... testimonials which were given distinguished men to young Bramwell. who was (or some time medical officer at the old Shields Workhouse. One of these testimonials was from Sir James Sim peon, the man who first made use chloroform an anaesthetic. Then there ...

... 50 YEARS AGO At the **House ' From the Herald of 3rd January, 1900 ** The inmates of the Union Workhouse had recently what might be called an exhilarating Christmas dinner. The viands, good as they were, had to be washed down with cold water. Cold water ...

... SHEPTON MALLET. Entertainment at Workhouse.— The throughly enjoyable treat which the inmates had at the Workhouse, on Monday evening last, by the kindness of the guardians and friends, was on the lines of those which prevailed some ten or twelve years ...

... maternity services of the hospital from the time Mr. Holmes took up duty in 1926. The Maternity Hospital at that time was a Workhouse Maternity Hospital, housed in very small quarters, and Mr. Holmes had an up-hill fight to get suitable accommodation. The ...

... Mallalfeu JP presided and Mr W P Bennett occupied vice-chair by Rev R bridge Fanner and Mrs Farmer a concert inmates Union Workhouse last week-end programme consisted of instrumental music and songs some of which were performed costume ford has been of the ...

... hop Stall Street Being appointed an overseer the poor in IHiKJ, lie organised profitable employment for the children the workhouse. teaching then* the use wonted-making machine and ttte art knitting. When Could knii. well, bought the stockings for shop ...

... Wright, who rose to be a - Professor of Comparalve Philology at Oxford, spent part of his childhood years in a workhouse. In the same workhouse one of his brothers was born. Sir Thomas Lipton was horn into humb!e surroundings. Like the others, he rose above ...

... of Labour and the that it on smoothly and fairly the majority having gone to a job instead unemployment frustration the workhouse in 1918'’ LEASEHOLD Gov-eminent problems li Gri that they recommendations tackling yet to Mr l lhualt Ponthenry Factory CHORAL ...

... worthy host and hostess by partaking their yearly feast. According annual custom, the Inmans of the Burton-upon-Trent Union Workhouse were, at Christmas. liberally supplied win roast beef, plum-pudding, etc., etc Messrs. Bass and Co. preesented cask of excellent ...

... memories carry them back to Vw tj _ the days when fear of losing ITS XJITiC their Jobs, fear of illness and r « poverty, workhouse and destitu-■/01/ IOOK. tion was their daily companion Let those grumble who will none blind as those who will not see. For ...

... arranged for the very poorest people in the country in 1933, the inmates of those London institutions formerly known as workhouses. This is what those poor unfortunates had to put up with in the bad old days of Conservative Government: A total weekly ...

... In her youth she did much social work Poor Law institutions and she has always insisted that she met her husband in the workhouse He too was trying to help the other fellow Character COMEDIAN and character-actor who has fought and entertained in three ...