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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
Islay Combination Poorhouse, Bowmore, ArgyllshireThe Islay Combination Poorhouse was established in around 1865 near Bowmore, Islay. It later became known as Gortanvogie House
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
Statement of Poor Relief in St Lukes Parish, 1854A printed summary statement of the poor relief statistics for the London parish of St Luke for the week ending 5 August 1854
City of London Union Workhouse Infirmary, Bow RoadSituated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road, the City of London Union Infirmary later St Clement's Hospital) opened in 1849 as the City of London Union workhouse. Date: 1905
City of London Workhouse, Bow Road, East LondonSituated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road in East London, the City of London Union Workhouse opened in 1849. The palatial building, designed by Richard Tress
City of London Union Infirmary, Mile End RoadSituated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road, the City of London Union Infirmary (now St Clement's Hospital) opened in 1849 as the City of London Union workhouse
City of London Infirmary, Bow Road, East LondonSituated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road, the City of London Union Infirmary (now St Clement's Hospital) opened in 1849 as the City of London Union workhouse
The former Whitechapel Union workhouse on Southern Grove (formerly South Grove), Mile End, was designed by Richard Robert Long and erected in 1870-71. Date: 2002
The Downs Sanatorium, Belmont, SuttonA uniformed porter stands at the entrance to the Downs Sanatorium, at Belmont, near Sutton, Surrey. The former childrens institution was converted for use as a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1912
Oliver Twist and Camera CrewA production still shows a camera crew filming Robert Newton and John Howard Davies in the climactic rooftop scene of David Leans 1948 version of Oliver Twist. Date: 1948
The StrikeAn atmospheric sketch which shows a tightly packed crowd of workmen and women on strike, carrying large red flags, chimneystacks and workhouses stand tall in the background under a red sky
St Peter's Hospital, BristolA view of St Peter's Hospital, Bristol - formerly the city's Mint workhouse, established in 1698. The building is partially half-timbered and has leaded light windows
Fire at Whitechapel and Poplar School, Forest GateThe Whitechapel and Poplar District School, Forest Gate, East London, following a serious fire. Date: 1890
Chailey Union Workhouse, SussexA view of the Chailey Union workhouse at East Chiltington, Sussex
Burnley Workhouse InmatesA group photograph of elderly female inmates at Burnley Union workhouse, Lancashire
Bolton Workhouse Site MapA map of the Bolton Union workhouse site, Lancashire. Date: 1915
Bedford Board of GuardiansBedford Poor Law Union Board of Guardians Date: 1907
Whitby Board of Guardian, Mulgrave CastleWhitby Board of Guardians on an outing to Mulgrave Castle, Yorkshire Date: 1930
A view of Cleveland Street in the Fitzrovia area of London. The large building right of centre is the Middlesex Hospital out-patients department
St Marylebone Workhouse InmatesAged male inmates of Londons St Marylebone workhouse sit in their airing yard, chatting, reading newspapers and smoking pipes. Date: circa 1905
The Westminster Unions industrial school for pauper children, opened in 1851 on St James Road, Wandsworth. From 1904, it was used as a workhouse by the Wandsworth Union
The Feoffees House or Feoffees Hall, erected as a parish workhouse in the 1730s at Ecclesfield, near Sheffield, West Yorkshire. Date: Unknown
Basingstoke Union WorkhouseA view of part of the Basingstoke Union workhouse, Hampshire Date unknown
Troops at Kells WorkhouseTroops camped at Kells Union workhouse, County Meath, Ireland. They had been sent to the area to quell unrest caused by the Duke of Leinsters attempts to evict Irish tenants from his properties
Thurgarton Incorporation Workhouse PlanPlan of the Thurgarton Incorporation Workhouse erected in 1824 near Southwell, Nottinghamshire. It was designed by the Rev. John T Becher and William Nicholson. Date: 1828
St Olaves Union Institution, LadywellBird s-eye view of the design for the St Olaves Union Institution for the Aged and Infirm Poor, Ladywell, South London. The architects were Newman and Newman of London. Date: 1897
St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, Rackham StreetThe St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, Rackham Street, London. It was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: 1881
Stockbridge Union Workhouse, HampshireA view of the landscaped entrance to the Stockbridge Union Workhouse. Two men, perhaps the workhouse master and his son, stand in the garden. Date: early 1900s
Smallburgh Workhouse NursesNurses at the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk. Date: circa 1910
Smallburgh WorkhouseA view of the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk. Date: early 1900s
Smallburgh Workhouse MasterThe Master of the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk, believed to be Frank Owen. Date: circa 1910
Smallburgh Workhouse ChildrenChildren and staff at the Smallburgh Union Workhouse, Norfolk Date: circa 1910
Norwich WorkhouseA view of the entrance to the Norwich Union workhouse, Norfolk. Date: circa 1920
Newcastle in Emlyn workhouseAn aerial view of the Newcastle in Emlyn Union workhouse, Carmarthenshire. Date: Date unknown
Mountfield Parish WorkhouseThe former parish workhouse at Mountfield, Sussex. Date: circa 1908
Marston Green Cottage Homes, BirminghamEntrance lodge at the childrens cottage homes at Marston Green, near Birmingham. Date: circa 1921
1751 Local Act St Margaret and St John, WestminsterThe front page of 1751 Local Act obtained by the joint parishes of St Margaret and St John, Westminster for the better relief and employment of the poor Date: 1751
Hungerford Union WorkhouseA view of the Hungerford Union workhouse, Berkshire, designed by the architect S.O. Foden. Date: Date unknown
Hunslet Workhouse, LeedsThe design by architect J.H. Morton for the new Hunslet Union workhouse, near Leeds, West Yorkshire, erected in 1903. Date: 1903
Union Workhouse Infirmary, East Preston, SussexThe infirmary at the East Preston Union workhouse. The workhouse was rebuilt in 1872-3 with the new infirmary and nurses home erected in 1906. Date: Date unknown
Downs Schools, Sutton, SurreyThe Downs Schools on Banstead Road, Sutton, acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1902 for treating children with ringworm. The site later became the Downs Childrens Hospital
Bridge Union Workhouse, KentA view of the frontage of the Bridge Union Workhouse, Kent. Date: early 1900s
Rowton House on Fieldgate Street, WhitechapelExterior of the Rowton House from the south west on Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built
Tralee former workhouse - Main building. Tralee is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. Date: 2002
DEATH RELIEVES THE POORDEATH - THE TRUE RELIEVING OFFICER Dedicated without permission to the Poor Law Board Date: 1868