Retirement Home Collection

The story of the residents, in front of the King Charles court building at Greenwich Hospital
MMM5461544 The story of the residents, in front of the King Charles court building at Greenwich Hospital, a resident with a wooden leg, wearing the regulatory uniform

Refuge for the aged at Auteuil, near Paris, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Refuge for the aged at Auteuil, near Paris, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Felix Thorigny. The institution of St. Perine...is "an asylum where misfortune meets at the same time with

View of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens, 1751. Creator: Thomas Bowles
View of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens, 1751

View of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens, 1751. Creator: Thomas Bowles
View of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens, 1751

Stanstead College, Rowlands Castle, Hants. 1856. From "Illustrated London News", 1856. Creator: Unknown
Stanstead College, Rowlands Castle, Hants. 1856. The late R. Dixon, Esq...who, during a long and honourable career as a port-wine merchant

House for Aged People from the Hayes Garden, Cambridge, Mass. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
House for Aged People from the Hayes Garden, Cambridge, Mass. between 1900 and 1920

The Printers Almshouses, Wood-Green, Tottenham, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Printers Almshouses, Wood-Green, Tottenham, 1856. Inauguration of charity housing in London...for the reception of aged

The Last Muster, after Hubert Herkomer, Esq. A.R.A. c1880-83. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
The Last Muster, after Hubert Herkomer, Esq. A.R.A.From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. [J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880]

The Aged Freemasons Asylum, at Croydon: opened on Thursday, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Aged Freemasons Asylum, at Croydon [south of London]: opened on Thursday, 1850. The Asylum has been erected from the design of Mr. S. W

Celebration of Palm Sunday in the Hall of Sackville College, East Grinstead, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Celebration of Palm Sunday in the Hall of Sackville College, East Grinstead, [Sussex]. 1850. This Hall, until lately used as a scullery, is a spacious lofty room with an open oak roof of three bays

Lamp and painting on wall

The Dover Sailors Home, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Dover Sailors Home, 1856. The Dover Sailors Home was inaugurated on the 29th of November last by Captain Hall, R.N. of her Majesty's ship Blenheim...From a small though comfortable receptacle

Old veterans playing cribbage at Soldiers Home, Washington, D.C. ca. 1900, c1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Old veterans playing cribbage at Soldiers Home, Washington, D.C. ca. 1900, c1900

Retirement flat JLP01_10_17771
Oak Lodge, Cambridge Road, Wanstead, Redbridge, Greater London. A bedroom in one of the retirement flats at Oak Lodge. Laing built this block of 33 warden assisted retirement flats between December

Retirement flat JLP01_10_17769
Oak Lodge, Cambridge Road, Wanstead, Redbridge, Greater London. The living room in one of the retirement flats at Oak Lodge

I remember when I was a little girl, 1903 (oil on canvas)
887244 I remember when I was a little girl, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Morbelli, Angelo (1853-1919); Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

Captain Johnny Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members and veterans at Greenwich Hospital
6337355 Captain Johnny Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members and veterans at Greenwich Hospital by Williams, Charles (Ansell) (c.1797-1850) (after); (add.info)

The Hall, Royal Hospital Chelsea (colour litho)
733576 The Hall, Royal Hospital Chelsea (colour litho) by Flower, Charles Edwin (1871-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hall, Royal Hospital Chelsea)

Chelsea Pensioners in the Long Wards, 1879 (oil on canvas)
HSP198119 Chelsea Pensioners in the Long Wards, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Conolly, Ellen (fl.1873-85); Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, UK; British, out of copyright

The Colonnade, Royal Hospital Chelsea (colour litho)
733577 The Colonnade, Royal Hospital Chelsea (colour litho) by Flower, Charles Edwin (1871-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Colonnade, Royal Hospital Chelsea)

Pensioners in the great quadrangle of Chelsea Royal Hospital (b / w photo)
3637717 Pensioners in the great quadrangle of Chelsea Royal Hospital (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Regimental colours hanging in the hall of the Royal Hospital Chelsea (b / w photo)
3637720 Regimental colours hanging in the hall of the Royal Hospital Chelsea (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration by Marcel Capy (1865-1941) in Le Rire, 14 / 12 / 12 - The heart has its reasons
ICA4865577 Illustration by Marcel Capy (1865-1941) in Le Rire, 14/12/12 - The heart has its reasons - Love, Internal architecture, Third age by Capy, Marcel Amable O.L

Princess Diana, HRH The Princess of Wales, sings along to the song " Blaydon Races" at Callaly House, Home for the Elderly in Northumbria, North East England

New Alms-houses at Northfleet, 1844. Creator: Unknown
New Alms-houses at Northfleet, 1844. These buildings have just been erected at Northfleet [in Kent], from the design of Mr. W. Chadwick, of Adelaide-place, London-bridge

