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Poverty Collection

Background imagePoverty Collection: The Jarrow March. The marchers left Jarrow on 5th October 1936

The Jarrow March. The marchers left Jarrow on 5th October 1936. They reached London on 31st October 1936 and they returned to Jarrow on 5th November 1936

Background imagePoverty Collection: Children playing in the back alleys of a Goven tenement block. September 1956

Children playing in the back alleys of a Goven tenement block. September 1956

Background imagePoverty Collection: Liverpool Slums, 27th June 1962. Our Picture Shows... mother

Liverpool Slums, 27th June 1962. Our Picture Shows... mother and children making their way through a back alley

Background imagePoverty Collection: Three young friends leap over a puddle outside a Govan tenement block in Glasgow

Three young friends leap over a puddle outside a Govan tenement block in Glasgow. September 1956

Background imagePoverty Collection: Some of the residents in a street in Pendleton, Greater Manchester. July 1932

Some of the residents in a street in Pendleton, Greater Manchester. July 1932

Background imagePoverty Collection: Children of Liverpool playing in a bomb site left since the end of the Second World war

Children of Liverpool playing in a bomb site left since the end of the Second World war. 5th August 1954

Background imagePoverty Collection: Housing slums in the Dalmarnock district of Glasgow the deralict tenament housing with

Housing slums in the Dalmarnock district of Glasgow the deralict tenament housing with its windows broken a load of washing is hung out to dry October 1963

Background imagePoverty Collection: Housing slums in the Gorbals district of Glasgow where children use any materials to hand

Housing slums in the Gorbals district of Glasgow where children use any materials to hand, an old bath tub for a boat and a few sticks for oars to play the games

Background imagePoverty Collection: Back of Conway Street, off Great Homer Street, Everton, Liverpool, 5th December 1961

Back of Conway Street, off Great Homer Street, Everton, Liverpool, 5th December 1961

Background imagePoverty Collection: Liverpools old courts built in the days of the industrial revolution

Liverpools old courts built in the days of the industrial revolution, long outlived their use as a home. But although living conditions were dreadful there was often good living in the courts

Background imagePoverty Collection: A small boy rummages among the tangled wrecks of old cars on waste ground in

A small boy rummages among the tangled wrecks of old cars on waste ground in the Hillfields area of Coventry. In the background is the towering block of flats in Queen Street. 4th February 1965

Background imagePoverty Collection: Liverpool housewives seen here gossiping in the street. Women holding parcel

Liverpool housewives seen here gossiping in the street. Women holding parcel June 1962

Background imagePoverty Collection: Shipyard cranes rise above tenement apartment buildings by the River Clyde in Scotland

Shipyard cranes rise above tenement apartment buildings by the River Clyde in Scotland March 1971

Background imagePoverty Collection: Children Expression December 1963 Three Young boys who

Children Expression December 1963 Three Young boys whos home is the Gorbals Distict of Glasgow

Background imagePoverty Collection: Residents of a Liverpool terrace pose for the Daily Herald photographer. 2nd March, 1933

Residents of a Liverpool terrace pose for the Daily Herald photographer. 2nd March, 1933

Background imagePoverty Collection: People standing between two terraces in a slum housing area of Liverpool. 2nd March, 1933

People standing between two terraces in a slum housing area of Liverpool. 2nd March, 1933

Background imagePoverty Collection: Children playing in the Blackhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. 22nd July 1971

Children playing in the Blackhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. 22nd July 1971

Background imagePoverty Collection: The scene of depravation at the Moss Croft estate in Huyton, Merseyside. 7th April 1991

The scene of depravation at the Moss Croft estate in Huyton, Merseyside. 7th April 1991

Background imagePoverty Collection: Slum housing in Everton, Liverpool. Mrs Frances Pulford is 72 years old

Slum housing in Everton, Liverpool. Mrs Frances Pulford is 72 years old.She is emptying a bucket of washing-up water down a gutter in the street where she lives

Background imagePoverty Collection: Slum housing in Everton, Liverpool. 3rd April 1960

Slum housing in Everton, Liverpool. 3rd April 1960

Background imagePoverty Collection: Slum living conditions in the north west of England. 3rd April 1960

Slum living conditions in the north west of England. 3rd April 1960

Background imagePoverty Collection: The Pownall family live at Number Two Court, Dickenson Street, Oldham

The Pownall family live at Number Two Court, Dickenson Street, Oldham, in a 150 year old house. The family share one bedroom, one kitchen and one living room

Background imagePoverty Collection: One of the many Bristol slums in Victorian times 1890s

One of the many Bristol slums in Victorian times 1890s

Background imagePoverty Collection: Blackhill, Glasgow, March 1970 Children playing in the street in the Blackhill

Blackhill, Glasgow, March 1970 Children playing in the street in the Blackhill district of Glasgow. March 1970

Background imagePoverty Collection: Slum housing in Birmingham. Burnt out car in the alleyway behind derelict houses

Slum housing in Birmingham. Burnt out car in the alleyway behind derelict houses. 25th May 1966

