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CHRISTMAS AT BARNSTAPLE WORKHOUSE

... CHRISTMAS AT BARNSTAPLE WORKHOUSE. Christmas Day, 1909, will long be remembered by the inmates of Barnstaple Workhouse as being one of the happiest and brightest ever known there* Throußhcut the festival special faro was provided whilet enjoyment in the ...

Published: Thursday 30 December 1909
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 654 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE INMATES AT SANTON

... THE WORKHOUSE INMATES AT SANTON. The annual outing of the inmates of the Barnstaple Workhouse took place on Monday, when a enjoyable time was spent by the seaside at Santon. The outing was the result of public subscription, the collectors, Messrs. F. ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1901
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 348 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Ground for a Workhouse

... Ground for 2a Workhouse. ANTED A PIECE OF GROUN situate WwW within Three Miles of the Town of Barastaple, not exceeding Four Acres in extent for the site of a for th BARNSTAPLE UNION. Proposals of terms to be sent to the Clerk to the Board of Guardians ...

Published: Thursday 31 December 1835
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 65 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Ground for a Workhouse

... Gronnd for 2 Workhouse. ANTED, A PIECE OF GROUND, situate wW within three Mites of the Town of Barnstaple, Workhousee far the BARNSTAPLE UNION. not exceeding four Acres in extent, for the site of a Proposals of terms to be sent to the Clerk to the Board ...

Published: Thursday 24 December 1835
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 67 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

INQUEST AT THE UNION WORKHOUSE

... INQUEST AT THE UNION WORKHOUSE. On Saturday evening Mr. R. I. Bencraft, the borough coroner, held inquest in the Board room the Union Workhouse upon the body of Mary Ley, old woman of 80, from Braunton, who had died the day before a few hours after her ...

Published: Thursday 16 May 1878
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2992 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BARNSTAPLE WORKHOUSE TENDERS

... BARNSTAPLE WORKHOUSE TENDERS Barnstaple Board Guardians on Friday the the Store Committee, the following tenders respect of the Workhouse :— SecoDi'.. Lour, 21s. Qd. pet sack, against 265. last year; wet bread, bY 9d. cwt., 'M. 4d.; fine bread, cwt., ...

Published: Thursday 30 March 1905
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 678 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE MASTERSHIP

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE MASTERSHIP. Thirty-four applications for the vacant posts of Master and Matron at Torrington Poor-law Institution occupied the Guardians' Committee most of Saturday afternoon. The present officers (Mr. and Sirs. C. H. Cory) have been ...

Published: Thursday 24 September 1931
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 463 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE QUESTION

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE QUESTION. the meeting of he Torrington Board of Guardians on Saturday, over which Colonel 11. A. Moore-Stevens presided, mention was made of the conference between the eight North Devon Unions, which was held there ou Thursday, in ...

Published: Thursday 18 January 1912
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 758 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

CHRISTMAS AT THE UNION WORKHOUSE,

... CHRISTMAS AT THE UNION WORKHOUSE, [From a Correspondent.] Christmas was Christmas at the Union-house on Monday, for the extra indulgences common in the outside world at this season were not wanting here, the inmates receiving—what they, poor creatures ...

Published: Thursday 28 December 1871
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 957 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE QUESTION

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE QUESTION. OFFICIAL INQUIRY YESTERDAY The proposed scheme for the conversion cf Torrington Workhouse into an institution for the reception of epileptics, imbeciles, and idiots under the County Classification Scheme was the subject ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1912
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2763 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CHRISTMAS AT BARNSTAPLE WORKHOUSE

... CHRISTMAS AT BARNSTAPLE WORKHOUSE. Thanks to very admirable internal arrangements and tbe tkoughtfulness of outside friends, inmates at Barnstaple Workhouse si>ent a mo? iovou« Christmas. The festivities wit; Concert the Board-room Saturday night. Mr ...

Published: Thursday 29 December 1904
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 364 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Ground for a Workhouse

... PIECE OF GROUND, situate within Three Miles of the Town of Barastaple, not exceeding Four Acres in extent, for the site of a Workhouse for the BARNSTAPLE UNION. Proposals of terms to be sent to the Clerk to the Board of Guardians January, 1236. (post-paid) ...

Published: Thursday 24 December 1835
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 66 | Page: 5 | Tags: none