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Charity Workhouse. THE GRADUAL phased closure of Greenlea Old People’s Home, for long administered by Lothian ..

... Charity Workhouse. THE GRADUAL phased closure of Greenlea Old People’s Home, for long administered by Lothian Region’s social work department, will mark the end of an era in the city’s social history. 1 ts closure signifies the continuing new approach ...

Published: Saturday 11 January 1986
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 241 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Life on the breadline

... town council and the parochial board which administered the old workhouse, as regards who owned the Bristo area property, caused the long delay. Part of the vacated original Charity Workhouse was eventually purchased by the Royal College of Physicians for ...

Published: Saturday 11 January 1986
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1360 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Britten

... performed In Scotland since the 19605. “It Is study of a fishing village In Suffolk In the days of workhouses. Peter Grimes is a fisherman who takes boys from workhouses and Is cruel to them.” The society have been rehearsing for the opera since January and Anthony ...

Published: Monday 17 March 1986
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 175 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Britten opera set to take the stage A PRODUCTION of Benjamin Britten s opera Peter Grimes Is to be performed

... in Scotland since the 19605. It is a study of a fishing village In Suffolk In the days of workhouses. Peter Orlmes Is a fisherman who takes boys from workhouses and cruel to them. The society have been rehearsing for the opera since January and Anthony ...

Published: Monday 17 March 1986
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 204 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

HISTORY

... never before.” Now a history of the association has been published, tracing the glight of pensioners rom the days of the workhouse, and showing ...

Published: Monday 27 January 1986
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 49 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

FLASHBACK

... the best of then cloth for uniforms for his soldiers. Over the next few decades, several attempts were made to revive the workhouse but without success, and the idea was finally abandoned in 1711. ' ...

Published: Saturday 20 December 1986
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

POPULAR NUMBERS

... POPULAR NUMBERS The storyline will be familiar to many. Workhouse kids in down-at-heel London get the show under way with a fanfare of ‘Food, Glorious Food' — every word discernible—to set the tone for Lionel Bart's evergreen piece. Songs like ‘Where ...

Published: Friday 22 August 1986
Newspaper: Fife Free Press
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 64 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Chris Potter will be holding at the Adam Smith Theatre on June 3 at 4.45 p.m. for his forthcoming production

... holding at the Adam Smith Theatre on June 3 at 4.45 p.m. for his forthcoming production of (August 20-30) OLIVER ARTFUL DODGER WORKHOUSE BOYS / FAGAN'S GANG Boys preferred — girls considered Age approx. 9-13 years Dancing experience not essential but good movement ...

Published: Thursday 22 May 1986
Newspaper: Glenrothes Gazette
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 72 | Page: 28 | Tags: none

~ Chris Potter will be holding at the Adam Smith Theatre on June 3 at 4.45 p.m. for his forthcoming

... holding at the Adam Smith Theatre on June 3 at 4.45 p.m. for his forthcoming production of (August 20-30) OLIVER ARTFUL DODGER WORKHOUSE BOYS / FAGAN'S GANG Boys preferred — girls considered Age approx. 9-13 years Dancing experience not essential but good movement ...

Published: Friday 23 May 1986
Newspaper: Fife Free Press
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 73 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

A sin to be old

... Allowing for the better standard of creature comfort, now, it doesn’t appear to be all that different from the old, muchdreaded workhouse. People are pinned down by regulations on what they are allowed to do, and when, for as lopg as there’'s a breath left in ...

Published: Thursday 23 October 1986
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 142 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

for klondyke crews

... in Scotland since the 19405. It is a study of a fishing village in Suffolk in the days of workhouses. Peter Grimes is fisherman who takes boys from workhouses and is cruel them. The society have been rehearsing for the opera since January and Anthony ...

Published: Monday 17 March 1986
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 386 | Page: 22 | Tags: none