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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

THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE. Sib,—On Wednesday evening, the House Committee received further tenders for grocery; the result being, that we are to pay 13d. per lb. for pepper, which hitherto was charged 20d.; lor blue, we are to pay Is. per lb., and it was 25.; for ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1861
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 148 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

AT THE WORKHOUSE

... AT THE WORKHOUSE. Great preparations wets mads for the doe observance of Christmas tide, and visit Christmas Eve found all hands busy getting ready for the morrow, the capacious larders and kitchens there wars hogs joints of beef, pork, and mutton ior ...

Published: Saturday 02 January 1904
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 441 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE. QUEEN’S. BIRTHDAY AT NORWICH Norwich Workhouse was again on Monday the •cene of one of thqee joyous gatherings which, thanks the.beneficenoe of successive Mayors and Sheriffs of Norwich, yearly takes place in connection with the celebration ...

Published: Wednesday 27 May 1891
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 2307 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE. The Board confirmed, on the recommendation of the Workhonse Committee, the appointment for a month of Mr. T. J. Wolveridge and Mrs. Hook, as temporary substitutes of the Master and Matron of the Workhouse, in consequence of their serious illness ...

Published: Saturday 14 July 1883
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 79 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

at the workhouse

... at the workhouse. AYLSHAM. To the lot of the inmates of theAflaham WorkhooM more pleasant, and to enable them to pass their many hoars of enforeed idleness (espeoially those in the infirmary) more profitably, the lady members of the Board of Guardians ...

Published: Saturday 21 November 1903
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 859 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

WORKHOUSE

... WORKHOUSE. BLOFIELD UNION. CONTRACTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF Board of Guardians of tlia Union I will, their WEHKI.Y MEETING, be held the Globe Inn, at Blofteld, on Tuesday, the day of March next, receive Tenders for the supply of such quantities the under-mentioned ...

Published: Saturday 11 March 1837
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 96 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE. The Workhouse Master presented hi* renort for the quarter ending September 27th. which was as lollows Number of paupers at the commencement of the quarter .. .. .. 253 Number admitted during the quarter .. Number boro .. .. .. .. 158 Total ...

Published: Saturday 11 October 1851
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 383 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE. The Clerk read an application from the Clerk to the Board ol Guardians, for three quarters of acre ot laud to be added to the present site of the workhouse, comprising the plantation on the south side of the building. After a dicussion ...

Published: Wednesday 20 September 1854
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 100 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE. The inmates the Workhouse, numbering nearly 600, were enabled, the orders of the Board of Guardians, to keep Christmas day in a joyous manner. The large dining hall had been profusely decorated the officers of the establishment with evergreens ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1865
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 493 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE

... THE WORKHOUSE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORWICH MERCURT. Sib, —Since yout exposure of the practices at the Workhouse, the Guardians hate begun to set their house in order, by looking to the very smallest matters first; and have issued order that future all ...

Published: Saturday 30 March 1861
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 177 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSE

... Mr. R. Stannard, bread for the Workhouse, at la. 31, per etone; Hour for out-relief for Dowobam District, la. 4d. per stone; and for the Hilgay and Districts, at la sd. per stone. Mr. F. Heading, floor for the Workhouse, 225. Bir sack ; and for the and ...

Published: Wednesday 26 August 1903
Newspaper: Norwich Mercury
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 219 | Page: 3 | Tags: none