Commissioners Collection

Congleton Union Workhouse, Arclid, Cheshire
Aerial view of Congleton Union workhouse at Arclid, Sandbach, Cheshire. The building, erected in 1844-5, was designed by Henry Bowman. It later became Arclid Hospital

Union Workhouse, Pontypool, Monmouthshire
Pontypool Union workhouse was built in 1837 on Coedygric Road, Griffithstown, Monmouthshire (now Gwent). It later became Panteg County Hospital

Union Workhouse, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
The Newport Pagnell Union workhouse was erected in 1836 at the junction of London Road and North Crawley Road. It later became Renny Lodge Hospital

Union Workhouse, Birkenhead, Cheshire
Birkenhead Union workhouse viewed from Church Road, Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire. A group of children stand in the foreground, with the workhouse infirmary behind them

Queen Elizabeth II opening the new LFB Headquarters
Queen Elizabeth II with Commissioner Ronald James Dobson at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

Union Workhouse, Thame, Oxfordshire
A view of the Thame Union workhouse from one of its internal yards with the workhouse chapel in the background. Posed for the photographer are what appear to be the workhouse master (standing)

Union Workhouse, Leigh, Lancashire
Opened in 1851, the Union workhouse on Leigh Road, Leigh, Lancashire, later became Atherleigh Hospital. This early 1900s view focuses on the recently added workhouse offices and receiving home

Union workhouse, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
The Market Harborough Union workhouse. The inscription on the pediment reads HARBOROUGH UNION WORKHOUSE 1836. At the doorway stands a man and a woman, presumably the master and matron

Union Workhouse, Bakewell, Derbyshire
Bakewell Union workhouse. The porter and two other men stand at the entrance, while another stands at the left near a wheelbarrow

Strand Union Workhouse, Edmonton, North London
The Strand Unions workhouse at Edmonton, North London, opened in 1870. The Strand Union was located in Central London

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3

MOVE ON POLICE SATIRE
A cruel satire aimed at the Commissioners of Police, features a skeleton in a policemans uniform moving on a starving, homeless woman and her baby

American Indians. The Modoc War in America. Lake Tule, with
The American army fought the Modoc Indians at the Lava Beds, California, after the Modoc had killed General Canby and the Rev Dr Thomas at a conference of Modoc chiefs and US Peace Commissioners

British Emigrants bound for Sydney, Australia, in quarters on the 'St Vincent'. Wood engraving, 1852
530553 British Emigrants bound for Sydney, Australia, in quarters on the 'St Vincent'. Wood engraving, 1852.; (add.info.: Through Her Majesty's Colonial Emigration Commissioners)

Session of Commissioners to receive the Liberale Gifte...12 September 1747, (1748). Creator: Jacobus Buys
Session of Commissioners to receive the Liberale Gifte, or 50th penny, 12 September 1747, (1748). Men sitting and standing around a table, a woman leaves the room reading a piece of paper

The Commissioners of the International Exhibition of 1862. Creator: M Jackson
The Commissioners of the International Exhibition of 1862. Top row: the Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Thomas Baring; centre: Earl Granville; bottom row: Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke and Mr

The Isaac Wilson paddle steamer on the River Tees owned by the Tees Conservancy Commissioners - Victorian period

Canton. Yamun of the Allied Commissioners
Pierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series. These important images were the first commercial views of China to be sold in

Carved Gates in Garden of the Allied Commissioners Yamun
Pierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series. These important images were the first commercial views of China to be sold in

Group of British Officers in garden of Allied Commissioners
Pierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series. These important images were the first commercial views of China to be sold in

Canton. View of the Yamun of the Allied Commissioners
Pierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series. These important images were the first commercial views of China to be sold in

The Military Commission for the trial of eight civilians charged with the assassination of President Lincoln
PNP386820 The Military Commission for the trial of eight civilians charged with the assassination of President Lincoln, May 1865 (b/w photo) by Brady

Land Commissioners inspecting Irish farm near Limerick in 1881 (wood engraving)
3245408 Land Commissioners inspecting Irish farm near Limerick in 1881 (wood engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Domesday commissioners at work AD1086, 1920s (litho)
833018 Domesday commissioners at work AD1086, 1920s (litho) by Prater, Ernest (fl.1885-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation)

Costumes of the French Army from 1746 to 1854 (colour engraving)
XIR429045 Costumes of the French Army from 1746 to 1854 (colour engraving) by Vernier, Charles (1831-87); Musee de l Armee, Paris

Opening of the Paris Exhibition, Reception of the Commissioners by Marshal Macmahon at the British Section (engraving)
1590035 Opening of the Paris Exhibition, Reception of the Commissioners by Marshal Macmahon at the British Section (engraving) by English School

Madonna of the Treasurers, 1567 (oil on canvas)
5058797 Madonna of the Treasurers, 1567 (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); 221x520 cm; Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice

Commissioners landing at Boston (engraving)
654775 Commissioners landing at Boston (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commissioners landing at Boston)

Dinner given to the Japanese Commissioners on board U. S. S. F
1272313 Dinner given to the Japanese Commissioners on board U.S.S.F. Powhatan, 1855 (colour litho) by Heine, Wilhelm Joseph (1813-39); 15x22.375 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Heine)

