SHADOW OF THE WORKHOUSE

... SHADOW OF THE WORKHOUSE NO one has ever accused Mr. Enoch Powell of lack of courage. Throughout his Parlia-i mentary career he has always fought for what he considers right.‘ His latest plan, as Minister of Health, to spend £60,000,000 in the next ten ...

Published: Friday 14 September 1962
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 413 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

OLD WORKHOUSE DESCRIBED AS ‘BIG EYESORE’

... OLD WORKHOUSE DESCRIBED AS ‘BIG EYESORE’ THE Old Workhouse at Trysull was “the biggest eyesore ™ in the district, and should be demolished to make room for a convalescent home or an old people’s home, Councillor W. C, Allport told Seisdon Rural District ...

Published: Friday 26 October 1962
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 177 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE DIET AT HORNCASTLE 100 YEARS AGO

... WORKHOUSE DIET AT HORNCASTLE 100 YEARS AGO SOME idea of the diet of paupers in workhouses over 100 years ago is given by Dr. S. A. O’Hagan, Medical Officer of Health of the Horncastle urban district, in his annual report. Throu%h the courtesy of Mr. J ...

Published: Friday 30 December 1966
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 312 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

Above : The terrifying Mr. Bumble (Leonard Lamb&, strikes fear into the hearts of the . workhouse boys, as ..

... Above : The terrifying Mr. Bumble (Leonard Lamb&, strikes fear into the hearts of the . workhouse boys, as sharp-faced Widow Corney (Thelma Barnes) looks on, during one of the dramatic scenes in “Oliver !”, which opens at Lincoln Theatre I-!-oyal—';r'lfionday ...

Published: Friday 14 November 1969
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1201 | Page: 26 | Tags: none

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... iry, about to teach to restrain him. the workhouse - LINCOLNSHIRE E — SPARES lAT 125 Special. Finished white, with contrasting terior Black-red. Immeate delivery. List Price 249 2s. W T f B 0 ;. s B A B * ‘r‘r FN g R 0, -~ ao Mo e Ko A . . 3 3 % ...

Published: Friday 26 December 1969
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 57 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1962 NO PLACE LIKE HOME

... London School of Economics, comes as a reminder that banishment of the word “workhouse™ from official usage has not automatically caused such premises to evaporate., Workhouses were officially abolished in 1948, the year that ushered in the modern welfare ...

Published: Friday 16 November 1962
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 384 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

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... in the workhouse, there to be set on work and to be corrected and punished according to the good and wholesome laws of this our realm of m%land. Then there is mention—forbidding indeed in the context of 1963 —of hours of work at the workhouse “from six ...

Published: Wednesday 09 January 1963
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1155 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... and age. The two charities—workhouse and almshouses/school — were carried on independently. for rather more than a century, until 1777 when they were united and vested as an entity in 16 governors. At this time, the workhouse was taken over by the Halifax ...

Published: Wednesday 16 January 1963
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 255 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FRED WALTERS' SOCCER TOPICS ALAN

... COLLINGS, the Sunderland chairman, told the annual meetof his club last night that ht would sooner be at the door of the workhouse with Sunderland back in the First Division than in the Second Division with money in the bank. He was referring, of course ...

Published: Saturday 15 July 1961
Newspaper: Star Green 'un
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 55 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BLUE COAT SCHOOI, AND ALMSHOUSES EXTENSIONS

... renowned benefaction, the United Charities of Nat haniel Waterhouse, founder of two funds governing the establishment of a workhouse, almshouses and a school, the Blue Coat School, in Halifax. Best known of his benefactions is that of the school. ...

Published: Wednesday 16 January 1963
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 64 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

VISIT

... Sowerby Welcome Club. They went first to Beech Towers, Batley, where there is accommodation for 300 people. It was formerly a workhouse and was taken over by the West Riding County Council in 1945, Improvements which have been carried out were explained by ...

Published: Thursday 02 May 1963
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 71 | Page: 6 | Tags: none