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Peter Higginbotham - Workhouses of the Midlands: Images of England - 9780752444888 - KEX0304331
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Workhouses of the Midlands: Images of England

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Description for Workhouses of the Midlands: Images of England Paperback. The last of England's workhouses closed in the 1930s and since then, change has been vast. This book features over 100 archive images of Midlands workhouses. With detailed histories of the establishments in various countries of the Midlands, it illustrates various facets of the workhouse's evolution. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, approx 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312. Very good copy.The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories.

The workhouse system officially ended in 1930, and the world in now a very different place. Many former workhouse buildings have vanished; the survivors, ironically, have often been converted into luxurious houses and flats, and their original purpose forgotten. Yet the memory of the nightmarish austerity of the workhouses, as well as the inmates who lived and laboured there, has never faded. Featuring more than 100 evocative images of workhouses from across the Midlands, from Derbyshire all the way through to Oxfordshire, this book provides a rare pictorial record of both. With section providing detailed histories of the establishment in ... Read more

The controversial issues of education for children born into destitution and corporal punishment are also punishment presented here, reflecting much wider social attitudes and contemporary political thought. With descriptions of the inmates' daily routine and exhausting labour - which included bone crushing, stone breaking, corn grinding and oakum picking - Workhouses of the Midlands provides a unique insight into the regimented lifestyle of the workhouse and a history that should never be forgotten.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Images of England
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752444888
SKU
KEX0304331
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Peter Higginbotham
Based at Oxford University, Peter Higginbotham is an enthusiastic local historian. Much of his extensive work is published on the internet site, www.workhouses.org.uk. Besides this latest title, he is also the author of numerous articles for television and radio, as well as one more 'Images' book, Workhouses of the North (2006).

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