The Victorian Workhouse
Author:   Trevor May
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Volume:   No. 3
ISBN:  

9780747803553


Pages:   32
Publication Date:   01 June 2005
Format:   Paperback
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The Victorian Workhouse


Overview

Whether it was 'the batille', 'the spike', 'the work'us' or simply 'the house', the Victorian workhouse was the cause of dread and shame for thousands of men, women and children. This book looks at the principles that lay beind the New Poor Law of 1834, at the design and construction of workhouses, and at the lives of those who entered them.

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Author:   Trevor May
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Shire Publications
Volume:   No. 3
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.092kg
ISBN:  

9780747803553


ISBN 10:   0747803552
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   01 June 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

The basis of the Victorian Poor Law The design and construction of workhouses Staffing the workhouse The routine of the workhouse Vagrants The last days of the workhouse Further reading Places to visit

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Trevor May is a freelance writer and lecturer, specialising in economic and social history. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including 'The Victorian Schoolroom', 'The Victorian Undertaker', 'The Victorian Domestic Servant', 'The Victorian Railway Worker' and 'Military Barracks' on the Shire list.

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