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  • In 1837, the east ashford union erected a workhouse on the west side of kennington road in ashford.
  • A parliamentary report of 1777 recorded parish workhouses in operation at lutterworth for up to 30 inmates, and at gilmorton for 18.
  • Workhouse infirmary lay directly to the south of the main building.
  • Up to 1834 the first leeds parish workhouse was opened in 1638 on north street at the top of lady lane.
  • Workhouse in operation in st pancras for up to 120 inmates.
  • Workhouse from the southwest, 2000. © peter higginbotham.
  • Workhouse for 20 inmates.
  • A new purpose-built workhouse was erected on grove road in richmond in 1786-7.
  • The workhouse inmates ' day was governed by the workhouse inmates ' day was governed by the workhouse bell.
  • A township workhouse also operated at over darwen, at the western end of what is now police street.
  • Workhouse from the southeast, 2000. © peter higginbotham.
  • In 1948, the former workhouse became a general hospital.
  • Workhouse chapel has during the last few decades been converted into an anglican church.
  • Inmates workhouses, list of those visited in 1867 with name of the workhouse and numbers of insane, idiotic, and imbecile inmates.
  • Workhouse from the northwest, 2000. © peter higginbotham.
  • It was everyone's idea of what a victorian workhouse should look like.
  • Workhouse master decided what food children under 9 received.
  • On tuesday, january 9, at the union workhouse, malton, wm.
  • Workhouse building.
  • Workhouse uniform to wear.

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