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... i *pan a • • • By H. TERRY. Filly Years Ago December sth, 11194 CHRISTMAS TREAT TO WORKHOUSE INMATES ago the inmates of Newton ),•vical reasou to romember Torquay ut eltristmav time. The inhabitants alwayo subscribed liberally towards providing a real ...

TEMPLETON FETE The Liberal Appeal COL C H HITS OUT Label Challenged SOCIALISTS’ “WORKHOUSE” POLICY IT-COL C H ..

... TEMPLETON FETE The Liberal Appeal COL C H HITS OUT Label Challenged SOCIALISTS’ “WORKHOUSE” POLICY IT-COL C H adoption Liberal candidate fer -d Tiverton at the General Election place at a meeting of representative Liberals held Ex on Saturday Addressing ...

Published: Thursday 21 June 1945
Newspaper: Crediton Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 5410 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FRIEND OF THE NEEDY DIES

... the passing of the terms pauper, lunatic, and workhouse inmate. Plymouth Workhouse became Greenbank House, and later the City Hospital, Devonport Workhouse became known as Ford House, and Stonehouse Workhouse was renamed Clarence House. In 1909 Mr. Manaton ...

Published: Wednesday 20 April 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 275 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TOKENS AND COINS

... victory the Glorious first of June, 1797, and a pound note token payable at Birmingham Workhouse for 80 3d. tokens. On the reverse side a picture of the workhouse and the date. 1813. Another interesting coin is an Irish halfpenny, struck during the reign ...

Published: Thursday 02 November 1944
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 108 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... Abbot Workhouse. Christmas Day In the workhouse has had a fascination for many, but most writers have written against the comfort of the establishment, following in the footsteps of Dickens; indeed, they illustrate the old order of workhouses which went ...

HOUSES ON THE MOOR

... ton, Coffins well. Ipplepen, Bickington, private enterprise foUr ...

Published: Thursday 29 January 1948
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 379 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

OLIVER TWIST Sunday School Effort for Church Funds

... Filen, Mr. It. Parnell; Mrs. Corney, Miss S. Tothill; Workhouse Master, Mr. K Sawaders ; Pauper Woman, Miss E. Middleton; Mrs. Mann. Miss M, Wynda I lodger, Leech: Charlie, 11. Hawk. Bop. in the Workhouse were: W. Chowan, J. J. White, It. Eon&lid, S. Clarke ...

POSSESSION CASES

... Plymouth County Court yesterday when several claims for possession of .houses in the city were heard. There is nothing but the Workhouse for this v.oung woman and her three children. Are the Plymouth authorities aware of the sort of cases that come before me ...

Published: Wednesday 21 February 1945
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 238 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NO CAUSE FOR ALARM

... ns. She was the daughter of Mr. G. W. C. Soltau-Symons, of Plympton. Bears The proposal to apply the whole of Devonport Workhouse and Infirmary to the purposes of a hospital for sick and wounded soldiers one which should enlist the warm co-operation of ...

Published: Wednesday 10 April 1940
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 437 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MAGDALEN HOUSE

... couples. Declaring the home open, the' Bishop of Exeter spoke significant changes that had taken place. From the days of the Workhouses they had passed to institutions, and now to homes. At Magdalen House all the men who had given a lifetime of service and ...

Published: Friday 02 June 1944
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 258 | Page: 2 | Tags: none