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Institution for those unable to support themselves
In Britain and Ireland, a workhouse (Welsh: tloty, lit. "poor-house") was a total institution where those unable to support themselves financially were
Workhouse
Workhouse infirmaries were established in the nineteenth century in England. They developed from the Workhouse and were run under the Poor law regime.
Workhouse_infirmary
Former workhouse in Waterford, Ireland
The Waterford Union Workhouse was a workhouse built in 1839–41 on a six-acre site to the south of Waterford in Ireland. The Waterford Poor Law Union was
Waterford_Union_Workhouse
Workhouse in Denbighshire, Wales
Ruthin Union Workhouse was a workhouse on Llanrhydd Street, Ruthin, North Wales. It cost £6,050 at the time and was opened on 4 February 1837. The work
Ruthin_Union_Workhouse
Bethnal Green workhouse Bow workhouse Camberwell workhouse Chelsea workhouse Christchurch workhouse City of London workhouse Clapham workhouse Clerkenwell
List_of_London_workhouses
2005 book by Jennifer Worth
Shadows of the Workhouse is a 2005 book by British author Jennifer Worth (1935-2011). It formed the basis for the second series of the television drama
Shadows_of_the_Workhouse
Former workhouse in Lambeth, London, England
The Lambeth Workhouse was a workhouse in Lambeth, London. The original workhouse opened in 1726 in Princes Road (later, Black Prince Road). From 1871 to
Lambeth_Workhouse
Historic building in Kansas City, Missouri
The City workhouse castle (Vine Street workhouse castle, Brant Castle) is a city historical register site located at 2001 Vine Street in Kansas City,
City_workhouse_castle
Jail and workhouse in South Carolina, U.S.
The Charleston Workhouse was a facility in Charleston, South Carolina, used primarily for the imprisonment and punishment of enslaved individuals. Located
Charleston_Workhouse
1849 slave revolt in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion was a rebellion of enslaved South Carolinians that took place in Charleston, South Carolina, in July 1849. On
Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion
Charleston_Workhouse_Slave_Rebellion
1911 political pamphlet
Smash Up the Workhouse! was a pamphlet published in 1911 by Labour Party politician George Lansbury. It argued for the abolition of the workhouse system. Crowther
Smash_Up_the_Workhouse!
Former workhouse in Nottinghamshire, England
The Workhouse, officially known as Greet House, and alternatively as Southwell Union Workhouse, or Thurgaton Incorporation Workhouse, in the town of Southwell
The_Workhouse,_Southwell
Belfast Union Workhouse was a workhouse operated by Belfast Poor Law Union to provide statutory relief to the destitute in Belfast and the surrounding
Belfast_Union_Workhouse
Historic buildings in Virginia, US
77°15′17.2″W / 38.698083°N 77.254778°W / 38.698083; -77.254778 The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia is a 55-acre center for the arts and arts
Workhouse_Arts_Center
Building in Atherton, England
Leigh Union workhouse, also known as the Leigh workhouse and after 1930, Atherleigh Hospital, was a workhouse built in 1850 by the Leigh Poor Law Union
Leigh_Union_workhouse
Workhouse in Dublin, Ireland
The House of Industry was a workhouse in Dublin, Ireland which existed from its establishment by an act of Parliament in 1703, "for the employment and
House_of_Industry_(Dublin)
UK 1845 poor law scandal
The Andover workhouse scandal of the mid-1840s exposed serious defects in the administration of the English 'New Poor Law' (the Poor Law Amendment Act
Andover_workhouse_scandal
Prison in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Workhouse was a prison that was located adjacent to the town of Blawnox, Pennsylvania. Its full name was "Allegheny County Workhouse and Inebriate
Allegheny_County_Workhouse
Workhouse in Bristol, England
The Eastville Workhouse (officially named the Barton Regis workhouse) was a workhouse situated at 100 Fishponds Road, in Bristol, U.K. It was converted
Eastville_Workhouse
Workhouse in London, England
The Cleveland Street Workhouse is a Georgian property in Cleveland Street, Marylebone, built between 1775 and 1778 for the care of the sick and poor of
Cleveland_Street_Workhouse
Laws regarding poverty in England, 16th–19th century
highly centralised system which encouraged the large-scale development of workhouses by poor law unions.[better source needed] The Poor Law system fell into
English_Poor_Laws
Workhouse in Birmingham, England
Birmingham Union Workhouse was a workhouse on Western Road in Birmingham, England. The Birmingham Workhouse Infirmary was a workhouse constructed in 1734
Birmingham_Union_Workhouse
UK 1848 poor law scandal
