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Young collier, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA young collier, about 14 years old, at a colliery in the Saundersfoot area of Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. The mines employed children as young as ten
Men with dram, Elliot Colliery, New Tredegar, South WalesTwo men hauling a dram (truck) full of coal from a cage at the pithead of the Elliot Colliery, New Tredegar, Rhymney Valley, South Wales
Colliery map of Hook, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA colliery map (by Thomas Lewis) of the village of Hook, described here as West Hook in the parish of Langwn (Llangwm), showing fields, trees and mining locations
Men at West Pit, Elliot Colliery, New Tredegar, South WalesMiners preparing to descend the West Pit of the Elliot Colliery, New Tredegar, Rhymney Valley, South Wales. The West Pit opened in the 1880s
Men with dram, Hook Colliery, Pembrokeshire, South WalesThree men with a loaded dram (truck) of coal at Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Alice Keppel and Elsa Maxwell at Biarritz in 1933Mrs George Keppel, otherwise known as Alice Keppel, formerly mistress of King Edward VII, pictured here on holiday at Biarritz in 1933 with Elsa Maxwell, American gossip columnist
Force feeding a suffragette (cartoon)A cartoon depicting a suffragette being force fed in a prison cell. Two men, a prison warder and a doctor, hold the woman down with the help of a large weight (one hundredweight)
Padded cell, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireA padded cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, used to hold mentally disturbed or violent prisoners. Some kind of calendar is scratched on the door. The inmate sits, head in hands
Presidio Modelo Prison, Isla de Pinos, CubaGeneral view of the Presidio Modelo Prison on the Isla de Pinos (Isle of Pines), Cuba, now renamed Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth)
H. M. Prison, Stafford, StaffordshireA view of Stafford prison in Staffordshire. A group of uniformed prison officers stand in front of the building
Prisoner on roof at Armley Gaol, Leeds, West YorkshireA prisoner can be seen on the roof of Armley Gaol in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The event has attracted spectators from the neighbourhood. Boys in caps sit on a wall beside the prison
Reformatory School for Boys, Thorndon, SuffolkThe reformatory school for boys at Thorndon, near Eye in Suffolk, originally established in 1856. It was usually known as the Kerrison Reformatory, after one of its initiators, Sir Edward C Kerrison
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
Gipsy man pulling a gurning face, Lewes, SussexA gipsy man pulling a gurning face, at an encampment in Lewes, Sussex
Woman with a cat on either shoulderA short-haired woman with a cat on either shoulder -- she is taking them for a walk in the park, and has them on leads
Woman and girl riding a small donkeyA rather plump woman and a little girl riding a small donkey on a sunny day
Children playing on an umbrella roundaboutA group of children playing on an umbrella style roundabout on Lindfield Common, Sussex, England
Man riding a small donkeyA man riding a small donkey which is quite possibly smaller than he is
Old man standing next to a motorcycle near a beachAn old man with a walking stick, standing next to a motorcycle parked near a beach
Man with horse and cart on a country roadA man with his horse and cart, riding along a country road
Little girl sitting on a pottyA little girl, possibly a gipsy, sitting on a potty in the street
A lion attacking a rhinoA male lion leaps on the back of a rhinoceros and tries to bite into its neck
Wolves fightingA pack of wolves circle two of their number who are fighting. One wolf appears to have the upper hand over his rival
Sun chariotApollo drives his sun chariot across the sky
Captain Scott and his tentArtists impression of Captain Scott writing in his diary in his tent during his expedition to the South Pole in which he and his four companions perished
The Magic MirrorA group of fairies and pixies fly through the air holding a magical mirror
The fairies bound me with their silken chainsA little girl in a red dress and with a huge bow in her hair is bound up with ribbons by a group of mischievous looking pixies, elves and fairies
Salvation Army Shelter, Great Peter Street, LondonA large factory building on Great Peter Street, Westminster, Central London, leased by the Salvation Army for use as a night shelter. Men were allowed to sleep here on backed benches
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
Heswall Sanatorium, CheshireHeswall Sanatorium or Childrens Hospital, located on the Wirral peninsula, then part of Cheshire. It was established in 1902 by Liverpool Parish, West Derby Union
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