... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... Mr. John North, of Huddersfield, wielded the baton. } WORKHOUSE EXTENSIONS The two new pavilions erected to| provide increased accommodation at‘ the Union Workhouse and the extensions to the Workhouse infirmary were formally opened on November Ist. The ...

... with their wives and a number of friends, including architect and contractors employed in recent ‘cnlargemcm of the Union Workhouse, met at that institution for their annual social gathering. The day was also kept as one of festivity for the inmates, although ...

... Helliwell's sons, and handed over to the police. The boy told the court that he was an orphan and had been taken from Liverpool Workhouse four and a half years ago. He was recommended to return to his work and the bench took the opportunity of administering a ...

... the season. opening of the new hospital by Mr. john Holt, ex-chairman of the Board, and Mr. Elias Barker, chairman of the Workhouse Committee. NIGHT SCHOOLS The numbers attending the recreative night classes at Roomfield Board School have this week just ...

... street: thing happening. Organ grin Old games. First cars. Tired } There was misery in it all, certainly. Poverty and the workhouse alongside the booming factories. Yet it Was a time of characterand characters. A time to 100 k back on. It was also 5 doomed ...

... inland towns. demand develdped ters to bring home e use of ice to pre- Trawling was a ay of catching fish many of whom were workhouses at ine Leeds — were in, arded as cheap e life an ngers to life and erru? the catch was added the ex“copers” — boats tinent ...

... and conditions at Stansfield View at the end of last century and beginning of this; how things had changed from the old workhouse to the present hospital. Mrs. Blezzard thanked Mr. Jennings on behalf of the Ladies. Supper was provided by Mrs. J. W. Barker ...

... “ PEOPLE ENJOY BEING BAFFLED ’ “1 did not do much work for children, though I went every vear to Halifax Workhouse. It was one place T thought I should go. I was poor myself. It gave me a lot of pleasure to make the children lauih. That, says Mr. Verity ...