Woolwich Union Golden Leigh Homes, Plumstead
The Woolwich Union's Golden Leigh cottage homes at Bostall Heath, Plumstead, south east London, erected in 1899 to house pauper children away from the workhouse. From 1914, the site was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for the treatment of infectious conditions such as ringworm
Picture No
10416045
Media ID
47518011
Size
4783px x 3055px
(4.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard
Date
circa 1905
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