The Huddersfield workhouse scandal concerned the conditions in the workhouse at Huddersfield, England in 1848. The problems included overcrowding, disease
Huddersfield workhouse scandal
Huddersfield_workhouse_scandal
Workhouse in Derry, Northern Ireland
54.995; -7.306 Derry Workhouse was a workhouse in Derry, Northern Ireland. Located in the Waterside area of the city, the workhouse operated from 1840 to
Derry_Workhouse
Former penitentiary operated by St. Louis Missouri
The Medium Security Institution, commonly referred to as The Workhouse, was a medium-security penitentiary located in St. Louis, Missouri, and was owned
Medium_Security_Institution
Workhouse in Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny Union Workhouse was a workhouse established in 1842 in Kilkenny, Ireland. The fifth-largest workhouse in Ireland at the time of its opening,
Kilkenny_Union_Workhouse
British nurse, midwife, author and musician (1935–2011)
wrote a best-selling trilogy: Call the Midwife (2002), Shadows of the Workhouse (2005) and Farewell to The East End (2009). After leaving her career in
Jennifer_Worth
Former workhouse in Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Nantwich Workhouse, also known as Nantwich Union Workhouse, Nantwich Union House and Nantwich Institution, is a former workhouse in Nantwich, Cheshire
Nantwich_Workhouse
Chapel in Flintshire, Wales
Holywell Workhouse Chapel was built in association with Holywell Workhouse in Old Chester Road, Holywell, Flintshire, Wales (grid reference SJ189750)
Holywell_Workhouse_Chapel
1837–1839 novel by Charles Dickens
The story follows orphan Oliver Twist, who, after being raised in a workhouse, escapes to London, where he meets a gang of juvenile pickpockets led
Oliver_Twist
Non-implemented restriction on welfare (U.K.)
The workhouse test was a condition of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834. It stated that anyone who wanted to get poor relief must enter a workhouse. The
Workhouse_test
Historic prison in Virginia, United States
United States. The complex began as a prison farm called the Occoquan Workhouse for nonviolent offenders serving short sentences. The District established
Lorton_Reformatory
British nursing association
The Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association was created in 1879 to organise training and act as an employment agency for nurses in Poor law infirmaries
Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association
Workhouse_Infirmary_Nursing_Association
Man with severe deformities (1862–1890)
Charles Merrick. In 1879, 17-year-old Merrick entered the Leicester Union Workhouse. In 1884, he contacted a showman named Sam Torr and proposed that he might
Joseph_Merrick
Building in Leytonstone, London, England
West Ham Union Workhouse was a workhouse in Leytonstone, built in the village of Holloway Down between 1839 and 1841 and run by the West Ham Poor Law
West_Ham_Union_Workhouse
The Workhouse Visiting Society was an organisation set up in 1858 and existed "to improve moral and spiritual improvement of workhouse inmates" in England
Workhouse_Visiting_Society
NHS hospital in London
hospital was officially re-opened by the Duke and Duchess of York as a workhouse infirmary with the addition of a large adjacent building in 1900. Originally
Whittington_Hospital
Workhouse in Berkshire, England
The Oracle was a workhouse that produced cloth in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The Oracle shopping centre, which now occupies a small part
Oracle_(workhouse)
Norfolk museum and former workhouse
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse is a museum of rural life and former workhouse in the village of Gressenhall, Norfolk. It also houses a traditional working
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
Gressenhall_Farm_and_Workhouse
British film by David Lean
of 14. A young pregnant woman limps through a thunderstorm to Parish Workhouse, giving birth before dying. Her nurse, "Old Sally", covetously eyes her
Oliver_Twist_(1948_film)
formed on 11 July 1836 in Monmouth, Wales In 1835, Monmouth Workhouse, a parish workhouse, was located in Weirhead Street. The building was later demolished
Monmouth_Poor_Law_Union
Workhouse in Clerkenwell, England
The Clerkenwell Workhouse stood on Coppice Row, Farringdon Road, in London, from 1727 to 1883. The original workhouse was built in 1727 by the Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell_Workhouse
Workhouse Theatre Company (WTC) is the only independent theatre company residing and producing in north Minneapolis. Based in the Camden neighborhoods
Workhouse_Theatre_Company
Museum in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England
The Workhouse Museum is a museum in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire, in England. In 1776, William Aislabie donated a house known as "Old Hall" for the
