Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
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Description
...A parliamentary report of 1777 recorded local workhouses in operation at Newcastle All Saints (for up to 100 inmates), Newcastle St John (26), Elswick in St Johns (40), Westgate in St Johns (12), and Byker (10).....Newcastle-upon-Tyne Poor Law Union formally came into existence on 26th September 1836. Its operation was overseen by an elected Board of Guardians, 34 in number, representing its 11 constituent parishes and townships.... -
Owner
The Workhouse -
Source
Local (Co-Curate) -
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Further information
Link: https://www.workhouses.org.uk/NewcastleUponTyne/
Resource type: Text/Website
Added by: Simon Cotterill
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