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IN THE WORKHOUSES

... IN THE WORKHOUSES. The dinner at Devonport Workhouso on Boxing-day consisted of roast beef, roast pork, and plum pudding, and a pint of beer for each adult. In only one case, however, was the intoxicating asked for, the dining hall and the schoolroom ...

Published: Wednesday 28 December 1892
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 427 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Workhouse

... Workhouse. It was reported at Friday's meeting of) Bideford Board Guardians that owing to' the scarcity ibutter, the Master had been obliged to substitute margarine, jam and treacle, for the Workhouse.—(Mr. J. IM. Metherell said he foresaw that would ...

Published: Monday 24 December 1917
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 355 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE. Mourn Committee of the Devonport. Board of lthanlirins mot yeistrday, under the chairmanship c! the Rm. C. d. Pahner, to consider and in ieot gate the outbreak of scarlet hem in that is stitution. In the absence. of Dr. Row, Be. T. R. Rolston ...

Published: Wednesday 09 July 1902
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 192 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE. We happened to be at the Workhouse the other day when a Visiting Committee was on duty, engaged in their task of inspection and enquiry. Being courteously asked to accompany them we gladly seized the opportunity of becoming better acquainted ...

Published: Friday 08 February 1878
Newspaper: Tavistock Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2532 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TO THE WORKHOUSE

... TO THE WORKHOUSE. Elderly Victim to the Drink at Paignton. An elderly man, named Thomas Julyan, was brought up at Paignton on Saturday, charged with being drunk in Dartmouth-road the previous day. Evidence having been given by P.S. Newberry, Eev. Dr. ...

Published: Tuesday 31 July 1906
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 193 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE,

... WORKHOUSE, ENTERTAINMENT NEWTON ABBOT A. large nmnber of inmates of the Newton Abbot Workhouse epeot thoroughly enjoyable eTenlng on Monday, when an entertainment was given the Dining Hal), under the direction of Mr J Addami. hon. secretary to the Newton ...

Published: Saturday 14 May 1904
Newspaper: East & South Devon Advertiser
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 642 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE. A large number of cycle hands who are out of employment applied on Saturday to the Coventry Guardians for relief, and they were told that the married ones could have two days’ atone breaking ia the workhonae, at 6d. day and a loaf. The men ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1898
Newspaper: Totnes Weekly Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 88 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... the need of fixed and stated spiritual supervision in workhouses, by a regular ohaplaio, would it not be fur more becoming for the Board to respond to the spiritual needs of the inmates of the Workhouse to supply the ministrations, in which some of their ...

WORKHOUSE

... d inmates of the Plymouth Workhouse ever tocease? The public generaily as taken notice of the strong opposition of opinion between their medical (Dr. Aubrey Thomas) and the temperance party, bat few know that this Workhouse bas an abnormal number of old ...

Published: Thursday 07 September 1893
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 643 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE. FATALITY IN THE NEWTON DEATH FROM FALL DOWN STAIRS. On Thursday, December 22nd, John Endacott, an aged inmate of the Newton Workhouse, got out of his bed about a quarter to six o’clock in the morning, and fell down the stone stairs outside ...

Published: Thursday 29 December 1892
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 1023 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

IN THE WORKHOUSES

... our Worthy Governor, W. Lewarn, Esq..” in large and bright letters, and holly and flags, made the dining- room of Plymouth Workhouse yesterday look gay indeed. There 614 had their Christmas feast. The hospital and asylam were also ...

Published: Wednesday 26 December 1894
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 128 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE. Sob To-Doy. The anneal mak of wore ia rennection the flabaron Sanely wee held to lay at Plymouth Work}moot, obey there a good attendsne , —Mr. W S. Spear opened the tale. 'hie% wadi of a eery ine tereating character. Some of the caned articles ...

Published: Thursday 03 October 1901
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 239 | Page: 3 | Tags: none