Workhouse_Museum
Workhouse in Walworth, London, England
Newington Workhouse was an institution for indoor relief of the poor at 182 Westmoreland Road, (now Beaconsfield Road), Walworth, London, in what is now
Newington_Workhouse
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
Poor Relief Act 1722 (9 Geo. 1. c. 7), also known as the Workhouse Test Act 1722, Workhouse Test Act 1723 or Knatchbull's Act, was an Act of Parliament
Poor_Relief_Act_1722
1877 monologue by George Robert Sims
"In the Workhouse: Christmas Day", better known as "Christmas Day in the Workhouse", is a dramatic monologue written as a ballad by campaigning journalist
Christmas Day in the Workhouse
Christmas_Day_in_the_Workhouse
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
brought in. Under this system, relief would only be given in workhouses, and conditions in workhouses would be such as to deter any but the truly destitute from
Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
Historic site in Cheshire, England
The Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse, Northwich, Cheshire, records the social, cultural and industrial history of West Cheshire. Formerly known as the
Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse
Weaver_Hall_Museum_and_Workhouse
Early local government unit in UK and Ireland
districts. The grouping of the parishes into unions caused larger centralised workhouses to be built to replace smaller facilities in each parish. Poor law unions
Poor_Law_union
Hospital in Bedfordshire, England
St Mary's Hospital was created from a workhouse situated on Dunstable Road in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Several of the original buildings still exist
St_Mary's_Hospital,_Luton
Town in Connacht, Ireland
to commemorate John Harrison (who was a physician in Roscommon town's workhouse, during the famine of the 1840s) it was used as a dance hall, cinema and
Roscommon
Hospital in England
hospital started as the Exeter Workhouse and was also known as the Exeter City Hospital. Since 1667, there had been a workhouse for the poor in Exeter, endowed
Heavitree_hospital
Liverpool workhouse infirmary
Hill infirmary was a large workhouse infirmary in Liverpool, notable for its role in advancing training of nurses. The workhouse was demolished in 1931,
Brownlow_Hill_infirmary
Children's song
Farmyard" in 1908 from a 74-year-old named Mrs. Goodey at Marylebone Workhouse, London; and the lyrics began with the following verse: Up was I on my
Old_MacDonald_Had_a_Farm
English workhouse reformer (1813–1871)
(1813–1871) was an English writer and workhouse reformer in Frome, who became widely known for her book Sunshine in the Workhouse and for efforts, both local and
Emma_Sheppard
The National Association of Workhouse Masters and Matrons was an organisation for the senior staff of workhouses and workhouse infirmaries established in
National Association of Workhouse Masters and Matrons
National_Association_of_Workhouse_Masters_and_Matrons
German philosopher and socialist (1818–1883)
who wish to turn the world into one huge barrack or into a gigantic workhouse. There certainly are some communists who, with an easy conscience, refuse
Karl_Marx
2002 memoir (first of three volumes) by Jennifer Worth
Reissued in 2007, it became a bestseller, as did the sequel Shadows of the Workhouse (2005, reissued 2008) and the final volume Farewell to the East End (2009)
Call_the_Midwife_(book)
Building in Tredegar, Wales
/ 51.764398°N 3.231429°W / 51.764398; -3.231429 The Bedwellty Union Workhouse was situated in Georgetown, Tredegar. It is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) from the
Bedwellty_Union_Workhouse
Food consisting of cereal in water or milk
as the food of the child workhouse inmates in Charles Dickens's Industrial Revolution novel Oliver Twist (1838); the workhouse was supplied with "an unlimited
Gruel
Hospital in London, England
infirmary for the St Pancras Union Workhouse in 1848. The hospital is partly housed in the original 18th century workhouse buildings. After St Pancras North
St_Pancras_Hospital
Workhouse in London
The St Luke's Workhouse stood on City Road between Wellesley Terrace and Shepherdess Walk in the parish of St Leonard Shoreditch, today the London Borough
St_Luke's_Workhouse
Charitable housing
The word almshouse is also used to distinguish these institutions from workhouses, which were established in the late 17th century as parish-run buildings
Almshouse
Hospital in England
accommodate an infirmary for the local workhouse. The hospital opened by Princess Mary of Teck as the Brentford Workhouse Infirmary in October 1896. It became
West Middlesex University Hospital
