Author: Edward Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almshouses
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A Guide to the Construction and Management of Workhouses
Author: Edward Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almshouses
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almshouses
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The Workhouse Encyclopedia
Author: Peter Higginbotham
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752477196
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
This fascinating, fully illustrated volume is the definitive guide to every aspect of the workhouse and of the poor relief system in which it played a pivotal part. Compiled by Peter Higginbotham, one of Britain's best-known experts on the subject, this A-Z cornucopia covers everything from the 1725 publication An Account of Several Work-houses to the South African Zulu admitted to Fulham Road Workhouse in 1880. With hundreds of fascinating anecdotes, plus priceless information for researchers including workhouse locations throughout the British Isles, useful websites and archive repository details, maps, plans, original workhouse publications and an extensive bibliography, it will delight family historians and general readers alike. Where was my local workhouse? What records did they keep? What is gruel and is it really what inmates lived on? How did you get out of a workhouse? What famous people were once workhouse inmates? Are there any workhouse buildings I can visit? If these are the kinds of questions you've ever wanted to know the answer to, then this is the book for you.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752477196
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
This fascinating, fully illustrated volume is the definitive guide to every aspect of the workhouse and of the poor relief system in which it played a pivotal part. Compiled by Peter Higginbotham, one of Britain's best-known experts on the subject, this A-Z cornucopia covers everything from the 1725 publication An Account of Several Work-houses to the South African Zulu admitted to Fulham Road Workhouse in 1880. With hundreds of fascinating anecdotes, plus priceless information for researchers including workhouse locations throughout the British Isles, useful websites and archive repository details, maps, plans, original workhouse publications and an extensive bibliography, it will delight family historians and general readers alike. Where was my local workhouse? What records did they keep? What is gruel and is it really what inmates lived on? How did you get out of a workhouse? What famous people were once workhouse inmates? Are there any workhouse buildings I can visit? If these are the kinds of questions you've ever wanted to know the answer to, then this is the book for you.
A Guide to the Construction and Management of Workhouses
Author: Edward Smith
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019551127
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book provides a detailed guide to the construction and management of workhouses in England during the Victorian era. Written by the chief inspector of the Poor Law Board, it provides a comprehensive overview of the policies and procedures that governed workhouses in the 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019551127
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book provides a detailed guide to the construction and management of workhouses in England during the Victorian era. Written by the chief inspector of the Poor Law Board, it provides a comprehensive overview of the policies and procedures that governed workhouses in the 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Builder
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Catalogue of the Library
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Hunger
Author: James Vernon
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674044673
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Rigorously researched, Hunger: A Modern History draws together social, cultural, and political history, to show us how we came to have a moral, political, and social responsibility toward the hungry. Vernon forcefully reminds us how many perished from hunger in the empire and reveals how their history was intricately connected with the precarious achievements of the welfare state in Britain, as well as with the development of international institutions committed to the conquest of world hunger.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674044673
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Rigorously researched, Hunger: A Modern History draws together social, cultural, and political history, to show us how we came to have a moral, political, and social responsibility toward the hungry. Vernon forcefully reminds us how many perished from hunger in the empire and reveals how their history was intricately connected with the precarious achievements of the welfare state in Britain, as well as with the development of international institutions committed to the conquest of world hunger.
The English Poor Law System, Past and Present
Author: Paul Felix Aschrott
Publisher:
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Category : Old age pensions
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Old age pensions
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Miscellaneous
Author:
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Category : Hygiene
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hygiene
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
A Guide to the Study of Charities and Correction by Means of the Proceedings of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Author:
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Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The Public Health Act, 1875, and Other Statutes and Parts of Statutes Relating to the Public Health
Author: Frederic Stratton
Publisher:
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Category : Public health laws
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public health laws
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description