Workhouse Collection

Christmas Entertainment to the Inmates of the Greenwich Union-House, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Christmas Entertainment to the Inmates of the Greenwich Union-House, 1864. 'Through the liberality of Mrs. Angerstein, wife of the member for Greenwich

Experiments made with Stevens's Bread-making Machine at Marylebone Workhouse, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Experiments made with Stevens's Bread-making Machine at Marylebone Workhouse, 1858. Mr. Stevens, the inventor of the A B C bread-making machine, is a practical baker

The Regents of the Spinhuis and Nieuwe Werkhuis, Amsterdam, 1669. Creator: Karel Du Jardin
The Regents of the Spinhuis and Nieuwe Werkhuis, Amsterdam, 1669. Other Title(s): The Regents of the Spinhuis (House of Correction) and the Nieuwe Werkhuis (New Workhouse) in Amsterdam, 1669

'The Poor Blind at the East End; Stepney Workhouse and St.Philip's Institute, 1890
The Poor Blind at the East End; Stepney Workhouse and St.Philip's Institute, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Occoquan dinner, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Occoquan dinner, between 1910 and 1920
Occoquan dinner, between 1910 and 1920. Many suffragists were sent to the Occoquan Workhouse in Lorton, Virginia

The Union Workhouse, at King's Lynn, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Union Workhouse, at King's Lynn, 1854. Collapse of a building in Norfolk. This ancient building, which fell to the ground on the morning of Sunday...(by which two lives were lost)

The Workhouse, Clifden, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Workhouse, Clifden, 1850. Poverty in Ireland during the Potato Famine. Clifden itself is an exotic in an unfavourable climate

The fatal fire at the Liverpool Workhouse, Brownlow-Hill: ruins of the children's dormitory, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The fatal fire at the Liverpool Workhouse, Brownlow-Hill: ruins of the children's dormitory, 1862....a most calamitous fire...resulted in the loss of the lives of two women

Workhouse, St. Jamess Parish, December 1, 1809. December 1, 1809
Workhouse, St. Jamess Parish, December 1, 1809

City of London Union Workhouse in Bow Road, Poplar, London, 1849

Parish Work House, Tanner Street, Bermondsey, London, 1828

St Saviours workhouse and the Rockingham Arms Inn, New Kent Road, Southwark, London, 1825

The Inside of a Newly Reformed Workhouse with all Abuses Removed, 1813. Artist
The Inside of a Newly Reformed Workhouse with all Abuses Removed, 1813. On the left a rat with the head of John Smith is attacking sacks

Ludgate Prison with a plan of the London Workhouse, Bishopsgate, beneath, City of London, 1818

Edward VI signing a charter giving Bridewell to the City of London for a workhouse, 1552 (1750). The king is surrounded by the Lord Mayor, Sir George Barnes and Aldermen of the City of London

Waiting for admission to St Marylebone Workhouse, Luxborough Street, London, c1901 (1903). From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims

At dinner, St Marylebone Workhouse, London, c1901 (1903). From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

In the airing yard, St Marylebone Workhouse, Luxborough Street, London, c1901 (1903). The St Marylebone Workhouse airing yards provided segregated outdoor exercise areas for each class of inmate

Oliver Asks For More, 1937. Artist: Anne Anderson
Oliver Asks For More, 1937. Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1871. Oliver Twist causes a sensation in the childrens ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge

Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1836. Artist: James Mahoney
Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1871. Oliver Twist causes a sensation in the childrens ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge

Abingdon Workhouse, Oxfordshire, built for the Abingdon Union, 1836. The first workhouse in England completed under the provisions of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834

Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1871. Artist: George Cruikshank
Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1871. Oliver Twist causes a sensation in the childrens ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge

The New Workhouse Porter, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
The New Workhouse Porter, 1866. Master Prig (prig is a contemporary word for thief) bemoans the fact that a policeman is now checking prospective entrants to the workhouse

The Strike - Hitting him Hard, 1861. Illustrating the plight of the worker committed to a union. The union man, involved in a strike over which he now has no control

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