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CHRISTMAS AT THE WORKHOUSE

... CHRISTMAS AT THE WORKHOUSE The inmates of the White House,” have as usual fared well this Christmas, thanks to the Board of Guardians and other kind hearted friends. For number of years the inmates have had a gay time during the festive season. On Saturday ...

Published: Thursday 28 December 1905
Newspaper: North Devon Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 333 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

PLEASANT WORKHOUSES

... PLEASANT WORKHOUSES. Get the children out the Workhouse urged Mr. E. D. Court (Local Government Board Inspector) to the Board of Guardians, yesterday. was sorry see, he said, that the birth-rate in the Workhouse was still high. Later, with regard ...

Published: Wednesday 12 June 1912
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 96 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE HOSPITALS

... WORKHOUSE HOSPITALS. Hospitals are becoming a nightmare to Boards of Guardians. Throughout Devonshire, and, indeed, all through the country, the burden of criticism from the Local Government Board and its Inspectors is, Your Workhouse is clean, the inmates ...

Published: Monday 23 September 1901
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 726 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE EXETER WORKHOUSE

... THE EXETER WORKHOUSE. MEETING THE GUARDIANS. special meeting of the Corporation of the Poor waa q the Offices, New Buildings, on Saturday—the ' ler, presiding—to oonslder a report the Master of the Workhouse (Mr. Newall) relative conduct on the part ...

THE WORKHOUSE BEST

... THE WORKHOUSE BEST. Yesterday, at a meeting of the Wellington Board of Guardinns, the Master (Mr. W. K. Mundy) reported that there were 28 inmates of the ‘Workhouse éver 70 years of age who would be entitied to an old age pension in January. He had seen ...

Published: Friday 11 November 1910
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 67 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

CREDITON WORKHOUSE

... seeing this workhouse infirmary brought to the requirements of the district, and becoming the centre of medical relief. We are glad to see from the report of the last Board meeting that the new official inspector, after his visit to the Workhouse has recommenced ...

Published: Monday 28 December 1896
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 198 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

HONITON WORKHOUSE

... HONITON WORKHOUSE. AFFIX ARRANG E MEXTS. Mr. J. D. Lang presided at a meeting of lloniton Guardians on Saturday. lady members the Board reported* with reference to the fresh arrangements the female staff the Workhouse© under the new Order, that it was ...

Published: Monday 11 May 1914
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 84 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE VISITATION

... WORKHOUSE VISTTATT The Local Government Soard has issued a general order concerning the visitation of workhouses. Hitherto indivi- dua! cuardians have not beenentitledas a matter of right to when visit the workhouse, ex: the board of new order sepeciall ...

Published: Saturday 28 January 1893
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 214 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CHRISTMAS AT THE WORKHOUSE

... CHRISTMAS AT THE WORKHOUSE. la common, let us hope, with all the inhabitants of the town, whether rich or poor, the inmates of Bideford Union Workhouse have bad time of genuine ’good cheer’ this Christmas. A start was made Christmas morning with an extra ...

Published: Tuesday 30 December 1884
Newspaper: North Devon Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 434 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

OKEHAMPTON WORKHOUSE

... worst Workhouse in stated, had been stigmat 1 about an old build~ le the country. If they began to at deat of man ey upon it, they were er S| ing, and spent & wi iy the result. ‘After carefo! considera- it a| never satisiied cost of a new Workhouse lo the ...

Published: Monday 28 November 1898
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1583 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE CITY WORKHOUSE

... THE CITY WORKHOUSE. In the schoolroom of the City Workhouse on Friday evening, through the kind instrumentality of Miss Harvey, member of the Exeter Board of Guardians, the Renowned; ex slave Jubilee Evangelistic Choir gaTe an interesting choral en ...

Published: Monday 13 April 1896
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 203 | Page: 4 | Tags: none