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What was it like in a workhouse?
you had to work and eat gruel life was terrible in the workhouse
Who opened the very first workhouse?
nobody did
Why did people escape the workhouse?
People would escape the workhouse because of the hard labour and they where institutionilised to their daily ruitine and were treated like animals!
Why did people go to the workhouse?
Because people didn't have any food or money so they decided to go to the workhouse so they could have a home to live in.
What was the first thing to do when you arrived in the workhouse?
you were seperated from your family
How many people would fit into a workhouse?
Small workhouse = 30 Medium workhouse = 50 Large workhouse = 100 Double decker with extra cheese workhouse = 150
Where was the Bolton workhouse?
The last Bolton workhouse was: Bolton Union Workhouse Fishpool Farm Farnworth Deane Lancashire In 1785 there was a poorhouse in Old Hall Street, Bolton which moved to Fletcher Street in 1820. There was also a workhouse at Goose Cote Hill in Turton (repaired in 1801). These closed in 1861 and the inmates were transferred to the new Bolton Union workhouse The Bolton Union Workhouse was opened on 26 September 1861. In 1930 the Union was abolished and the workhouse was renamed the Fishpool Institution. In 1948 it became part of the new National Heath Service as part of Townley Hospital.
Where was the workhouse?
The last Bolton workhouse was: Bolton Union Workhouse Fishpool Farm Farnworth Deane Lancashire In 1785 there was a poorhouse in Old Hall Street, Bolton which moved to Fletcher Street in 1820. There was also a workhouse at Goose Cote Hill in Turton (repaired in 1801). These closed in 1861 and the inmates were transferred to the new Bolton Union workhouse The Bolton Union Workhouse was opened on 26 September 1861. In 1930 the Union was abolished and the workhouse was renamed the Fishpool Institution. In 1948 it became part of the new National Heath Service as part of Townley Hospital.
Why did workhouse inmates work in a workhouse?
cause im class
What was it like in a workhouse?
you had to work and eat gruel life was terrible in the workhouse
When was Holywell Workhouse Chapel created?
Holywell Workhouse Chapel was created in 1884.
When was Cleveland Street Workhouse created?
Cleveland Street Workhouse was created in 1778.
How did you get out of the workhouse?
in a coffin
Was styal mill a workhouse?
NO Styal Mill was not a workhouse it was a Mill for producing cotton There was a workhouse opposite the mill on the other side of Stayal Road. This was a over spill for Manchester.
What happened to adults in the workhouse?
they had to stay at the workhouse until they died and there job was to make weapons for the children
Where was Workhouse Fold Eccleshill Bradford West Yorkshire?
More or less exactly where Stewart Close is, Opposite to the closed Hutton School late Fitness Centre off Victoria Road.A History of Workhouse Fold by Kenneth Kenzie is available in the Eccleshill Library. Reference only.
What was the diet in the workhouse like?
When and where?
