Inmates Collection (page 7)

St Lukes Workhouse, Old Street, London
A design by architect Henry Saxon Snell for additions to St Lukes Workhouse on Old Street. The new buildings, opened in 1879, contained administrative offices and infirm wards for 930 inmates

Union Workhouse Plan by John Bowen
A model plan for a union workhouse annotated by poor-law critic John Bowen of Bridgwater to illustrate his arguments that workhouse inmates were overcrowded and underfed. Date: 1842

Hennen & Wadhams marriage Feb 1911

Durham Gaol interior
Interior of prison block at Durham Gaol. Cells line the open galleries which have a safety net strung across to prevent inmates falling. Date: Date unknown

Burnley Workhouse, Lancashire
Dining Hall of Burnley Workhouse, Lancashire with male inmates seated at long tables. It appears to a special occasion, with workhouse staff accompanied by Union Guardians and a small child

Royal Normal College for the Blind, Norwood
Blind inmates enjoying activities such as cycling, boating, and swings at Royal Normal College for the Blind, Norwood. The specially constructed cycles had their wheels side-by-side. Date: 1895

Prudhoe Colony for Mental Defectives - Inmates House
" One of the houses for patient inmates at the " Colony for Mental Defectives" established in 1914 at Prudhoe, Northumberland

Old Workhouse Infirmary, Hunslet, West Yorkshire
The infirmary at the old Hunslet Union workhouse on Hillidge Road, Hunslet. The area next to the building was extensively cultivated to grow vegetables for consumption by the inmates

Sunday Music for the Indigent Poor by Clemet Flower. The scene depicts the dining-hall of the City Road workhouse where the National Sunday League were putting on a concert for the inmates. Date: 1901

National Childrens Home, Edgworth
Inmates and staff at the Childrens Home on the Moor at Edgworth near Bolton, founded in 1872 by Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson

Old Workhouse, Hunslet
The old Hunslet Union workhouse on Hillidge Road, Hunslet. High wells separate the areas used by different categories of inmates

Wandsworth Workhouse Death Notice
An inmates death notice issued by the St Johns Hill workhouse infirmary of the Wandsworth Union. Date: 1924

Dr. W. A. Thatchell pictured with blind Chinese boys, Chinese Revolution
Dr. W. A. Thatchell pictured with two nurses, all from the Wesleyan Mens Hospital in Hankow, who rescued wounded and blinded inmates from the hospital under fire from insurgents during the Chinese

Irish Workhouse Dormitory Design 1840
Design by architect George Wilkinson for dormitories in Irish workhouse. On the upper two floors, inmates slept on raised platforms with a walkway in between

Louisa Twining 1869 Dawsons
A portrait of Louisa Twining from 1868. She became a campaigner for improvement in conditions for workhouse inmates and founded the Workhouse Visiting Society. Date: 1869

Louisa Twining at two-and-a-half
An engraved portrait of Louisa Twining aged two-and-a-half from a miniature by her sister. Twining later became a campaigner for improvement in conditions for workhouse inmates

Workhouse bowl and mug
An inmates soup or gruel bowl and spoon from the Hackney workhouse and a mug from the Bootle workhouse, all marked with their unions monogram. Each held up to two pints of liquid. Date: Date unknown

Boys Industrial Home, Walsham-le-Willows
Exterior 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, Norfolk
Uniformed 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

Bridge Workhouse, Kent
A 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

Brabazon Sale, Belper Workhouse, Derbyshire
1907 card advertising sale of work produced by inmates of the Belper workhouse under the Brabazon scheme. Date: 1907

Inmates of Chipping Norton Childrens Home
The National Childrens Homes (NCH) home at Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, opened in 1903 for what were described as delicate and affected children

Female inmates at Oundle workhouse
Uniformed elderly female inmates at the Oundle Union workhouse. Date: 1896

New Years Eve in the Workhouse
An illustration by J Barnard Davis of New Years Eve in an unnamed workhouse. At Christmas time, workhouses were decorated and the inmates given treats

Womens Garden at Oundle Union workhouse
The womens garden at Oundle workhouse, Northamptonshire. The Master and some inmates can just be seen. Date: 1896

