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8 South Wales Evening Post Wednesday March 2 1994 Friends goodbye hospital A workhouse that became so special ..

... Friends goodbye hospital A workhouse that became so special FORTY one years ago there was considerable concern over Mount Pleasant Hospital Swansea To most members of the public it was still Tawe Lodge the old grim work-house Even to medical staff its ...

Published: Wednesday 02 March 1994
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1235 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

The

... The Workhouse Graces UNA TROY The little Irish town Ballykeen had an 0:d workhouse: it had one occuliallt —aged 104. But when the place was condemned there followed a drama that shook--and amused -Ballykeen for many weeks. 151 The Patch work Hero MICHAEL ...

Published: Saturday 05 September 1959
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 80 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

South Wales Echo Saturday January 23rd 1999 Yourletters Page 23 Viewpoi nts The biggest brightest daily postbag ..

... pedestrians in wet weather? COLIN F1FIELD Bell Street Barry Workhouse worries laid to rest WE have had a great response to A Bevan’s question aboutthe ditty which begins: “It was Chnstmas Day at the workhouse and the whitewashed walls were black GM ROBERTS of ...

Published: Saturday 23 January 1999
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 974 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

Hospital staff looks back at there to Idea of days gone by events and happenings of another After reading ..

... children allowed to see them only the Medical Officer let them loose from Ely Homes to visit the Workhouse Some parents luckier Their children in the them Workhouse! can be few larters of pound more emotive words in the language To say it to walk falteringly ...

Published: Saturday 28 April 1990
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 647 | Page: 43 | Tags: none

FIFTY YEARS AGO

... Bevan 'presiding. for the purpose of considering suggestions for the in^• prtwement of the claseilleation rg. inmates of the workhouse. Bevel . proposals for dividing the roe-. and dormitories so as to divide better elan of inmates from • others, and also ...

Published: Monday 31 July 1950
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 120 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Joiner's plans by council's ban on sales

... and a started when he moved his spokesman to r Neath business from Rectory Road Borough Council said the to the old workhouse at workhouse had always been Lletty Nedd, Penydre. used for workshops. After successfully applying The electricity board had to ...

Published: Thursday 09 July 1970
Newspaper: Neath Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 152 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

36 THURSDAY MARCH 26 1998 THE POST When Victorian values meant a life of poverty RS Thatcher when Prime Minister

... deplorable poverty and distress was the lot of many people The Cardiff Workhouse stood in Cowbridge Road and was built in 1836 For some time it became the City Lodge when workhouses were closed as such in 1929 Later it had a new lease of life as St David’s ...

Published: Thursday 26 March 1998
Newspaper: Cardiff Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1336 | Page: 36 | Tags: none

Joiner's plans by council's ban on sales

... and a started when he moved his spokesman for Neath business from Rectory Road Borough Council said the to the old workhouse at workhouse had always been Lletty Nedd, Penydre. used for workshops. After successfully applying The electricity board had to ...

Published: Thursday 09 July 1970
Newspaper: Port Talbot Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 145 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

6 COMM ENT INVESTIGATION SOUTH WALES ECHO Tuesday 1st February 1994 South Wales COMMENT Affair where C ARDIFF ..

... afford the modern-day equivalent of a Victorian workhouse diet A charity claims parents on income support are not getting enough to give their children the bread and oatmeal served up to youngsters in workhouses a century ago Children’s charity NCH Action ...

Published: Tuesday 01 February 1994
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 902 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

South Wales Evening Post Wednesday May 18 1994' J1'-- 1:iti:' AS holidays approach you'll wondering what to do ..

... racket sports join aerobics and circuit training and the Workhouse Fitness Centre A creche is provided Other and fitness include - Bunch the of badminton Neptune Health Suite and the Workhouse Centre all for the one price 12-2pm Fitness and Fun Tuesday ...

Published: Wednesday 18 May 1994
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 736 | Page: 57 | Tags: none