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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

INQUEST AT THE WORKHOUSE

... INQUEST AT THE WORKHOUSE. (jity Workhouse yesterday Mr H W Hooper inquiry into the circumstances of the death of «oj ea Counter, 71, farm labiurer. Deceased's widow said y had lived apart for five weeks. He waa at Alphington *° d she Bxs Island On Wednesday ...

Published: Tuesday 14 March 1893
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 167 | Page: 5 | 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

ONLY THE WORKHOUSE

... ONLY THE WORKHOUSE A Terrible State of Affairs at \ Teienrnouth Teigumouth Police Court Monday, application behalf the Urban Council was made Mr. Deli for the ejectment of W. Davis from house in Millan-strcet, the ground that it was unfit for habitation ...

Published: Friday 22 August 1919
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 283 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE. THE CARE OF THE FEEBLE-MIXDED. The proposed conversion of Torrington Workhouse into an establishment for the reception imbeciles, epileptics and idiots under the suggested county scheme was on Thursuay the subject ot conference ...

Published: Thursday 18 January 1912
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 195 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LISKEARD WORKHOUSE

... LISKEARD WORKHOUSE SIR, —Though I voted in favour of handing over the infants of the Liskeard Workhouse to the care of proper person, I must protest against the charges brought the “Local Government Journal.” No Board has shewn a greater desire to act ...

Published: Thursday 31 January 1895
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 256 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE GAOL AND THE WORKHOUSE

... THE GAOL AND THE WORKHOUSE. Two artisans out of work, from Sheffield and Manchester, having discovered, after an extended experience of onion workhouses, that they should fare better and be more humanely treated within the walls ofa gaol, determined to ...

Published: Thursday 01 June 1843
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 447 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE STIGMA

... THE WORKHOUSE STIGMA. THE BISHOP OF EXETER DESIRES ITS REMOVAL. Writing in the Exeter Diocesan Gazette?' Bishop of Exeter fears a rather cruel 'ruler,' with high prices, unemployment end Pressure on the workhouses. Re wishes we could get rid of the ...

Published: Tuesday 05 October 1920
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 315 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EXETER WORKHOUSE

... EXETER WORKHOUSE. CASUALS REFUSE TO DO TASKS. Before Messrs. P. Kelland (in the chair), J. Mortimer, and J. Irish, the Exeter Policecourt, Saturday, Charles Widger. labourer, of uo fixed address, was charged with refusing to perform his allotted task ...

Published: Monday 23 November 1908
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 168 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ALCOHOL IN WORKHOUSES

... districts as set forth in a Parliamentary return recently issued The difference is certainly remarkable, the average expen Workhouse diture per bead of inmates of Workho ase infirmaries an¢ up to 128, 10d. in Rutland. from 4d. in ...

Published: Tuesday 20 December 1892
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 78 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

EXETER WORKHOUSE

... EXETER WORKHOUSE. A special Court of the Corporation of the was held on Monday at the Workhouse, to consider the propriety of reducing the wages of persons working in the Brickfield, and of better providing for the grown up children now in the workhouse ...

Published: Saturday 14 November 1829
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 991 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE HORROR

... THE WORKHOUSE HORROR. The inquest the bodies of the seven victims of the workhouse tire at Stafford opened yesterday before Mr Morgan, the deputy coroner, who moved vote condolence with the relatives and friends of the deceased. The jury viewed the bodies ...

Published: Saturday 18 May 1901
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 64 | Page: 4 | Tags: none