... ATTACK ON THE WORKHOUSE AT STOCKPORT.” ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO : REPRODUCTIONS FROM THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS OF AUGUST 20. 1842. In August 1842 Chartism, a revolutionary democratic agitation, came to a head in a series of strikes and serious riots. They ...

... IN WORKHOUSE Mrs. Roberts said she and her family had lived at Rhyl for sixteen years. At one time they had a house with one room up and one down. They had to leave when the family became too large. Her husband worked at Abergele. and lived with their ...

... TO THE WORKHOUSE! LOCAL authority should use the utmost urgency in tackling the distressing matter of the man without a home. While the housing shortage continues it may, in difficult circumstances, be necessary to accommodate people in a public institution ...

... TO THE WORKHOUSE! L°c AL authority should use the utmost urgency in tackling the distressing matter of the man without a home. While the housing shortage continues it may, in difficult circumstances, be neo.essary to accommodate people in a public i ...

... WORKHOUSE Strabane Hospital Committee . have appointed a sub-committee to decide u-hieh parts of the building! behind the present boardroom, l stated to he the only remaining part of the original workhouse building will he demolished. TMn'• nothing . ...

... WORKHOUSE IN 1723 Councillor Mrs. Cockbuin mentioned a number Chelsea charities, and traced the parish workhouse back to 1723. Then, it became evident, one was necessary in Chelsea. In 1727, the Vestry agreed that the churchwardens the pariah “be empowered ...

... In the Workhouse So thousands of these healthy, virile families found themselves turned out of their rooms on health grounds and flung Into the workhouse. Wives were torn from husbands. husbands from children, Furniture WAS stacked high in stables to ...

... NOT ‘-WORKHOUSES” -phe hotels will not be secluded “retreats have anv of tiie atmosphere of “workhouses” or institutions, nor will they for sick persons who are the responsibility tin* National Health Service—quite a differ ent thing. Under the Bill ...

... IN WORKHOUSE Curtis (‘.nm mi too sun imfuovements in adniiulsti at (ioverument and local authority level; advocated one fjovcrnmenl and one committee of the local authority deal with all children depiivcd a normal life, and proposed appointment each committee ...

... Workhouse. Application f for the above po*t may be ohertined from the Asiii*t:rtit County Engineer, C4Airt4touse, c. w ith whoni completed uppliratione tali aid be lixiged oi ot before I p.m., June, 1047. PubNs Amistance Footwear Scheme. An.••••.M.Mi• ...

... WORKHOUSE The Board of Guardians meeting at Wardleworth Workhouse received a report on the remarks made by Dr. Stratton, Lancet commissioner. In the visitors’ book at Marland Workhouse on March 29th he wrote: The fever wards should be exclusively used ...

... The Workhouse According some old records there was a workhouse built Koleshill Church lands about I7‘J4. Tile building probably ontinued suffice for the needs of Hie parish uiilil new workhouse was built near Koleshill Hall, the old Leicester road, wit ...