Workhouses of Wales and the Welsh Borders

Peter Higginbotham

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English

The History Press Ltd
01 April 2022

British & Irish history; Social & cultural history; Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours; Poverty & unemployment; Welfare & benefit systems

A comprehenisve illustrated guide to the workhouses in Wales and the border counties of Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.

A survey in 1776 recorded almost 2,000 parish workhouses operating in England, while the number in Wales was just 19. The New Poor Law of 1834, which created a system of Poor Law Union areas served by large workhouses, proved equally unattractive in Wales. In contrast to their English neighbours, some Welsh unions resisted the building of a workhouse until the 1870s. Our image of the workhouse has often been coloured by authors such as Charles Dickens. But what was the reality? And where were workhouses located? People are often surprised to discover that a familiar building, perhaps now turned into flats, or still forming part of a local hospital, was once a workhouse. This copiously illustrated book provides a guide to the workhouses set up across Wales and in the border counties of Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, some of whose unions straddled the Welsh border.

AUTHOR: Peter Higginbotham has been researching workhouses for almost 20 years and has published extensively on the subject. In 2015 he was awarded the Society of Genealogists' prestigious 'Certificate of Recognition' for his 'dedication in compiling extensive information on workhouses and children's homes and making it widely available.' He has made many media appearances including on several episodes of the BBC TV shows 'Who Do You Think You Are?' and 'Heir Hunters'. He lives in West Yorkshire.

120 b/w illustrations

By: Peter Higginbotham
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780750994880
ISBN 10: 0750994886
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 01 April 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

PETER HIGGINBOTHAM, who lives in Yorkshire, runs the website www.workhouses.org.uk. An expert on the subject of many years’ standing, his previous titles include The Workhouse Cookbook, Life in a Victorian Workhouse, Workhouses of the North and Workhouses of the Midlands and Voices of the Workhouse.

Reviews for Workhouses of Wales and the Welsh Borders

"""I certainly will be keeping the book to hand and recommend it to those who already have already have an interest in the Poor Law and workhouses in England and Wales, or would like to further their research."" * Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine *"