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Scouts during WartimeScouts in chemical warfare clothing on River Thames Emergency Service duties during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940
Scouts during WartimeScout trying on chemical warfare clothing during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940
Scouts during WartimeScouts erecting a Morrison Shelter during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940
Scouts during WartimeScout erecting a Morrison Shelter during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940
Scouts during WartimeScouts as ARP wardens practising chemical warfare treatment during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940
St Georges Infirmary, Fulham Road, LondonA view of Fulham Road, London, showing St Georges Workhouse Infirmary in the background centre. A horse-drawn tram carries an advertisement for Nestles Milk
Womens Volunteer Reserve - Fire-fighting Drill at a LondonUniformed members of the Womens Volunteer Reserve perform a fire-fighting drill watched by seated workhouse inmates. The location is unnamed but may be a workhouse at Edmonton. Date: 1916
Men Cutting Wood at a Church Army Relief DepotUnemployed men queue for work at a relief depot run by the Church Army. Location unknown. Date: Early 1900s
Men Queue at a Church Army Relief DepotUnemployed men queue for work at a relief depot run by the Church Army. Location unknown. Date: Early 1900s
Thomas Barnardo and ChildrenA promotional picture showing Thomas Barnardo and some of the typical children helped by the homes he founded, beginning in 1870 at Stepney Causeway, London Date: Date unknown
Playground at Barnardos Home, Stepney CausewayAn informal game of cricket at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway, London
Some Barnardos EmigrantsA promotional picture showing some of the children from Barnardos homes destined to emigrate to new lives overseas. In 1872, Thomas Barnardos childrens homes began sending children to Canada
Regents Park Industrial School - Print ShopPrint shop at Regents Park Boys Industrial School, Regents Park Road, Primrose Hill, London. Date: 1910
Princess Mary Village Homes, Addlestone, SurreyChildren at the Princess Mary Village Homes for Little Girls, Addlestone. The cottage homes style development opened in 1870 as an Industrial School for girls placed there by magistrates for reasons
Regents Park Industrial School - BakeryThe baker and his young assistants at Regents Park Industrial School, Regents Park Road, Primrose Hill, London. Date: 1910
Regents Park Industrial School - Bakery
The Spinhouse, AmsterdamA view of the Spinhouse on Oudezijdsachterburgwal, now SpinhuisSteeg, Amsterdam. The building, used as a house of correction for female vagrants
Regents Park Industrial School - Chair DrillInmates perform a chair drill at the Regents Park Boys Industrial School, Regents Park Road, Primrose Hill, London. Date: 1910
Rasphouse Entrance, Heilige Weg, AmsterdamEntrance gate to the Rasphouse on Heilige Weg, Amsterdam. The building was used as a workhouse or house of correction for male vagrants who rasped brazil wood into a powder used to create a textile
Workhouse inmates on Nieuwe Prinsengracht, AmsterdamInmates from Amsterdams nearby Roetersstraat workhouse sit beside the canal on Nieuwe Prinsengracht. Date: 1932
Workhouse, Roetersstraat, AmsterdamView of the workhouse on Roetersstraat, Amsterdam. The building was opened in 1782. From 1875, it was officially to as a poorhouse or hospice. Date: circa 1800
Mat-making at the Amsterdam WorkhouseInmates and looms in the mat-making workshop at the workhouse, Roetersstraat, Amsterdam Date: 1932
Activity at the Amsterdam workhouseInmates at work in the workhouse, Roetersstraat, Amsterdam Date: 1932
Shoemakers at the Amsterdam WorkhouseInmates at work shoe-making in the workhouse, Roetersstraat, Amsterdam Date: 1932
Able-bodied mens dormitory, Workhouse, Roetersstraat, AmsteAble-bodied mens dormitory at the workhouse, Roetersstraat, Amsterdam Date: 1922
Inmates employed at canning in the Amsterdam WorkhouseInmates preparing vegetables for canning at the workhouse, Roetersstraat, Amsterdam Date: 1932
Workhouse, Roetersstraat, AmsterdamView of the workhouse on Roetersstraat, Amsterdam. The building was opened in 1782. From 1875, it was referred to as a poorhouse or hospice. Date: 1932
Workroom in the Spinhouse, AmsterdamWorkroom in the Spinhouse on Oudezijdsachterburgwal, now SpinhuisSteeg, Amsterdam. The building, used as a house of correction for female vagrants
New Workhouse, Prins Hendrikkade, AmsterdamThe New Workhouse set up in 1650 on Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam. Date: Date unknown
The Spinhouse, Spinhuissteeg, AmsterdamThe Spinhouse (left) on Oudezijdsachterburgwal, now SpinhuisSteeg, Amsterdam. The building, used as a workhouse or house of correction for female vagrants
Washroom at Merxplas Labour Colony, BelgiumWashroom and showers at the Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934
Tailoring Workshop at Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium
Swimming lake at House of Refuge, Wortel, Belgium Date: 1934
Swimming Lake at Merxplas Labour Colony, BelgiumSwimming lake at Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934
Shoemaking Workshop at Merxplas Labour Colony, BelgiumShoemaking workshop at Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934
Sanatorium at the Merxplas Labour Colony, Belgium
Print works at Merxplas Labour Colony, BelgiumPrint works at Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934
Plywood Manufacture at Merxplas Labour Colony, BelgiumPlywood manufacture at Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934
Pearl Button Making at Merxplas Labour Colony, BelgiumPearl-button making at Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934
Old Peoples Quarters at Merxplas Labour Colony, BelgiumOld peoples quarters at Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934
Chapel at Merxplas Labour Colony, BelgiumView towards the chapel at the Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934
Machine Weaving at Merxplas Labour Colony, BelgiumMachine Weaving at Merxplas (or Merksplas) labour colony and beggars depot, Belgium Date: 1934