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This is a list of workhouses in London. [1] In 1776 there were 86 workhouses in the metropolis plus about 12 pauper farms in Hoxton and Mile End [2]. Aldgate workhouse; Bethnal Green workhouse
About 150 new workhouses were built mainly in London, Lancashire and Yorkshire between 1840 and 1875, in architectural styles that began to adopt Italianate or Elizabethan features, to better fit into their surroundings and present a less intimidating face. One surviving example is the gateway at Ripon, designed somewhat in the style of a ...
Pages in category "Workhouses in London" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In 1867 a new vestry hall was completed on the site, fronting City Road. [2] The workhouse infirmary became the Holborn and Finsbury Institution in 1916. In 1930 it was taken over by the London County Council and was renamed the St Matthew's Hospital in 1936. World War II bomb damage destroyed the southernmost block, which was never fully ...
Even during the workhouse era the core function was to tend and care for the sick and infirm, since ill-health and infirmity was the main cause of pauperism. The building represents a unique example of a purpose-built Georgian workhouse that has remained in service to the sick and poor of London for more than 200 years. [9]
Workhouses in London (12 P) N. Workhouses in Nottinghamshire (1 P) S. ... Pages in category "Workhouses in England" The following 11 pages are in this category, out ...
The Cinema Museum, formerly the master's house and chapel of Lambeth Workhouse. The Lambeth Workhouse was a workhouse in Lambeth, London. The original workhouse opened in 1726 in Princes Road (later, Black Prince Road). From 1871 to 1873, a new building was constructed in Renfrew Road, Lambeth. The building was eventually turned into a hospital ...
People queuing at S. Marylebone workhouse circa 1900. In England, Wales and Ireland (but not in Scotland), [1] "workhouse" has been the more common term.Before the introduction of the Poor Laws, each parish would maintain its own workhouse; often these would be simple farms with the occupants dividing their time between working the farm and being employed on maintaining local roads and other ...