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - section
A 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 - elevation
The 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 designs
Bed designs in Jeremy Benthams proposed panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates. The scheme, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved

Female inmates at Brixton Prison
Female inmates exercising at Brixton Prison. Date: 1862

Suffragette inmates, Holloway Prison
A group of suffragettes, wearing prison uniform of quaint Dutch style caps and aprons at Holloway Prison, sort through a basket of old shoes, trying to find a pair to fit

Gymnastics display, Market Weighton Reformatory, Yorkshire
A gymnastics display by inmates of the Yorkshire Roman Catholic Reformatory for Boys at Market Weighton, East Yorkshire, opened in 1856

Kitchen and inmates, Portland Prison, Dorset
A kitchen or cook-house at Portland Prison, Dorset. Inmates in arrow-patterned uniforms stand in front of a row of large steam-heated cooking coppers

Inmates of the Chelsea workhouse, London
Elderly male inmates relax in a garden of the Chelsea workhouse, London. Some are smoking pipes, some are reading newspapers, others are feeding birds

Entrance to Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The entrance and receiving block at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. A woman in uniform and a boy stand on either side of the archway

Dining Room, Rowton House, Hammersmith, London
View inside the dining room of a Rowton House in Hammersmith, West London, with male inmates eating at tables and queueing to be served

Boiler Room, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The boiler room at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The schools engineer and four young helpers stand alongside massive lumps of coal

Band and parade at Mettray Colony, France
A band and parade of inmates at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s, the colony pioneered the cottage homes system where boys lived in small

Hammocks in dormitory, Mettray Colony, France
View of a dormitory at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France, with a few boys asleep in their hammocks

Kitchens, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
Staff and inmate helpers in the kitchens at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. Kitchen fittings include a large cooking range and two coppers

Four young inmates, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
Four young inmates (two boys and two girls) at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The boys are in band uniform and hold a trumpet or cornet

Entrance Hall, Rowton House, Hammersmith, London
Men pass through the turnstiles in the entrance hall of a Rowton House in Hammersmith, West London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built

General view of Mettray Colony, France
General view of the church and houses at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s

Boys breaking stones in quarry, Mettray Colony, France
Boys at work breaking stones in a quarry at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s

Spinning flax, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates spinning flax at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Gardening, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates gardening at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Laundry, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates work in the laundry washhouse at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Tending pigs, Inebriates Reformatory, Ackworth, West Yorkshi
Inmates tending pigs at the North Midlands Inebriates Reformatory at Ackworth near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for Inebriates

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"Inmates: A Glimpse into Lives Bound by Circumstances" Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County Durham - Where illness meets incarceration, the inmates find solace in a place of healing. Pentonville Prison, Islington, North London - Behind towering walls and iron bars, the inmates strive for redemption amidst the concrete confines. Driffield Union workhouse, East Yorkshire - In this austere institution, destitution intertwines with hope as inmates seek refuge from life's hardships. Christmas Day in the Workhouse - Amidst bleakness and despair, a glimmer of joy illuminates the hearts of these forgotten souls during a special day behind institutional doors. Union Workhouse, Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland - Within these walls lie stories untold; tales of resilience and survival echo through generations of Irish inmates seeking solace within their homeland's embrace. St Mary in the Fields Childrens Colony, Mayfield Sussex - Innocence finds itself entangled with adversity as young minds navigate an unconventional childhood within this colony's protective arms. Exminster Industrial School - Here lies an opportunity for reform; where wayward youths are given guidance to forge new paths away from lives once marred by misfortune. Bermondsey Military Hospital London – The scars borne by soldiers become visible reminders of sacrifice made on distant battlefields; here they find respite amongst fellow comrades turned temporary inmates Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry visits women at Newgate – A beacon of compassion shines upon incarcerated women as Elizabeth Fry brings her unwavering dedication to improving conditions within prison walls Leicester Union Cottage Homes Countesthorpe Leics – Amidst rolling countryside landscapes lie homes that offer sanctuary to vulnerable children who have found themselves labeled as society’s unwanted