New Year's Eve in the Workhouse
An illustration by J Barnard Davis of New Year's Eve in an unnamed workhouse. At Christmas time, workhouses were decorated and the inmates given treats. Here, elderly women in the dining hall are enjoying a festive meal with the Union's Guardians and Chaplain in attendance
Picture No
10512850
Media ID
47553730
Size
7180px x 4646px
(14.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans/Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
engraving by J Barnard Lewis
Date
1897
