Over 600 of these Dickensian semi-prisons were built following the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act which aimed to make life much harder for the able-bodied poor. Three workhouses were built in 1066 ...

Until 1834 the Poor Law worked on the assumption ... There was a stern approach to people who applied for help and workhouses became a major plank in dealing with the poor. They were places ...

Men sitting down to a workhouse meal The Poor Law was amended in 1834 to reduce the cost of helping the poor. Those desperate for assistance and having no other option were sent to workhouses.

Until 1834 the Poor Law worked on the assumption ... There was a stern approach to people who applied for help and workhouses became a major plank in dealing with the poor. They were places ...