Homes run by Poor Law Unions - London and Middlesex
Please note: links from this list are to pages on our companion website
www.workhouses.org.uk.
London (E/EC Postal Areas)
- Mile End Union Scattered Home, 14-17 Cottage (now Rhondda) Grove, Bow E3
- Stepney Scattered Homes, 14-17 Cottage (now Rhondda) Grove, Bow E3
- Mile End Union Scattered Home, Bow Road, Bow E3
- Mile End Union Scattered Home, Coborn Road, Bow E3
- Stepney Union Receiving Home, York Street West (now Barnes Street), Bow E3
- Shoreditch Union Receiving Home, 26-28 Lower Clapton Road, Clapton E5
- St George in the East Union School, Gipsy Lane (now Green Street), Upton Park, East Ham E7
- West Ham Union Scattered Homes, Capel Road, Forest Gate E7
- Whitechapel Union School, Forest Lane, Forest Gate E7
- Forest Gate District School, Forest Lane, Forest Gate E7
- Poplar Union School, Forest Lane, Forest Gate E7
- Hackney Union Receiving Home, 42 Sidney (now Kenworthy) Road, Homerton E9
- Bethnal Green Union School, Whipps Cross Road, Leytonstone E11
- Stepney Union School, Ropemaker's Fields, Limehouse E14
- Whitechapel Union Receiving Home, 403-409 Mile End Road, Mile End Old Town E3
- Poplar Union Receiving Home, Langley House, 54 East India Dock Road, Poplar E14
- West Ham Union Receiving Home, Jupp Road, Stratford E15
- West Ham Union Scattered Homes, Keogh Road, Stratford E15
- Whitechapel Union Scattered Homes, Whitehall Cottages, Whitehall Lane, Whitechapel E1
London (N/NW Postal Areas)
- Islington Union Receiving Home, 59 Hornsey Rise, Crouch End N19
- Hampstead Union / LCC Home, St Catherine's, Homesfield, Erskine Hill, Golders Green NW11
- Islington Union School / Andover Children's Home, Hornsey Road, Hornsey N7
- Paddington Union / LCC Receiving Home, Trenmar House, 12 Trenmar Gardens, Kensal Green NW10
- St Pancras Union Receiving Home, St Margaret's, 25 Leighton Road, Kentish Town NW5
- Brent Council Willesden Children's Homes, Acton Lane, Willesden NW10
- Brent Council Reception Centre, Barrett's Green Road, Acton Lane, Willesden NW10
London (SE/SW Postal Areas)
- Camberwell Union Scattered Home, 270-272 and 341-343 Crystal Palace Road, Camberwell SE5
- Lewisham Union Receiving Home, 28 Sangley Road, Catford SE6
- St George's (Westminster) Union School, Milman's Street, Chelsea SW10
- Camberwell Union Scattered Home, 1-3 and 9-11 Matham Grove, East Dulwich SE22
- Camberwell Union Scattered Home, 14-16 Derwent Grove, East Dulwich SE22
- Camberwell Union Scattered Home, 158 and 253 Underhill Road, East Dulwich SE22
- Camberwell Union Receiving Home, 17-19 Zenoria Street, East Dulwich SE22
- Camberwell Union Scattered Home, 2 Gowlett Road, East Dulwich SE22
- Camberwell Union Scattered Home, 22-24 & 263 Friern Road, East Dulwich SE22
- Camberwell Union Scattered Home, 32 and 328 Upland Road, East Dulwich SE22
- Camberwell Union Scattered Home, 335-337 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22
- Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, 9-19 Calvert Road, East Greenwich SE10
- Fulham Union / LCC Receiving Home, Henniker House, 9 Parson's Green, Fulham SW6
- St Olave's (Bermondsey) Union Cottage Homes, Elmside, 180-182 Peckham Rye, Peckham SE15
- St Olave's (Bermondsey) Union Cottage Homes, The Hawthorns, 43 The Gardens, Peckham Rye, Peckham SE15
- Camberwel Union Receiving Home, 1-6 Newlands Cottages, Stuart Road, Peckham Rye SE15
- Camberwell Union Scattered Home, 21/25/29/33 Rye Road, Peckham Rye SE15
- Camberwell Union Scattered Home, 2-4 and 18 Barforth Road, Peckham Rye SE15
- Camberwell Union Scattered Home, 7 Waveney Avenue, Peckham Rye SE15
- Woolwich Union Receiving Home, 43-47 Parkdale Road, Plumstead SE18
