Workhouse - Wikipedia
In Britain and Ireland, a workhouse (Welsh: tloty[1] lit. "poor-house") was an institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment. In Scotland, they were usually known as poorhouses.
The Victorian Workhouse - Historic UK
2019年8月8日 · The Victorian Workhouse was an institution that was intended to provide work and shelter for poverty stricken people who had no means to support themselves. With the advent of the Poor Law system, Victorian workhouses, designed to deal with the issue of pauperism, in fact became prison systems detaining the most vulnerable in society.
The history of the workhouse by Peter Higginbotham
Workhouses of London and the South East documents the story of the workhouse in the capital and the historical counties of Berkshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. Includes a guide to the establishments that operated in each locality and …
Workhouse | Poor relief, Pauperism, Poor Law | Britannica
2024年11月14日 · workhouse, institution to provide employment for paupers and sustenance for the infirm, found in England from the 17th through the 19th century and also in such countries as the Netherlands and in colonial America.
Poorhouse - Wikipedia
A poorhouse or workhouse is a government-run (usually by a county or municipality) facility to support and provide housing for the dependent or needy. In England, Wales and Ireland (but not in Scotland), [1] "workhouse" has been the more common term.
Workhouses - Schoolshistory.org.uk
Though a work of fiction, it does give an insight into the way that some of the Workhouses were run. This is because the Workhouse, following the 1843 Act, was specifically designed to deter people from wanting to claim Poor Relief.
What is a Workhouse? - Historical Index
2024年5月23日 · A workhouse is an institution where the working poor are fed and housed. Workhouses are especially closely associated with life in Victorian England, although they are in fact much older.
Victorian workhouses - British Heritage Travel
2024年11月25日 · The workhouses became hospitals and care homes, offices and storage depots. Some workhouses were brought back into use by councils in the 1970s, to provide emergency accommodation for the homeless—you can see one made up as a self-contained family apartment today.
Workhouse - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月23日 · workhouses. The workhouse was an Elizabethan invention designed to provide a disciplined and productive environment for the able-bodied poor, at a time when rising urban poverty was putting pressure on existing systems of almsgiving and emergent local taxation.
Irish Workhouse Reality: What Your Ancestor Truly Faced
Explore the grim reality of Irish workhouses, their evolution from famine-era institutions to medical facilities, and their lasting impact on Irish history.
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