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The Workhouse Encyclopedia

By (author) Peter Higginbotham
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: The History Press Ltd, Stroud, United Kingdom
Published: 7th Apr 2014
Dimensions: w 174mm h 249mm d 39mm
Weight: 1135g
ISBN-10: 0750956712
ISBN-13: 9780750956710
Barcode No: 9780750956710
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This fascinating, fully illustrated volume is the definitive guide to every aspect of workhouse life. Compiled by Peter Higginbotham, one of Britain's foremost experts on the subject, it covers everything from the 1725 publication An Account of Several Workhouses to the South African Zulu admitted to Fulham Road Workhouse in 1880. With hundreds of fascinating anecdotes, plus priceless information for researchers including workhouse addresses, useful websites and archive repository details, maps, plans, original workhouse publications and an extensive bibliography, it will delight family historians and general readers alike.

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