The 1827 ‘Dietary’ for inmates of the workhouse in the Shipston Union survives in the care of Warwickshire County Record Office.1 This was a directive from the Poor Law Commissioners ...
Printed rules for Meriden workhouse from the early 19th century survive in the care of Warwickshire County Record Office.1 The rules describe the role of the governor and mistress who ...
These keys were “rescued” by my father when the Workhouse, by this time renamed Lakin House, was demolished in September 1974. Although I have no recollection of the workhouse its ...