- Hardcover: 254 pages
- Publisher: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (14 Dec 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1873592361
- ISBN-13: 978-1873592366
- Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 22.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This study traces how changes in poor law legislation in England affected the buildings associated with the poor, highlighting both architectural aspects and also social repercussions.
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An outstanding survey of this much neglected area.,
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This review is from: The Workhouse: A Study of Poor Law Buildings in England (Hardcover)
The workhouse was an institution whose mere mention struck fear into the hearts of the English poor for the best part of four centuries up until the first World War. This may well account for the relative neglect of the topic, and (unti very recently) the lack of recognition of the place held by workhouse buildings in English social and architectural history. In towns such as Abingdon (where I live) the Union workhouse was, for almost a hundred years, the largest and most substantial building in the area, yet it was demolished almost without trace in 1931.The significance of the workhouse is now at last being recognised - the front cover of the book shows Thurgarton Hundred workouse acquired by the National Trust in 1997 (sadly, the fate of many others is graphically portrayed on the rear). Kathryn Morrison's wonderful survey will do much to encourage interest in workhouse buildings and their unique place in English history. The book is beautifully produced and magnificently illustrated with hundreds of photographs, plans and diagrams, some of which were especially redrawn for the book. The developing history of the subject from parish workhouses, through the creation of Gilbert Unions and the vast building programme that followed the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 is clearly delineated with comprehensive tables covering all the English Unions, This book will be of interest to anyone interested in local, social, or architectural history. Not cheap at £40 but, for what will clearly be a definitive work on the subject, well worth every penny.
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