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Frankly they were quite horrible, there was hardly any light in the rooms so the workers could not see what they were doing half of the time. Most of the workers were children and were treated as slaves. The 'masters' at each workhouse were allowed to whip the workers if they were not going quick enough. Basically the life in Victorian times were based around the workhouses' and the treatment within them. Even when it was Christmas they would still work they would be aloud to go to church and they would get a slightly bigger meal. The workhouse was a horrible place because they didn't give you much food. You also had to work 11-hour days non-stop sometimes even risking your life!
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ViviIt was horrible in a Victorian workhouse especially the food.
Prior to the early 1900's life in the Workhouse was very hard. Around this time, Will Crooks MP who was once an inmate of the Poplar Workhouse himself as a child, an experience that he said was 'etched into his soul' along with his friend and Labour colleague, George Lansbury (Grandfather of the actress Angela Lansbury) fought to bring in much needed reforms to make life in the Workhouse more humane. In the book on his life called 'Where there's a Will, there's a way' it describes how he first entered the Poplar Workhouse as an adult after being elected one of the Poplar Guardians (Guardians were the people that ran the Workhouses). Crooks found inmates living in squalid conditions and even found people picking out small black specks from their 'Skilly' (Skilly was a watery/greasy type of oats that was the standard meal in the workhouse). The small black specks were rat droppings. Rats had free access to the oat bins and the staff were making no effort to remove the droppings before feeding the inmates. Some of the reforms he brought in were better food and better clothing.
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How many workhouses were there in Victorian times?
as much as a donkey dances like a potato chip badger
Who owned Victorian workhouses?
The staff in a workhouse were:-A Master-A Matron-A Medical Officer-A Chaplain-A Porterand-A School TeacherHope this helped! :Da Mastera Matrona Medical Officera Chaplaina portera school-teacher
What laws where made for children in Victorian times?
the life for children the Victorian times was cruel brutal and just plain discriminating because all children had to work
Where were rich Victorian children educated?
The poor Victorians would live on the streets, but if they were found by the bobby's (police) they would get taken to the workhouse where they would have a cruel life, they would try to escape but if they got found escaping they would be put into a shed where everyone can see them. Trapped Forever. This is not entirely true, workhouses were cruel often, but a better alternative than living on the streets. It was mostly families that went into workhouses
What did Victorian hats look like?
A Victorian hat was often adorned with flowers and delicate lace.
