The enormous Constance Road institution was one of several workhouse initiatives in Camberwell in the nineteenth century. In 1892, work began on an additional workhouse at Constance Road The site housed 1,000 inmates, mostly aged and infirm, plus some lunatics. There was also a small block for married couples. The buildings, which were opened in 1895, were designed by Thomas Aldwinckle and the builder was Messrs Higgs.
At the centre of the site was a large administration block, two storeys high, and entered through a large central archway at the north-east. Four-storey dormitory pavilion blocks lay to each side. There was also a small chapel.
- Constance site from the north 1896
- 1933
- 1933