Salvation Army Women's Night Shelter, East London
The dormitory of the Salvation Army night shelter for women, opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London. The beds consist of coffin-like boxes with a large leather sheet and seaweed for bedding. Religious texts decorate the walls
Picture No
10424835
Media ID
47525361
Size
5525px x 4025px
(7.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Printed engraving by John H. Bacon
Date
1891
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Bedding Beds Charitable Dormitory Hanbury Homelessness Salvation Seaweed Texts Whitechapel
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