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... THE WORKHOUSE Mr. Ranson said that Stansfic'ldl View was built as a workhouse and, as was the practice in the days when it was built, it was stuck up on the hillside in bleak surroundings and made as unattractive as possible externally. Whep it was handed ...
... THE WORKHOUSE Todmorden Board of Guardians decided to seek borrowing powers to defray the cost of the extension to the Workhouse and Hospital and for the purchase of Spencer House Farm and a part of Langfield Common, CHURCH PROPERTY “Church property and ...
... ENTERTAINMENT AT THE WORKHOUSE A number of the children attend-l ing the infants’ department of Room- | field Board School were conveyed to the workhouse in three waggonettes, ‘provided by the managers and a few friends, and gave a most excellent‘ and ...
... CONCERT AT WORKHOUSE A concert was given at the Union Workhouse last Saturday, by a troupe of children who had been trained by Miss Effie Taylor. ...
... THE EXTENSIONS TO TODMORDEN WORKHOUSE At an official opening ceremony of the extensions to the Todmorden Union Workhouse 100 invited guests were served with a five course meal. (No mention was made of what the 103 inmates had to eat that day.) At least ...
... PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE WORKHOUSE AND CHILDREN’S HOME The Guardians of the Todmorden Union decided two or three weeks ago to throw open the Union Workhousz and Children’s Home at Mankinholes for public inspection. The total number of visitors each day ...
... WOMAN COSTS WORKHOUSE £l,OOO At the meeting of the local board it was stated that a woman, who recently died at the workhouse, must have cost the institution about £l,OOO during 37 years as a helpless inmate. }She had been an inmate almost ever since ...
... YOUTHS ORDERED TO SUPPORT THEIR FATHER IN THE \ WORKHOUSE Three brothers, aged 18, 16 and 14, were summoned to show cause why an order should not be made upon them to contribute respectively 2/, 1/6 and 1/- per week towards the maintenance of their father ...
... 75 YEARS AGO From Our Files For 1891 THE WORKHOUSE The Workhouse journal shows there are 100 inmates, compared with 92 at this time last year. The number of vagrants relieved during the past fortnight was 100. ...
... YEARS AGO FROM OUR FILES FOR 1866 WORKHOUSE The question of erecting a workthouse having been discussed by the Board of Guardians, it wag resolved that the “Board do not think it expedient to erect a Union workhouse.” It was also resolved that a committee ...
... FROM OUR FILES OF 1918 WORKHOUSE INMATES' CHRISTMAS TREAT Christmas was not allowed to pass unrecognised by the 164 inmates of the workhouse and its auxiliaries, and both young and old spent a happy time. Additional fare for dinner and tea was provided ...
... 50 YEARS AGO From Our Files For 1915 CHRISTMAS AT THE WORKHOUSE Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Pitchford, Master and Matron at Todmorden Union Workhouse, much had been done to contribute to the pleasure and enjoyment of the festive season. Extensive decorations ...