While we tend to think of “asylum” as a place for the mentally ill, there were also asylums that ran during the Victorian era that were rather shelters that provided temporary support to other groups. The Liverpool Night Asylum for the Houseless Poor was a building that provided overnight shelter for the homeless population in Liverpool, England. With the industrialization of the country, many people moved into large cities. But the lower class faced many problems with low pay and support, so there were many who lacked stable needs such as food and shelter.