Greenwich Hospital (recto); Study of a Building (verso), ca. 1831

Feast Day at the Hospice Trivulzio in Milan, 1892. Creator: Morbelli, Angelo (1853-1919)
Feast Day at the Hospice Trivulzio in Milan, 1892. Found in the Collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Chelsea Hospital, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Chelsea Hospital, c1876. Royal Hospital Chelsea is a retirement and nursing home for veterans of the British Army, founded by King Charles II in 1682, the gardens are Grade II listed

Tempi lontani, 1908. Creator: Morbelli, Angelo (1853-1919)
Tempi lontani, 1908. Found in the Collection of Galleria d arte moderna, Milano

Lakelet in the Grounds of the Soldiers Home, Milwaukee, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Lakelet in the Grounds of the Soldiers Home, Milwaukee, c1897. Milwaukee VA Soldiers Home, a post-Civil War veterans campus designed by Henry Koch

Soldiers Home, Washington, D. C. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Soldiers Home, Washington, D.C. c1897. Sherman Building, built 1852-57 by Barton S. Alexander with clock tower and third floor added in 1869 by Edward Clark

I remember when I was a girl (Entremets), 1903. Found in the Collection of Pinacoteca Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Tortona

Il Natale dei rimasti (The Christmas of those who remain), 1903. Found in the Collection of Ca Pesaro Galleria Internazionale d Arte Moderna, Venice

Greenwich Hospital, from the River, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Greenwich Hospital, from the River, (c1878). The Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, on the River Thames in London, was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor

Chelsea Pensioners, 1886. Artist: MJ Lueders
Chelsea Pensioners, 1886. Retired British service personnel at The Royal Hospital Chelsea retirement and nursing home in London. From The Magazine of Art. [Cassell & Company, London, 1886]

Pensioners in the Womens Day Room at the Lambeth Home for Aged Poor, London, 1935
Pensioners sitting and reading in the Womens Day Room at the Lambeth Home for Aged Poor (renamed Elderwood ), London, 1935. Women sit in armchairs ranged round the walls

Pensioners playing cards in the Mens Day Room, Lambeth Home for Aged Poor, London, 1935
Pensioners playing cards in the Mens Day Room, Lambeth Home for Aged Poor (renamed Elderwood ), London, 1935

Men sitting in the library at Cedars Lodge old peoples home, Wandsworth, London, 1939. Old men sit reading or nodding off in a parquet-floored room with no visible bookshelves

Interior of an old peoples home, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1961

At Home, a Favourite Window Recess in the Womens Corridor, 1901. From The Sunday Strand Vol. IV, [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1901]

The Charterhouse from the square, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
The Charterhouse from the square, London, 1912. The Charterhouse has variously been a Carthusian monastery, a public school, a medical school and a home for pensioners

Abbotts Hospital, Guildford, 19th century. Artist: Shury & Son
Abbotts Hospital, Guildford, 19th century. George Abbot (1562-1633) became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1611. In 1619 he began building the Hospital of the Blessed Trinity

Sunrise View of Pegnitz River and the Hospice of the Holy Spirit (Heilig-Geist-Spital), Nuremberg, Middle Franconia
The Holy Spirit Hospital in Nuremberg was the largest municipal institution for care of the sick and elderly in the imperial city

Chelsea Hospital Chapel
The pipe organ in the chapel at Chelsea Royal Hospital, a retirement and nursing home for British soldiers in Chelsea, London, November 1923

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"Embracing the Golden Years: A Glimpse into Retirement Homes" Step into a world where memories intertwine with history, as retirement flats JLP01_10_17771 and JLP01_10_17769 offer solace to those seeking tranquility. These homes, reminiscent of a bygone era, evoke nostalgia like the enchanting painting "I remember when I was a little girl, 1903. " In the heartwarming scene of Captain Johnny Newcome bidding farewell to his old crew members at Greenwich Hospital, we witness the bonds forged in service endure through time. The Hall at Royal Hospital Chelsea stands tall, its vibrant colors captured in a lithograph that exudes elegance and grace. Within the Long Wards of Chelsea Royal Hospital lies an oil on canvas masterpiece from 1879 - "Chelsea Pensioners. " It portrays resilience and camaraderie among veterans who have weathered life's storms together. The Colonnade at Royal Hospital Chelsea beckons us with its timeless charm depicted in another captivating lithograph. A black-and-white photograph captures pensioners congregating in the great quadrangle of Chelsea Royal Hospital. Their stories etched upon their faces reveal lives well-lived and cherished moments shared within these hallowed walls. Regimental colors hanging proudly in the hall pay homage to valorous deeds that echo throughout history. Illustrated by Marcel Capy is Le Rire's poignant depiction from December 14th, 1912 - "The heart has its reasons. " It reminds us that love knows no age or boundaries; it flourishes even within these retirement havens. Transporting us back further still is an unknown creator's portrayal of new alms-houses at Northfleet dating back to 1844. This glimpse into early retirement living showcases how care for seniors has evolved over time while preserving dignity and comfort. Finally, we encounter Greenwich Hospital's architectural beauty captured alongside a study of a building from around 1831.