- Lewisham Union Receiving Home / LCC Home, 'Cumberlow', Lancaster Road, South Norwood SE25
- St Saviour's (Southwark) Union Receiving Home, 173 South (now Dawes) Street, Walworth SE17
- St Saviour's (Southwark) Union Receiving Home, 194-200 Boyson Road, Walworth SE17
- Wandsworth & Clapham Union / LCC Receiving Home and Schools, Earlsfield House, 1 Swaffield Road, Wandsworth SW18
- Woolwich Union Cottage Homes, Goldie Leigh Homes, Lodge Lane, Bostall Heath, Woolwich SE2
London (W/WC Postal Areas)
- St Giles & St George Union Receiving Home, 52 Broad Street (now High Holborn), Bloomsbury WC1
- Hammersmith Union / LCC Receiving Home, 206A Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith W12
- Kensington & Chelsea District School, Marlesford Lodge, 241/253 King Street, Hammersmith W6
- Holborn Union / LCC Receiving Home, Lloyd House, 11 Lloyd Street, Pentonville WC1
Middlesex
- Willesden Union Scattered Homes, Cricklewood
- Brentford Union / Middlesex Council Scattered Home, 23 Sunnyside Road, Ealing
- Brentford Union Scattered Home, 40-42 Llammas Park Road, Ealing
- Hendon Union / Middlesex Council Schools, Edgware Road, Burnt Oak, Edgware
- West London Union School, Meeting House Lane, Edmonton
- Strand Union School, Wye Hall Road (now Silver Street), Edmonton
- Edmonton Union School, Chase Farm, Enfield
- Edmonton Union School, Chase Side, Enfield
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, Beech Holme, Wellington Road, Hampton Hill
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, Fairlight, Uxbridge Road, Hampton Hill
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, Franklyns, Cedars Road, Hampton Wick
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union / Surrey Council Scattered Home, Tudor Lodge, Vicarage Road, Hampton Wick
- Brentford Union Scattered Home, 1-4 Montague Avenue, Hanwell
- Brentford Union Scattered Home, 24-26 Greenford Avenue, Hanwell
- Brentford Union Scattered Home, 57 and 82-84 Oaklands Road, Hanwell
- Central London District School, Cuckoo Lane, Hanwell
- Willesden Union Scattered Homes, Harlesden
- Uxbridge Union / Middlesex Council Home, Bartram Lodge, Harlington Road, Hillingdon
- Brentford Union / Middlesex Council Receiving Home, Dundee House, Twickenham Road, Isleworth
- Brentford Union School, Percy House Schools, Twickenham Road, Isleworth
- Brentford Union Scattered Home, 'Thistleboon', College Road, Isleworth
- Edmonton Union Scattered Homes, 71-73 Downhills Park Road, South Tottenham
- St Marylebone Union School, South Road, Southall
- Brentford Union Scattered Home, 41-47 Beaconsfield Road, St Margarets
- Staines Union / Middlesex Council Scattered Homes, Stanwell, Staines
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, 14 Anlaby Road, Teddington
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, 7 Stanley Road, Teddington
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, Bedford Villa, 6 Hampton Road, Teddington
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union / Surrey Council Scattered Home, Connaught Villa, 81 Coburg (now Connaught) Road, Teddington
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union Scattered Home, Normanville, 94 Church Road, Teddington
- Kingston-upon-Thames Union / Surrey Council Scattered Home, Sherborne Lodge, 4 Adelaide Road, Teddington
- Brentford Union / Middlesex Council Scattered Home, 21-23 Campbell Road, Twickenham
- Willesden Union / Middlesex Council Home, 2 Hill Side, Stone Bridge, Willesden
- Uxbridge Union Home, Tavistock Villa, Yiewsley
- Uxbridge Union Home, Wycombe House, Yiewsley
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