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Kensington Workhouse, Marloes Road, LondonIn 1847-8, the parish of St Mary Abbots, Kensington, erected a workhouse at the east of Wrights Lane (now Marloes Road) Kensington
Bruce House Lodging House, Kemble Street, LondonThe dining-hall at Bruce House - a model lodging house opened by the London County Council in 1906 at Kemble Street London WC2. Date: 1906
Kingswood Reformatory, BristolA view of Kingswood Reformatory near Bristol, opened in 1854 and one of the first such institutions. After 1933 it became an Approved School known as the Kingswood Training School for Boys
Hunslet Union Workhouse, Rothwell, West YorkshireThe Hunslet and Rothwell Union workhouse at Rothwell Haigh near Leeds, opened in 1903. The masters house stands at the left while a water tower with clock is visible to the rear
Langho Epileptic Colony - one of the inmates housesOne of the inmates houses at the Langho Colony in Ribblesdale, Lancashire. The colony was established in 1906 by the Manchester
Shop to let, East End of LondonA boarded up and semi-derelict grocery shop carries an optimistic To Let sign. The shop premises, at 57 Charlotte Street, Whitechapel, East London, were formerly occupied by Morris Rosenblatt
Street scene in Hoxton, East End of LondonA street scene in Hoxton, East London. A large group of local residents are lined up for the occasion. The location may be Boot Street, adjacent to Hoxton Market
A slavey or servant maid, East End of LondonA slavey or domestic servant maid washing a doorstep in the East End of London
Wandsworth & Clapham Workhouse, Garratt Lane, LondonPart of the new Wandsworth & Clapham Union Workhouse, at Swaffield Road, off Garratt Lane in south west London. It opened in 1886 and was designed by TW Aldwinckle
Islington Workhouse, North LondonAerial view of the Islington parish workhouse, opened in 1870 on St Johns Road in Islington, North London. Designed by RH Burden, it could house more than 1000 inmates
Dr Barnardos Village Homes, Barkingside, Ilford, EssexChildren perform a dance display at Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls at Barkingside, Ilford, Essex. The occasion is presumably an open day, for the benefit of visitors and benefactors
Laundry Staff at Whittingham Asylum, near Preston, LancsLaundry staff at Whittingham Asylum, Cumeragh Lane, Goosnargh, near Preston, Lancashire. The asylum, designed by Henry Littler of Manchester, opened in 1873 as the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum
Bethnal Green Workhouse, Waterloo Road, LondonBethnal Greens Waterloo Road workhouse was erected in 1840-1842. It was later known as Waterloo House
Wording of the 1601 Poor Relief ActThe opening section of the 1601 parliamentary Act for Relief of the Poor which formed the basis of what became known as the Old Poor Law
New End Hospital, Hampstead, North LondonThe frontage of New End Hospital, Hampstead, North London, with a military ambulance outside. The building, designed by H.E. Kendall, was erected in 1849-50 as the Hampstead workhouse
Seafield House, Seaforth, Liverpool. In 1914, the West Derby Union converted and extended a former convent on Waterloo Road at Seaforth to provide accommodation for what were then referred to as
St Pancras Union School, Leavesden, HertfordshireTailoring class at the St Pancras Union Industrial School at Leavesden, Hertfordshire. Boys are engaged in cutting and sewing material, supervised by school staff
Nell Lane Hospital, ManchesterAerial view of Nell Lane Hospital, Withington, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. The cross shaped block (left of centre) was the main workhouse building
Nell Lane Hospital and Institution, ManchesterAerial view of Nell Lane Hospital at Didsbury, near Withington, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. The cross shaped block (above centre) was the main workhouse building
St Germans Workhouse, Torpoint, CornwallA view along Union Road, Torpoint, Cornwall. The long building behind the white wall, partially obscured by a tree, is the St Germans Union workhouse
Rowton House, Kings Cross, LondonThe Kings Cross Rowton House (built in 1894) at the corner of Kings Cross Road and Calthorpe Street, Central London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose built
Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, LondonEntrance to the Grove Park Hospital, Marvels Lane, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy
Wheatenhurst Union Workhouse, EastingtonThe Wheatenhurst Union workhouse at Chippenham Platt, Eastington, Gloucestershire. The main building (right) has a greenhouse attached. A large pond is in the foreground
Greenwich Union Workhouse, Vanbrugh Hill, GreenwichPart of the infirmary at the Greenwich Union workhouse at Vanbrugh Hill, south east London. A sign on the front of the nearmost building reads Calvert Road
