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In and Out of the Workhouse

WEA Adult Education Course - Using, wherever possible, local examples we will consider the rationale behind the new Victorian workhouse system and how Government legislation and social attitudes changed the role of the workhouse. Topics covered include the workhouse administration, the role of the staff, the daily life of the inmates, specialist treatment for elderly, sick and the young, alternatives to the workhouse such as emigration, changing social attitudes brought about by media coverage
Start time: Tue 10:00. 10 sessions until 05/12/2017. Standard fee: £54. For information and bookings see website or telephone: 01223 417320.
Claret Centre, Buckden Towers, The Towers High Street Buckden, Cambridgeshire PE19 5TA
Tue 26 Sep 2017
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