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The Workhouse

... The Workhouse. It will seen, that the subject of a new workhonse was incidentally mentioned the meeting; of the Court Guardians on Tnesday. It must, we are well aware, under the present pressure from high poor-rates, be very unpopular topic: but is one ...

Published: Saturday 05 August 1848
Newspaper: Norfolk Chronicle
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 309 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Workhouse

... Workhouse There was a Workhouse in Hockerill.streM with an average of 45 inmates, to which cases were sent; e.g., in 1630 it was ported that John had been spending drink the relief granted to the family el Stephen —. The relief was stopped and the family ...

Published: Saturday 20 May 1933
Newspaper: Herts and Essex Observer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: | Words: 228 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Workhouse

... Workhouse Next morning as he ate the few pieces of bacon and sausage that were all the ration afforded he tried to make some sense of the babble of voices around him, all speaking the same language but in accents that varied from Scottish and Welsh to ...

Published: Thursday 31 July 1986
Newspaper: Saffron Walden Weekly News
County: Essex, England
Type: | Words: 179 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE Friduv sTAim.INt; SToltV tuincil vHilict of Wilful mur I’escott. a niuht ten* .-ant in tin Crumpeall Workhouse. Tuesday named Frailer puralvtii •all. a uorkhou*' ward, described IwlMecn • and defiant. in.ikin>' nil. i.uring an effort hesf and ...

Published: Saturday 06 October 1900
Newspaper: Cambridge Daily News
County: Cambridgeshire, England
Type: | Words: 283 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE WHEREREAS the PARISHIONERS of Wisbech St. Peter's, in Cambridgeshire, have come to Keloiution to farm their Workhoufc Ircm Ealitr next to Eailer -All Perfcns viluiig treat lor the fame, are hereby t'.efiied to fend their Propofols the Chuic ...

Published: Saturday 10 February 1770
Newspaper: Ipswich Journal
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 160 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

the workhouse

... the workhouse. The number of inmates in the Workhouse was reported to be 124, compared with 123 in the corresponding week of last year. ...

Published: Saturday 18 September 1886
Newspaper: Hertford Mercury and Reformer
County: Hertfordshire, England
Type: | Words: 24 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

The Workhouse

... The Workhouse. Christmas D*y the dreary roaad of Workhouse life received bright and pleasant variation. Thanks to the exertions of the Guardians, the Mayor, and many of our townsmen. The 500 inmates spent happy day on Monday. Blank walls were concealed ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1893
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 694 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE APPOINTMENT OF A COOK. THE GUARDIANS have appointed FRIDAY, the 26th day of July instant, for the Election of a Respectable Female fill the Situation of RESIDENT COOK at the above Workhonaa. SALARY £lB per Annumn (with ration*). Applications ...

Published: Saturday 13 July 1872
Newspaper: Suffolk Chronicle
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 100 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

AT THE WORKHOUSE

... AT THE WORKHOUSE. At the Workhouse those people who were fortunate or unfortunate enough to find themselves inmates were well looked after by the Master and Matron (Mr. and Mrs. Roach). With the help of the staff the Master and Matron had brightened the ...

Published: Friday 27 December 1907
Newspaper: Bury and Norwich Post
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 450 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE. Mr. J. W. Moulton. chairman ci the House Committee reported that the number of inmates during the Ilth week of the quarter 111. against in the corresponding week of knit year: and for the 12th week 110. against 116. Ti tramps were relieved ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1908
Newspaper: Lynn Advertiser
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 1163 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE. The arrangements made lor celebrating Christinas at Workhouse were much predated by the who number about 260. The principal event of the day was the dinner, wh.ch was substantial feset. Among those who carved served were tlie chairman of ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1905
Newspaper: Norfolk Chronicle
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 121 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE NORWICH The inmates of the Norwich Workhouse bad Moir usual dinner of old English fare on Christmas day mod beef, pork, and mutton. plum pudding. &c., krith a plentiful supply of nil kinds of vegetables. The ti aanlians present included the ...

Published: Thursday 27 December 1900
Newspaper: Eastern Evening News
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 143 | Page: 3 | Tags: none