West_Middlesex_University_Hospital
Village in Suffolk, England
reducing to 286 at the 2011 Census. The parish also includes the hamlet of Workhouse Green. The parish's eastern boundary is the River Stour (also Suffolk's
Little_Cornard
Building in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England
Easingwold Union Workhouse is a historic building in Easingwold, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. A workhouse was first recorded in Easingwold in
Easingwold_Union_Workhouse
Group of American women suffragists
picketing the White House and going on hunger strikes while in the jail or workhouse. The Suffragist was the National Woman's Party weekly newsletter. The
Silent_Sentinels
which was to have at least one workhouse. The Act discouraged the provision of poor relief except through entry into workhouses, and signalled the construction
Chorlton_Poor_Law_Union
Unidentified serial killer in London in 1888
38-year-old widow named Annie Millwood was admitted to the Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary with numerous stab wounds to her legs and lower torso on 25
Jack_the_Ripper
Hospital in Hertfordshire, England
National Health Service utilising buildings which were formerly the Watford workhouse and, from 1929, Shrodells Public Assistance Institution. The facility
Watford_General_Hospital
United States historic place
Landmarks. Arcadia Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 9780738593951. "The Cincinnati Workhouse". Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on August
Cincinnati Work House and Hospital
Cincinnati_Work_House_and_Hospital
Hospital in Greater Manchester, England
was established as a fever hospital and built adjacent to the 'Fishpool Workhouse' in 1872. An isolation block was added in 1893 and a purpose-built infirmary
Royal_Bolton_Hospital
Irish maternity home and site of mass grave for children
served as a workhouse and later as a military barracks. The building that eventually became "The Home" was originally built in 1841 as a workhouse under the
Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home
Bon_Secours_Mother_and_Baby_Home
previous decades, and led to the creation of workhouses for those who were unemployed. Most workers in the workhouse were set tasks such as breaking stones
Nursing home care in the United Kingdom
Nursing_home_care_in_the_United_Kingdom
Historic site in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire
Whittlesey Workhouse was a workhouse in the Cambridgeshire town of Whittlesey. Its use as a workhouse ceased in 1930 and it was subsequently demolished
Whittlesey_Workhouse
Penitentiary, built in 1780, essentially imitated the model of the 1500s English workhouse. Although early colonization of prisons were influenced by the England
History of United States prison systems
History_of_United_States_prison_systems
English founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)
trained Nightingale nurses began work on 16 May 1865 at the Liverpool Workhouse Infirmary. Now called the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and
Florence_Nightingale
American suffragist (1879–1966)
arrested in 1917 while picketing the White House and was sent to Occoquan Workhouse. In jail, Burns joined Alice Paul and many other women in hunger strikes
Lucy_Burns
1845–1852 mass starvation in Ireland
households, a situation exacerbated by a provision that forbade access to workhouse aid for those possessing more than one-quarter acre of land. The famine
Great_Famine_(Ireland)
Hospital in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
general hospital in Kingston upon Hull, England. The Sculcoates Union Workhouse was built for the Poor law union of Sculcoates in 1844. The building was
Kingston General Hospital, Kingston upon Hull
Kingston_General_Hospital,_Kingston_upon_Hull
Hospital in Reading, United Kingdom
Reading Union Workhouse and the Reading War Hospital No.1. Battle Hospital began its life in 1867 as a workhouse, the Reading Union Workhouse. Between 1889
Battle_Hospital
1874 novel by Thomas Hardy
road, destitute, as she painfully makes her way toward the Casterbridge workhouse. Troy sends his wife onward, then gives Fanny all the money in his pocket
Far_from_the_Madding_Crowd
Hospital in England
although the facility had its origins in 1819 as a workhouse. The site originated as the Rugby Union Workhouse, which was opened just off Lower Hillmorton Road
St_Luke's_Hospital,_Rugby
Act of the Parliament of England
1662 – Poor Relief Act 1662 (14 Cha. 2. c. 12) (Settlement Acts) 1723 – Workhouse Test Act 1723 (9 Geo. 1. c. 7) 1782 – Gilbert's Act (22 Geo. 3. c. 83)
Poor_Relief_Act_1601
notable for her contributions to workhouse nursing and pioneering the establishment of infirmaries separate from workhouses and staffed with trained nurses
