Chipping Norton Workhouse, OxfordshireFiremen stand in a burnt-out section of the Chipping Norton workhouse in Oxfordshire following a fire on 19 March 1911. Sewing machines and cotton reels amongst the debris indicate a sewing room
Poplar Union Schools, EssexEntrance gates of the Poplar Schools which were established in 1906 between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex, to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Death and DiseaseDeath and his Companions, Diseases, Knocks on the Workhouse Door
Windsor Union WorkhouseA view of the Windsor Union Workhouse, designed by George Gilbert Scott. Date: 1841
Dorchester Union Workhouse, DorsetThe chapel (left of centre) and main building (right) of the former Dorchester Union Workhouse, Dorset. The workhouse, designed by George Wilkinson, later became Damers Hospital. Date: 2000
Boys Gardening at St Vincents Industrial SchoolBoys gardening at St Vincents Industrial School, Dartford, Kent. The School, for Roman Catholic boys, was established in 1872
St Andrews Hospital, Thorpe, Norfolk
Olive Malvery serving in a sweet shopIn the early 1900s, Olive Malvery, an established singer and reciter of verse, became known for her investigative reports of Londons poor, especially women
Vagrants asleep in Green Park, Central LondonDuring their daytime opening hours, Londons parks provided a pleasant place for the citys tramps and vagrants to sleep. Green Park, shown here, was typical
West Derby Union cottage homes, Fazakerley, LiverpoolDistant view of the West Derby Union cottage homes at Fazakerley, Liverpool. The homes were opened in 1889 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Training Ship Indefatigable, New Ferry, CheshireThe Training Ship Indefatigable, moored on the River Mersey, off New Ferry, Cheshire, was established in 1865 to receive the sons and orphans of sailors, and other poor and destitute boys
Training Ship Mars, Woodhaven, Fife, ScotlandThe Training Ship Mars, moored off Woodhaven on the River Tay at Fife, Scotland, was founded in 1869 as an Industrial Training establishment
School at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of WeirChildren pouring out of the school at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier
Band, Darenth Training Colony Band, KentThe military band at the Darenth Training Colony near Dartford in Kent. The colony, for adult mental defectives, was set up by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as an addition to the existing
Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, SurreyThe Grove Hospital, at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) was one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious diseases such as
Darenth Schools and Training Colony, KentThe Darenth Schools (top left), near Dartford in Kent, were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London
Birmingham Union Cottage Homes, Marston Green, WarwickshireA girl stands in front of one of the childrens cottage homes at Marston Green in Warwickshire, to the east of Birmingham. The homes were opened by the Birmingham Poor Law Authorities in 1879 to house
Union Infirmary, Bagthorpe, NottinghamThe front of the Nottingham Union Infirmary at Bagthorpe with staff standing outside. Designed by Arthur Marshall, the infirmary and its accompanying workhouse were opened in 1903