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Buying the Workhouse

... Buying the Workhouse. A letter was read from a firm of solicitors in London arking the Guardians if they would sell the Workhouse. M Soften: I wonder will they take the inmates ae wel/ aa the house. The Rev David Owen then drew attention of the Board ...

Published: Thursday 26 November 1903
Newspaper: Radnor Express
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 125 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

CAERSWS WORKHOUSE

... CAERSWS WORKHOUSE. TENDERS dealred tor Ho* Water Supply, NEW BATHS, W.C'a.. Painting and Bepairs, Ac. plana and Speoifioatloiiß can seen the Office the nndersigned, whom tenders are daliwcd on or before 9 a.in. Monday, July 3rd. The lowest any tender ...

Published: Saturday 24 June 1899
Newspaper: Montgomeryshire Echo
County: Montgomeryshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 48 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Centralising Workhouses

... Centralising Workhouses. The Rev David Owen (Alltsnawr), again brought this question before the Board, he stated that the expense in connection with the indoor work at the Builth workhouse amounted to between eight and nine hundred pounds. Of this sum ...

Published: Thursday 22 January 1903
Newspaper: Radnor Express
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 428 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LIQUORS IN WORKHOUSES

... LIQUORS IN WORKHOUSES. following letter contains conclusive proof of the advantages, both to the paupers and the rate• payers, of discontinuing the um of intoxicating broom in workhouses:— Wrexham Workhouse, May 11r5.-81r,—We first commenced the total ...

Published: Saturday 22 January 1876
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 508 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

CHRISTMAS AT THE WORKHOUSE

... CHRISTMAS AT THE WORKHOUSE. The various rooms and wards in the Workhouse, were, as usual, nicely decorated with pictures and green stuff. Early on Christmas morning the children sang a selection of Christmas carols underneath the bedroom windows. By the ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1886
Newspaper: Brecknock Beacon
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 525 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ELECTRICITY AT THE WORKHOUSE

... ELECTRICITY AT THE WORKHOUSE. The Clerk next read the report of the House Committee, and the question of providing electric light for a part of or the whole of the workhouse came up for discussion. Major Cockcroft pointed out that the committee had gone ...

Published: Thursday 13 October 1921
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 380 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

AT TEM WORKHOUSE

... AT TEM WORKHOUSE. matter to decide upon immediately. Mr. John Williams : We are all quite aware that the County Council is running up the rates tremendously. I think if we g l a nced the collection in their hands it would The workhouse master reported ...

Published: Friday 07 August 1903
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1086 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BUILTH WORKHOUSE

... BUILTH WORKHOUSE. Small Institution Costly to Maintain. Government Inspector Suggests Amalgamation. Mr Evans, the district inspector of the Ministry of Health, attended the Inst meeting of the BMlth Boar.l of Guardians and delivered an address. Mr Thomas ...

Published: Thursday 20 November 1924
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Illustrated | Words: 674 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE, BRECON

... THE WORKHOUSE, BRECON. On Christmas day, the inmates of the Workhouse sat down to an excellent dinner consisting of roost beef and plum pudding, and some Cwnr da. Mr and Mrs Kettle the popular master and matron, looked after the wants and requirements ...

Published: Friday 28 December 1888
Newspaper: Brecknock Beacon
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1061 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CHRISTMAS AT THE WORKHOUSE

... CHRISTMAS AT THE WORKHOUSE. The Workhouse was very nicely decorated for Xmas, and presented bright and attractive appearance. In the Guardians’ dining room the walls supported prettily-worked mottoes, *expre*si«e of the season's greetings, the moat c ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1899
Newspaper: Montgomeryshire Echo
County: Montgomeryshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 139 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

BUILTH WORKHOUSE

... BUILTH WORKHOUSE. A PLACE-NAME CHOSEN. ...

Published: Friday 25 November 1904
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 5 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE BRECON WORKHOUSE

... THE BRECON WORKHOUSE. The usual Christmas festivity* took place at the Workhouse on Monday. At 12-30 the inmates sat down in the dining hall to an excellent dinner of roast beef end plum pudding washed down in the case of the adults with Cwriv dda. ...

Published: Friday 30 December 1887
Newspaper: Brecon County Times
County: Brecknockshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 207 | Page: 5 | Tags: none