Anne_Campbell_Gibson
Former workhouse and hospital in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Hospital is a former workhouse and hospital located in Weymouth, Dorset, England. Originally built in the 1830s as the Weymouth Union workhouse, it later became
Portwey_Hospital
Hospital in Surrey, England
Previously they had been housed either in asylums for the mentally ill or in workhouses. In 1847, Ann Serena Plumbe took an interest in the plight of those with
Royal_Earlswood_Hospital
English writer and journalist (1812–1870)
journalism he campaigned on specific issues—such as sanitation and the workhouse—but his fiction probably demonstrated its greatest prowess in changing
Charles_Dickens
Church in England
Church and Workhouse Act 1815 Act of Parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act for building a new Church, and also a Workhouse, in the
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bathwick
St_Mary_the_Virgin's_Church,_Bathwick
Scottish poverty relief laws
relief. In 1672, magistrates were ordered to build correction houses or workhouses so that beggars could be made to work. In most of Scotland no Poor Rate
Scottish_poor_laws
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
with Much Delight" "A Visit from St. Nicholas" "Christmas Day in the Workhouse" "Journey of the Magi" "Tomten" Christmas television specials United States
Jesus
Hospital in Greater London, England
hospital has its origins in the infirmary built to support the Romford Union Workhouse in 1893. It served as a military hospital during the First World War and
Oldchurch_Hospital
British government and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty
Knatchbull in 1723 required people to join workhouses to be eligible to receive aid, known as a "workhouse test". The act was intended to reduce the number
Poor_relief_in_England
Grade II listed building in Hampshire, England
Headley Grange is a former workhouse in Headley, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade II listed historic building. It is best known for its use as a recording
Headley_Grange
Village in County Laois, Ireland
Located on the road between Borris-in-Ossory and Rathdowney, Donaghmore Workhouse was opened in 1853 to house the most impoverished and desperate people
Donaghmore,_County_Laois
Scottish facility to support and provide housing for the needy
The Scottish poorhouse, occasionally referred to as a workhouse, provided accommodation for the destitute and poor in Scotland. The term poorhouse was
Scottish_poorhouse
Creation that has been given much critical praise
produce a masterpiece under their supervision at a "workhouse" in Goldsmiths' Hall. The workhouse had been set up as part of a tightening of standards
Masterpiece
1903 book by Jack London
understand the working-class of this deprived area of the city, sleeping in workhouses or on the streets, and staying as a lodger with a poor family. There had
The_People_of_the_Abyss
Habsburg monarch from 1740 to 1780
Commissions were formed to seek out secret Protestants and intern them in workhouses, where they would be given the chance to subscribe to approved statements
Maria_Theresa
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Japanese
(å…‹å·±) Japanese name KATSUMI means "self-controlled."
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Hindu, Indian
Sage King
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Native American
Native American Miwok name PAPINA means "vine growing around an oak tree."
Boy/Male
British, English
Light
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Hebrew
Origin; birth. Genisis is the name of the first book in the Bible. 'Genisia' - the Virgin Mary of...
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Muslim
Brave woman
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British, Dutch, English
Bitter
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Irish Celtic
pleasant.
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Afghan, Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Iron; A Famous King
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of Workhouse
n.
A house where any manufacture is carried on; a workshop.
n.
A house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse.
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A rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison, etc.
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A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
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A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
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A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.