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Echoes from the Workhouse Exhibition

Heritage Open Day: Recovering the memory of the pauper experience in the Barrow upon Soar Poor Law Union. The exhibition is set in the Rothley Cemetery Chapel and tells the story of the Poor Law from 1840 to 1930, featuring a new model of the Barrow upon Soar Union Workhouse and a 12 panel diorama. Forty line and wash illustrations have been specially created to recover the memory of the workhouse experience, edited into 40 video clips to hear the specially recorded voices of the paupers. A 124
Fri 20 Sep:1300-1600. Sat 21 Sep:1300-1600. Free Entry.
Rothley Cemetery Chapel, Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley, Leicester, Leicestershire LE7 7PT
Fri 20 Sep 2019 and Sat 21 Sep 2019
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