Conference of Police Commissioners, Australia -- (left to right) Thomas O Callaghan (Victoria), Colonel L Madley (South Australia), W E Parry Okeden (Queensland), Captain Fred Hare (West Australia)

The Commissioners of the Italian Government making over to Messers W C Stanford and A Scott, Churchwardens
1619678 The Commissioners of the Italian Government making over to Messers W C Stanford and A Scott, Churchwardens, the Ground decreed by Garibaldi as a Gift of the Nation for the Erection of an

South Kensington Museum (litho)
1051832 South Kensington Museum (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South Kensington Museum)

The Prince of Wales presiding at a Meeting, held at South Kensington Museum
1610869 The Prince of Wales presiding at a Meeting, held at South Kensington Museum, of the Commissioners for the Paris Exhibition (engraving) by English School

Commissioners landing at Boston 1665, illustration from Cassell
3502297 Commissioners landing at Boston 1665, illustration from Cassells History of the United States pub. by Petter & Galpin c.1890 (litho) by American School

Mary Queen of Scots protesting against the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into her Conduct, 1568 (engraving)
671136 Mary Queen of Scots protesting against the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into her Conduct, 1568 (engraving) by English School

Articles of Union being presented to Queen Anne, 1706, illustration from
STC373542 Articles of Union being presented to Queen Anne, 1706, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Huck

The Honourable A Dudley Mann, One of the Three Commissioners of the Confederate States of America to Europe (engraving)
1612917 The Honourable A Dudley Mann, One of the Three Commissioners of the Confederate States of America to Europe (engraving) by English School

Charles and the Scottish commissioners 1639
908616 Charles and the Scottish commissioners 1639 by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England published by Cassell)

Public Dinner at Barbadoes in Honour of the Commissioners from the British North American Provinces (engraving)
1099064 Public Dinner at Barbadoes in Honour of the Commissioners from the British North American Provinces (engraving) by English School

View of the Estate of the Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, at South Kensington, as proposed to be laid out
5213546 View of the Estate of the Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, at South Kensington, as proposed to be laid out, partly for the Horticultural Society (engraving) by English School

The Afghan Boundary Commission (engraving)
1622893 The Afghan Boundary Commission (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan Boundary Commission)

Commissioners of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition (engraving)
1624586 Commissioners of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commissioners of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition)

Conference of 18th August, 1604, from James I and VI
997126 Conference of 18th August, 1604, from James I and VI, printed by Manzi Joyant & Co. Paris, 1904 (collotype) by Gheeraerts, Marcus

The French Commissioners coming to treat for the surrender of Pondicherry
876348 The French Commissioners coming to treat for the surrender of Pondicherry, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of India by James Grant, pub

The commissioners of the International Exhibition of 1862 (engraving)
609273 The commissioners of the International Exhibition of 1862 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Commissioners of the Colonial Exhibition (engraving)
1624597 Commissioners of the Colonial Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commissioners of the Colonial Exhibition)

Working of the Land Court in Ireland, Sub-Commissioners examining a Farm (engraving)
1590804 Working of the Land Court in Ireland, Sub-Commissioners examining a Farm (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Working of the Land Court in Ireland)

Com. Perry Paying His Farewell Visit to the Imperial Commissioners at Simoda
1272369 Com. Perry Paying His Farewell Visit to the Imperial Commissioners at Simoda, 1855 (litho) by Heine, Wilhelm Joseph (1813-39); 14.625x22 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Heine)

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"Commissioners: Guardians of the Past, Shaping the Future" Step back in time as we explore the significant role in various historical locations. From Congleton Union Workhouse in Arclid, Cheshire to Union Workhouse in Pontypool, Monmouthshire and Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, these they were instrumental figures responsible for overseeing welfare institutions. In Birkenhead, Cheshire, Queen Elizabeth II herself graced the occasion of opening the new LFB Headquarters – a testament to how commissioners played a crucial part in shaping communities. Meanwhile, Thame in Oxfordshire witnessed the impact of their decisions at Union Workhouse. Market Harborough in Leicestershire and Bakewell in Derbyshire also bear witness to their influence on local societies through their respective union workhouses. The Strand Union Workhouse stands tall as a reminder of their presence even today amidst bustling Edmonton, North London. Not limited to social matters alone, commissioners faced challenging times during events like The General Strike when government leaders relied on them for guidance and decision-making. Their ability to navigate such turbulent periods showcased their resilience and adaptability. However, it is essential not to overlook satire's power as we move forward with police reform discussions. Satire has often served as an effective tool for highlighting flaws within systems that require change – including those overseen by commissioners. Beyond borders lies another tale - American Indians' struggle during the Modoc War at Lake Tule holds lessons about justice and compassion that resonate even today. They have been integral players throughout history who shaped our societies while learning from past mistakes. As we reflect upon these diverse instances involving commissioners across different eras and regions worldwide let us acknowledge both their successes and failures. By understanding this intricate tapestry woven by these guardians of society's well-being, we can pave a path towards building a more equitable future for all.