Background imagePoverty Collection: Slum housing in Ladywood, Birmingham. 16th July 1954

Slum housing in Ladywood, Birmingham. 16th July 1954

Background imagePoverty Collection: The Noble Street flats Housing Estate in Scotswood, Newcastle

The Noble Street flats Housing Estate in Scotswood, Newcastle, which was built in the late in 1950s and demolished in the late 1970s after being blighted by social problems, vandalism

Background imagePoverty Collection: Tenement blocks in Govan, Glasgow. September 1956

Tenement blocks in Govan, Glasgow. September 1956

Background imagePoverty Collection: Boxer Glen McEwan at home in Handsworth, Birmingham. Things are looking up for Glen

Boxer Glen McEwan at home in Handsworth, Birmingham. Things are looking up for Glen, who earned £ 150 for winning his second professional fight and is planning to go shopping for a carpet

Background imagePoverty Collection: Blackhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. 22nd July 1971

Blackhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. 22nd July 1971

Background imagePoverty Collection: Mr John McGuire points to flood damage to his kitchen. Tower Hill Estate, Kirkby

Mr John McGuire points to flood damage to his kitchen. Tower Hill Estate, Kirkby, Knowsley, Merseyside. March 1977

Background imagePoverty Collection: Slum housing in Salford. Brothers of the Logan family, Thomas, 9, John, 3, and Peter 7

Slum housing in Salford. Brothers of the Logan family, Thomas, 9, John, 3, and Peter 7. 3rd April 1960

Background imagePoverty Collection: Slum housing in Salford. This is an English bedroom. Left to right, Rita Logan, 11

Slum housing in Salford. This is an English bedroom. Left to right, Rita Logan, 11, her sister Margaret, 13, and brothers Thomas, 9, John, 3, and Peter 7. 3rd April 1960

Background imagePoverty Collection: Slum housing in Salford. Mrs Moore and her 1 year old son Peter

Slum housing in Salford. Mrs Moore and her 1 year old son Peter. Their home has two rooms up and two rooms down. There is no bath or hot water. There is one tap

Background imagePoverty Collection: Slum housing in Salford. Four year old Lyn Greenhalgh. The rubble is hers to play with

Slum housing in Salford. Four year old Lyn Greenhalgh. The rubble is hers to play with. The worn steps are hers to sit

Background imagePoverty Collection: Slum housing in Salford. Seven year old Carol Moore. Paper peels from the ceiling

Slum housing in Salford. Seven year old Carol Moore. Paper peels from the ceiling and the woodwork is rotten. Her home has two rooms up and two rooms down. There is no bath or hot water

Background imagePoverty Collection: Slum living conditions in Salford. 3rd April 1960

Slum living conditions in Salford. 3rd April 1960

Background imagePoverty Collection: Rag and bone man, Middlesbrough. 1972

Rag and bone man, Middlesbrough. 1972

Background imagePoverty Collection: Children playing indoors by dustbins in a house in Hull. 9th July 1953

Children playing indoors by dustbins in a house in Hull. 9th July 1953

Background imagePoverty Collection: A mother of No. 198 Colman Street, Hull, with her children in one bedroom. 9th July 1953

A mother of No. 198 Colman Street, Hull, with her children in one bedroom. 9th July 1953
A mother of No.198 Colman Street, Hull, with her children in one bedroom. 9th July 1953

Background imagePoverty Collection: Young boys starting a fire in Beaumont Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Young boys starting a fire in Beaumont Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne. 25th September 1967

Background imagePoverty Collection: Oakeys Cottages which are included in Stanley Councils £100

Oakeys Cottages which are included in Stanley Councils £100
Oakeys Cottages which are included in Stanley Councils £ 100, 000 slum clearance scheme, Stanley, County Durham. 2nd May 1933

Background imagePoverty Collection: Drivers into Birmingham city centre are greeted by a new sign in Bristol Street with

Drivers into Birmingham city centre are greeted by a new sign in Bristol Street with the writing " Welcome to Lee Bank. Slum Area of Birmingham". Birmingham, West Midlands, 24th October 1996

Background imagePoverty Collection: Views of the Penrhys Estate, Wales. 10th August 1987

Views of the Penrhys Estate, Wales. 10th August 1987

Background imagePoverty Collection: Women walking on the Penrhys Estate, Wales. 18th June 1996

Women walking on the Penrhys Estate, Wales. 18th June 1996

Background imagePoverty Collection: An unnamed street in Salfords Greengate area. This is typical of the living

An unnamed street in Salfords Greengate area. This is typical of the living conditions of the early thirties. At the time of this photograph the street was listed for demolition under a slum

Background imagePoverty Collection: Children playing outside slum housing in Dickenson Street, Oldham. 1st June 1962

Children playing outside slum housing in Dickenson Street, Oldham. 1st June 1962

Background imagePoverty Collection: Mr Sutton Pownall, a gravedigger, lives at Number Two Court, Dickenson Street, Oldham

Mr Sutton Pownall, a gravedigger, lives at Number Two Court, Dickenson Street, Oldham, with his wife Joyce and their five children in a 150 year old house



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