Ward Collection (#2)

Complaint by Workhouse Master at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshir
A formal complaint by Richard Brown, master of the Chipping Norton workhouse, against casual ward inmate Charles King who had refused to perform the work demanded of him. Date: 1904

Rev Francis Ward Monck and William Oxley, spiritualists
Rev Francis Ward Monck (right, c. 1842-?)) and William Oxley (1823-1905), spiritualists. Oxley was a Methodist, Swedenborgian, spiritualist and writer based in Manchester

Sheffield School Board Election - why vote for the Church and Education Act candidates?, 1888
Vote for: Rev. J. Gilmore, B. Fletcher, S. H. Ward, J. D. Fawcett, A. G. Winill / Winnill, Rev. J. Darbyshire, W. Parkin and W. Colver.Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: MP 95 M

YANG CHANG-MEI (d. 1862). Chinese wife of American military adventurer, Frederick Townsend Ward (1831-1862)

Caterham Asylum, Surrey
Charity collectors at the gates of Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Behind are the barred windows of a ward block. Like its twin at Leavesden

Caterham Asylum. Surrey - Disabled Childrens Ward
A disabled childrens ward at Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental conditions

Horace, Lord Farquhar, British financier and politician, 1898. Artist: Spy
Horace, Lord Farquhar, British financier and politician, 1898. Farquhar (1844-1923) served as Treasurer of the Conservative Party from 1911-1923. A print from Vanity Fair, June 2nd 1898

Plausible, 1902. Artist: Spy
Plausible, 1902. Mr Justice Swinfen Eady, British lawyer and judge. Eady (1851-1919) became a QC in 1893 and a High Court Judge in 1901. He served as Master of the Rolls from 1918-1919

John Stuart Mill, British social reformer and philosopher, 1873. Artist: Spy
John Stuart Mill, British social reformer and philosopher, 1873. An advocate of utilitarianism, Mill (1806-1873) was probably the most influential liberal thinker of the 19th century

Woman patient, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London
LFB Special Services trying to help a woman patient at St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London, on 15 April 1959. She has climbed out of a ward window at fifth floor level

General Hospital, Nottingham
The Jubilee Wing of Nottingham General Hospital, erected in the 1890s. Its design, featuring a distinctive circular ward block, was by Alfred Waterhouse. Date: Date unknown

THOMAS CUSTER (1845-1876). American army officer; brother of George Armstrong Custer. Line engraving, 19th century

THORNTON: DRAGON ARUM. The Dragon Arum (Dracunculus vulgaris Schott). Engraving by William Ward after a painting by Peter Henderson for The Temple of Flora, by British botanist Robert John Thornton

Four patients at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing four patients in dressing gowns and pyjamas chatting in a hospital ward

Fire in Southwark, London, 1926
Photograph showing members of the London Fire Brigade tackling a blaze at Samuel Ward & Co.s paint and varnish warehouse in Great Guildford Street, Southwark, August 1926

The Ward combination turret lathe (b / w photo)
6004162 The Ward combination turret lathe (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ward combination turret lathe)

The First Wounded in London Hospital, August 1914, 1915 (oil on canvas)
6198638 The First Wounded in London Hospital, August 1914, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Lavery, John (1856-1941); 175.6x200.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Works of Mercy: Therapia Hospital, January 1 1855, engraving J. A. Vinter, pub
FNM325762 Works of Mercy: Therapia Hospital, January 1 1855, engraving J.A. Vinter, pub. Rudolph Ackermann, 19 February 1855 (colour litho) by Barraud

Map of Cripplegate Ward, London (engraving)
983900 Map of Cripplegate Ward, London (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Cripplegate Ward)

The Alpine Traveller, 1804. Artist: James Ward
The Alpine Traveller, 1804. After James Northcote (1746-1831). From The Connoisseur Volume XLII. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1915]

The Head, 1901. Artist: Spy
The Head, 1901. James John Hornby (1826-1909), headmaster of Eton College from 1868 to 1884. He was previously a rower, competing for Oxford University in the Boat Race

City Justice, 1880. Artist: Spy
City Justice, 1880. Alderman Sir Robert Walter Carden, British banker, politician and magistrate. Carden (1801-1888) served as Lord Mayor of London from 1857-1858

The General, 1881. Artist: Spy
The General, 1881. Mourdaunt Fenwick Bisset MP. Bisset served as Conservative MP for West Somerset from 1880-1884. He was Master of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds from 1855 until 1881

Bobby, 1902. Artist: Spy
Bobby, 1902. Robert Abel, English cricketer. Bobby Abel (1857-1936) was an opening batsman for Surrey and England. In a career lasting from 1881 until 1904 he scored 33

The potteries, 1926. Artist: Edgar & Winifred Ward
The potteries, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

The Park and Bowling Green, Bangor - an elevated view looking down on people bowling with a lot of onlookers and people sitting in Ward Park. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Bangor)

