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The Southowram Workhouse

... assembled 0 Order held at the Workhouse on the Ist and Agree to take & provide a March 1781. pursuant to Notice & House which shall be convenient Advertisement for chusing a for a School and for a Muter to Master of the Workhouse. Richard reside in at the ...

Published: Saturday 18 February 1961
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1038 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The Southowram Workhouse

... The Southowram Workhouse By ARTHUR PORRITT PART IV be which this shilling forfeit to be put.. which appear in an oddly- On August 12th. 1756 it WU spelt entry made at the meeting •rdered?: • That a Daily Register-on March 2nd that year. 1758. It of ...

Published: Saturday 28 January 1961
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1529 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The Southowram Workhouse

... The Southowram Workhouse By ARTHUR PORRITT I Jeremy Lister not constituting ant ,Part of the Meeting on the 7th .october. 1777. may be sufficiently filg v i o ured y ' shown by applying to the persons m in e ott adyearhspre usl themselves. Jeremy Lister ...

Published: Saturday 11 February 1961
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1647 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The Southowram Workhouse By ARTHUR PORRITT

... The Southowram Workhouse By ARTHUR PORRITT i PART VIII house during the 72 years this We find this in the second year, record covers. As the 1800 s on September 9, 176 4 : Fortinatus advanced the number apprenticed hian was out out an apprentice to ...

Published: Saturday 04 March 1961
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1111 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The Southowram Workhouse By ARTHUR PORRITT

... through the Workhouse. The Skircoat Overseer (then another Mr. John Lister) was required to pay to the Southowram Overseer. Mr. Samuel Hamerton. Si.. being that sum overpaid in June last for 3 Persons above the number then In the Workhouse. I --- Wet-; ...

Published: Saturday 04 February 1961
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 983 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

OP SOCIETY PAPERS The Southowram Workhouse BY ARTHUR PORRITT

... Southowram Workhouse BY ARTHUR PORRITT Workhouse PART II the Hands of the The Southowram Trustees belonging to each Town. , catered also for Skircoat, tow ns hi p , Here we have the first reference to and at all the meeting work done in the Workhouse.) there ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1961
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 601 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE hospital was originally built as a workhouse for the Poor Law Guardians, and the first master was appointed in

... was originally built as a workhouse for the Poor Law Guardians, and the first master was appointed in 1839. By the early 19305, when Halifax General Hospitalformerly St. Luke's—became a municipal hospital, the title of * Workhouse ” was dropped and the new ...

Published: Saturday 16 April 1966
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 157 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY Old Southowram workhouse provided for 2,000 inmates during its peak year

... Old Southowram workhouse provided for 2,000 inmates during its peak year AT the monthly meeting of Halifax Antiquarian Society, at Bankfield Museum, Halifax, last night, a paper given by Mr. Arthur Porritt, whose subject was the workhouse that functioned ...

Published: Wednesday 11 January 1961
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 480 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

) Where the workhouse used lo be, pause and stifle ? discontent. Stroll along some time and see how the

... ) Where the workhouse used lo be, pause and stifle ? discontent. Stroll along some time and see how the scene is ) different, imagining what squalor meant. Sick of struggling with money? Income fair but prices deard Cross over. Gone for good. How funny ...

Published: Thursday 23 June 1966
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 156 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Today’s picture

... Today’s picture 'IN Workhouse Hill, Barkisland is the pinfold, the subject of our picture. It is part of the| garden of what is now a private\ residence, but was formerly the| local workhouse. Over the ‘house door is a tablet inscribed as follows: This ...

Published: Friday 11 November 1966
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 290 | Page: 8 | Tags: none