Islington parish workhouse, London
The Islington parish workhouse was opened in 1870 on St John's Road in Islington, North London. Designed by RH Burden, it could house more than 1000 inmates. It was later known as Hillside. This view shows the main building, three storeys high and surmounted by a clock tower
Picture No
10415927
Media ID
47517566
Size
4390px x 2890px
(5.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard
Date
circa 1910
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