Workhouse dining hall, Oliver Twist film, 1948A workhouse dining hall interior, from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. The religious mottos reminded the inmates that due gratitude was in order for the care they were receiving
Hexagonal workhouse, first floor planThe first floor layout of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
St Oswalds Hospital, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The building, designed by Henry Stevens, was originally the Ashbourne Union workhouse erected in 1848 on Dark Lane (later Union Street)
Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary, East LondonExterior view of the Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary on Charles Street (later Bakers Row, now Vallance Road), East London. A carriage stands outside the entrance
Sheffield Workhouse Token, 1815A one penny workhouse token of the Sheffield Workhouse, Yorkshire, from 1815. During a national shortage of copper coins in 1812-15
Hamburg workhouse - punishment of inmatesAn illustration of the punishment meted out to idle paupers at the Hamburg workhouse in 1777. Offenders were placed in a large basket suspended by a rope over the dining hall table while the more
Wakefield Union workhouse, West YorkshireAerial view of the Wakefield Union workhouse, designed by J.E. Oates and erected in 1851 on Park Lodge Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Pontsarn Sanatorium, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesPontsarn Sanatorium, in the parish of Vaynor, near Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales. The sanatorium was established in 1913 by the Merthyr Tydfil Union for the treatment of tuberculosis patients
Durham County Lunatic Asylum, SedgefieldThe Durham County Asylum was opened in 1859 at Salters Lane, Sedgefield, County Durham. The Sedgefield Asylum later became Durham County Mental Hospital and then Winterton Hospital
National Childrens Home, Sheringham, NorfolkChildren and staff stand in front of the National Childrens Home at Sheringham, Norfolk. The home, at Westcroft, Hooks Hill Road, Sheringham, was established in 1916
St Johns Childrens Home, Ipswich, SuffolkChildren and nurses at the St Johns Childrens Home on Bloomfield Street in Ipswich, Suffolk. The childrens toys include two rocking horses
John Grooms Orphanage, Clacton-on-Sea, EssexSome of Our Girls at John Grooms Orphanage and Crippleage opened in 1890 at Clacton on Sea, Essex. Groom was a London engraver and evangelical preacher
Industrial School, Chelmsford, EssexThe Essex Industrial School on Rainsford Road, Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, Essex, certified in 1879 to hold 150 boys. In 1933 it became the Essex Home Approved School
Union Workhouse, Doncaster, South YorkshireThe Doncaster Union workhouse opened in 1900 at Springwell Lane, Balby, replacing the previous premises at Hexthorpe Lane
Angleton Asylum, Bridgend, Glamorgan, WalesA view of the Angleton lunatic asylum at Penyfai, Bridgend, Glamorganshire, also known as the Glamorgan County Mental Hospital and later Glanrhyd Hospital
Wordsley Hospital, Stourbridge, WorcestershireMain building and clock tower at Wordsley Hospital at Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, which was previously the Stourbridge Union workhouse
Union Workhouse, Ticehurst and Flimwell, SussexThe Ticehurst Union workhouse on Union Street, Ticehurst and Flimwell, Sussex. A uniformed policeman stands at the gate. The workhouse, erected in 1835, was designed by Sampson Kempthorne
Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, North LondonThe Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London. Nursery children are at play while nurses keep watch
Bagthorpe Military Hospital, NottinghamSoldiers and nurses pose in front of the Bagthorpe Military Hospital - the First World War guise of Nottinghams workhouse infirmary, now part of the City Hospital
Wayland Hospital, Attleborough, NorfolkWayland Hospital, originally the Wayland Unions workhouse infirmary, erected at Attleborough, Norfolk, in 1912-13
Union Workhouse, New Cross, Wolverhampton, StaffordshireAerial view of the Wolverhampton Union workhouse at New Cross, Wednesfield (then Staffordshire, today part of the West Midlands district), opened in 1903 and designed by Arthur Marshall
St Lukes Military Hospital, Halifax, West YorkshireSt Lukes Hospital at Skircoat, Halifax, West Yorkshire, during its First World War occupation as a military hospital. It opened in 1901 as the Halifax Union workhouse infirmary
St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, HertfordshireThe St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were opened in by the St Pancras Board of Guardians in 1872 to house pauper children in the countryside away from the workhouse
Union Workhouse, Rugby, WarwickshireThe Rugby Union workhouse on Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire. The view, seen from the Guardians Board Room, shows the main workhouse building (right of centre)