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Manchester Union Casual Wards, Manchester
Casual wards for tramps and vagrants at Tame Street, Ancoates, Manchester. The original premises were set up in a former cotton mill in 1897 but were rebuilt in around 1900 after being burnt down. By the late 1920s, an average of 450 casuals slept here each night
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1931 Average Burnt Casual Casuals Clock Cotton Doss Manchester Mill Paved Paving Poverty Premises Rebuilt Slept Tame Tramp Tramps Vagrant Vagrants Ward Wards Workhouse Workhouses Yard
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This evocative photograph captures the Manchester Union Casual Wards, a historic building located in Ancoates, Manchester, which once provided shelter for over 450 tramps and vagabonds each night during the late 1920s. The Casual Wards were originally established in a former cotton mill in 1897 but were rebuilt around 1900 after being burnt down. The Victorian and Edwardian architecture of the building, with its towering clock tower and paved yard, stands as a stark reminder of Manchester's industrial past and the poverty that once plagued its streets. The Casual Wards, also known as the Ancoates Doss House or Ancoates Casual Wards, were not workhouses in the traditional sense, but rather temporary shelters for men who were unable to find work and had no other means of support. The average number of men who sought refuge in the Casual Wards each night during the 1930s was 450, a testament to the widespread unemployment and hardship of the era. The photograph, taken in the 1930s, shows the Casual Wards in all its grim reality. The clock tower looms large over the building, its hands frozen in time, while the surrounding buildings and paved streets add to the sense of isolation and despair. The man in the foreground, dressed in ragged clothing and carrying a small bag, embodies the plight of the casuals who sought refuge in the wards each night. This photograph is a poignant reminder of Manchester's history and the struggles of its people during the 19th and 20th centuries. The Casual Wards, now long gone, stand as a testament to the resilience and determination of those who lived through the hardships of the past.
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