Workhouse Encyclopedia
Workhouse Encyclopedia

Author: Peter Higginbotham

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2012-03-01

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13: 0752477196

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This fascinating, fully illustrated volume is the definitive guide to every aspect of workhouse life. Compiled by Peter Higginbotham, one of Britain's foremost experts on the subject, it covers everything from the 1725 publication An Account of Several Workhouses to the South African Zulu admitted to Fulham Road Workhouse in 1880. With hundreds of fascinating anecdotes, plus priceless information for researchers including workhouse addresses, useful websites and archive repository details, maps, plans, original workhouse publications and an extensive bibliography, it will delight family historians and general readers alike.

Medicine and the Workhouse
Medicine and the Workhouse

Author: Jonathan Reinarz

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1580464483

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This text examines the history of the medical services provided by workhouses, both in Britain and its former colonies, during the 18th and 19th centuries.