Union Workhouse and Infirmary, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
The Dewsbury Union workhouse on Heald's Road at Staincliffe, West Yorkshire, during its First World War occupation as a military hospital. The workhouse porter and uniformed army officers stand at the gate. The workhouse opened in around 1856, with a large infirmary (left of picture) added in 1895. The site later became Staincliffe Hospital and then Dewsbury and District Hospital
Picture No
10418723
Media ID
47548582
Size
4652px x 2828px
(1.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard
Date
circa 1916
