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The word 'workhouse' has a grim resonance even today, conjuring up a vision of the darker side of Victorian Britain. Almost every town had at least one workhouse, and most people dreaded ending up there. Here we examine how workhouses came into being, what life was like for men, women and children on the wrong side of the poverty line, and how social attitudes evolved through the momentous events of Victorian Britain into the 20th century. Illustrated from contemporary and modern sources, this fact-filled guide presents an intriguing picture of a world of steam engines, self-help, service and

Bromsgrove Union Workhouse -- History. --- Workhouses --England -- Bromsgrove -- History.

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Walcot Workhouse --- Working of the new poor law in the Bath Union --- Poor laws -- Great Britain

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This book is concerned with the remarkable changes made to the built environment in Lancashire?s main textile district ? essentially the eastern and central parts of the county ? during the Industrial Revolution (c1780-c1850). A case-study approach is taken, with findings from investigations at six different types of site being presented. The sites included are water-powered mill remains in the Cheesden valley, near Rochdale; Barrow Bridge factory village, near Bolton; the former handloom weavers? colony at Club Houses, Horwich; Preston?s Winckley Square; Eanam wharf at Blackburn; and, to the north of Bolton, the road between Bromley Cross and Edgworth. The case studies show how, in rural and urban areas alike, developments in industry, housing and transport greatly extended the built environment and brought striking new features to it. Emphasis is placed on interpreting the physical evidence the sites provide, linking it with that taken from various types of documentary source, especially historical maps. By making comparisons with developments occurring at similar types of site elsewhere in Britain, as well as in Europe and North America, the forms the changes took are explained and their significance assessed. Additionally, insights are provided into the economic and social impact the changes brought, especially on the everyday lives that people led --

Architecture. --- City planning. --- Lancashire (England) --- History. --- mill --- Lancashire --- workhouse --- architecture --- north-west --- landscape --- industry --- heritage --- textile

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New Forest Union Workhouse --- Labor and laboring classes -- Great Britain --- Poor -- Great Britain --- Poor laws -- Great Britain --- Almshouses -- Great Britain

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Diaries of a Victorian wife and mother, active in local society, paint a fascinating picture of provincial life at the time.

Bousfield, Charlotte, --- Bedford (England) --- Social life and customs --- Social conditions --- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century. --- Bedford Workhouse. --- Bedford. --- Bousfield family. --- Britannia Iron Works. --- Methodists. --- Parliamentary elections. --- diaries. --- poor relief. --- temperance.