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Convict UniformsPictorial guide to different classes of convict uniform. Date: circa 1905
Map of London Courts and PrisonsMap of London Law Courts, Police Courts, County Courts and Prisons. Date: 1862
Convicts burial ground, Millbank PrisonThe convicts burial ground at Millbank prison, London. Date: 1862
Boys Industrial Home, Walsham-le-WillowsExterior of the Boys Industrial Home, Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk. Some of the inmates are mowing the lawn or standing by a wheelbarrow
Inmates of the Bosmere & Claydon Workhouse, NorfolkUniformed inmates of the Bosmere and Claydon Workhouse, Barham, Norfolk. The smartly dressed woman, centre rear, is probably a local organiser for the Brabazon scheme where workhouse inmates made
Dr Barnardos children migrating to CanadaA group of boys from one of Dr Barnardos homes onboard ship as they emigrate from Britain to Canada. Such emigration schemes aimed to give orphaned or abandoned children new lives in Canada
4th Marquess of CholmondeleyGeorge Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, the 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (1858-1923) pictured with his wife Winifred Ida Kingscote (whom he married in 1879)
Wendy Padbury - British ActressWendy Padbury (1947- ) - a British actress from Warwickshire, most famous for her involvement in various Doctor Who projects in the role of Zoe Heriot
Downpatrick Workhouse Admission TicketAn admission ticket for the workhouse at Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. The voucher was issued to a destitute persons by the union relieving officer who assessed the means of poor
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub, LondonStaircase in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub, in Fleet Street, London c. 1920
Parish workhouse, Barking, EssexA view of the parish workhouse on North Street, Barking, Essex. Date: Date unknown
Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921), German composer
Bridgend Cottage Homes, GlamorganThe Bridgend Unions cottage homes at Merthyr Mawr Road, to the south of Bridgend. The homes, opened in 1879, housed pauper children away from the workhouse
London General Omnibus Company Bus, 1901London General Omnibus Company horse drawn Bus, 1901 1901
Burton workhouse 1886. tifBird s-eye view of the proposed new workhouse building erected in 1886 on Belvedere Road, Burton-on-Trent. The scheme - a pavilion block layout - was designed by J.H. Morton. Date: 1886
Boundary Park Hospital, Oldham, LancashireAn aerial view from the north-west of Oldhams Boundary Park Hospital, formerly the Oldham Union workhouse. Sheepfoot Lane runs from top-left to bottom-centre of the picture. Date: circa 1935
Chief Scout Lord Rowallan in Scout uniform Date: circa 1945
Bridge Workhouse, KentA view of the rear of the Bridge Union workhouse, Kent, opened in 1836. The inmates lived in cottage-size rooms around the outside of a central courtyard
Robert Browning (1812 - 1889), English poet and playwright
Farningham Little Boys Home, Tailors ShopBoys equipped with needles, sewing machines, and a flat iron, learn tailoring at the Home for Little Boys at Farningham in Kent
Court room at Bristol St Peters WorkhouseThe court room at the St Peters workhouse, Bristol. The wood-panelled room has an ornate fire-place and ceiling. The building, once owned by merchant Robert Aldworth
David Lewis Hostel and Club, LiverpoolThe David Lewis Hostel and Club, Liverpool. The Hostel, run along the lines of Londons Rowton Houses, provided cheap and clean accommodation for working men
Eventide by Hubert von HerkomerHubert von Herkomers 1878 painting Eventide showing the aged womens ward at Westminster Union workhouse. It was as re-working of his 1877 illustration Old Age - A Study at the Westminster Union for
Jules VerneJules Gabriel Verne, French author
Childrens Home and Orphanage, Birmingham BranchChildren and staff outside the Birmingham home for children and orphans run by the National Childrens Homes (NCH). Date: circa 1905
Brabazon Sale, Belper Workhouse, Derbyshire1907 card advertising sale of work produced by inmates of the Belper workhouse under the Brabazon scheme. Date: 1907
Inmates of Chipping Norton Childrens HomeThe National Childrens Homes (NCH) home at Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, opened in 1903 for what were described as delicate and affected children
Farningham Little Boys Home, Shoemakers ShopBoys in leather aprons and equipped with variety of tools, learn how to make shoes at the Home for Little Boys at Farningham in Kent
Street Children - Naples, Italy. The Scunizzi street urchins, running wild amid the bombed buildings of Naples. The priest Father Mario Borrelli achieved international renown with his campaigns to
Band programme - Aston Union Cottage HomesSpecimen programme of music performed by the boys military band at Aston Unions cottage homes at Erdington, Birmingham. The homes, opened in 1899, housed pauper children away from the main workhouse
Punch and Judy ShowA group of children sit obediently together enthralled by the gratuitous violence of a Punch and Judy Show in an unidentified location
Orchard Hospital entrance c. 1916 Snowden sSoldiers at the entrance to the Orchard Convalescent Hospital at Long Reach, near Dartford, during its First World War deployment as a military hospital for overseas troops, mainly Australians
Oundle Union workhouse, Northamptonshire
Queen Victoria and familyQueen Victoria and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at the balcony on Buckingham Palace, following the royal entry into London. Date: 1874
Female inmates at Oundle workhouseUniformed elderly female inmates at the Oundle Union workhouse. Date: 1896
Master at Oundle workhouseThe Master at Oundle Union workhouse, Northamptonshire. Date: 1896
Matron at Oundle workhouseThe Matron at Oundle workhouse, Northamptonshire. Date: 1896
Tramps block at Oundle workhouse
Womens Garden at Oundle Union workhouseThe womens garden at Oundle workhouse, Northamptonshire. The Master and some inmates can just be seen. Date: 1896
Gardens at Oundle workhouseThe masters gardens at Oundle workhouse, Northamptonshire. Date: 1896
Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - sectionA sectional view of Jeremy Benthams scheme for a panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates. The design, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved
Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - elevationThe elevation view of Jeremy Benthams scheme for a panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates. The design, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved
Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - ground plan
Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - bed designsBed designs in Jeremy Benthams proposed panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates. The scheme, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved
Llwynypia Hospital, Rhondda, GlamorganAn atmospheric view of Llwynypia Hospital (upper part of picture). In the foreground are local houses and tram-tracks with a tram just visible
Portslade Industrial School - Carpentry WorkshopBoys at work in the carpentry workshop at Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex. The school opened in 1902 to house children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for reasons such as
Portslade Industrial School - Band on Parade
Portslade Industrial School - classroomEmpty desks in classroom at Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex. Maps hang on the wall. The school opened in 1902 to house children placed there for reasons such as vagrancy, begging