Iraq-Kuwait tensions 1961
Page from The Illustrated London News with an article written by Cyril Falls on the tensions in Kuwait arising over Iraqi claims to sovereignty over the oil-rich state

BENJAMIN JOWETT (1817-93). English scholar. Caricature lithograph, 1876, by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward)

WILLIAM GILBERT GRACE (1848-1915). English cricketer. Caricature lithograph, 1877, by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward)

West Derby Union, Liverpool - Alder Hey Hospital
Ward blocks at Alder Hey Hospital. The hospital was opened in 1915 by the West Derby Union, Liverpool. Originally used for chronic and bed-ridden case, it later became a childrens hospital

An incubator nursery
Nurses attending to sick babies kept alive in a ward of incubators. The incubators pictured are from a design by Paul Altmann and distributed by Messrs Coney and Schenkhein

CHILDRENs HOSPITAL / 1902
Scene on the ward

NEWBURN, Newburn is a semi rural village, parish, electoral ward and former urban district in western Tyne and Wear, North East England

Hospital boat, a mother, her child, and a doctor, upper deck, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Hospital boat, a mother, her child, and a doctor, upper deck, 1910.

Hospital boat, mothers and children on upper deck, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Hospital boat, mothers and children on upper deck, 1910.

An illustration depicting a scene within a ward of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, 19th century
5310619 An illustration depicting a scene within a ward of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1895); Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration for Oliver Twist, 1871 (engraving)
537425 Illustration for Oliver Twist, 1871 (engraving); (add.info.: Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge)

A miserable plight depicting the separation of husbands and wives in the workhouse
5615962 A miserable plight depicting the separation of husbands and wives in the workhouse. By Thomas Hood (1799-1845) an English poet, author and humorist

An engraving depicting a dying patient and visitor screened off from the ward
5311237 An engraving depicting a dying patient and visitor screened off from the ward. Handle suspended on a rope to help the patient to sit up

The Nation's Ward': Uncle Sam feeding Government Gruel to snake with head of a Native American
528409 The Nation's Ward': Uncle Sam feeding Government Gruel to snake with head of a Native American, its body round a pioneer family

Engraving depicting a children's ward in a London hospital, 19th century
5309439 Engraving depicting a children's ward in a London hospital, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a children's ward in a London hospital)

A miserable plight depicting the separation of husbands and wives in the workhouse
5615963 A miserable plight depicting the separation of husbands and wives in the workhouse. By Thomas Hood (1799-1845) an English poet, author and humorist

An estranged mother and son reconciled in a hospital ward after her son became an amputee as a result of an accident
3478178 An estranged mother and son reconciled in a hospital ward after her son became an amputee as a result of an accident

Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of
537428 Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge

Private William Jones defending one of the wards in the field hospital at the Battle of Rorke's Drift
3432574 Private William Jones defending one of the wards in the field hospital at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, South Africa in January 1879, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June

Edward Matthew Ward, 1816 - 1879. English Victorian narrative painter. From The Magazine of Art published1878
3058477 Edward Matthew Ward, 1816 - 1879. English Victorian narrative painter. From The Magazine of Art published1878; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Anne Cresacre (1511Ð77), ward of Thomas More, later wife to More's only son, John
FLO4638634 Anne Cresacre (1511Ð77), ward of Thomas More, later wife to More's only son, John. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of

Physician in a hospital ward examining a specimen of urine. 17th century (engraving by Bouttata)
527497 Physician in a hospital ward examining a specimen of urine. 17th century (engraving by Bouttata); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Ward: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step into the past with a captivating journey through various wards that have left their mark on history. From the intricate Map of the City of Dublin in 1797 to the prestigious Walton Heath Golf Club in 1932, each ward holds its own story. Immerse yourself in Stephen Ward's sketches of celebrities from 1960, capturing moments frozen in time. Witness the unlikely sight of a Bear Waiter serving guests, an enchanting glimpse into whimsical imagination. Remember the brave Titanic engineers, whose sacrifice echoes through time as we honor their memory. Monsieur de St. George's portrait by William Ward transports us back to April 4th, 1788, revealing a man who defied societal norms and paved his own path. Discover hidden treasures like the Entrance to Castle grounds in Dudley, West Midlands or Spy's artistic portrayal of Yorkshire Cricket players in 1892. Freda Dudley Ward and her children remind us of cherished family bonds that transcend generations. Marvel at Waterhouse Hawkins' model dinosaurs from 1866, showcasing mankind's fascination with prehistoric creatures. And let us not forget Ward C3 at Rubery Hill Hospital on August 11th, 1969—a place where compassion and healing intertwined within its walls. Finally, Albert Ward stands tall as a symbol of dedication at St Marys Hospital in Paddington—his legacy forever etched into London's landscape. These diverse glimpses into different "wards" invite you to explore history from multiple angles—each telling its unique tale within our collective narrative.