The harsh regime of workhouses is something we associate with Victorian times. But the shocking truth about the buildings is that they continued to house families well into the 20th Century.

As time went on and Great Britain ... In 1837, the beginning of the Victorian era, the building was converted into the Stapleton Workhouse, archaeologists said. “The workhouse served as a ...

A memorial dedicated to a former Victorian workhouse has been unveiled ... so it is a lasting reminder of those times." ...

This meant that able-bodied people who might find paying work elsewhere often missed their chance, as by the time they had finished their back-breaking workhouse shift, the day's opportunities for ...

I'll tell you. Yeah, for a penny. The workhouse is the last place you want to go. They deliberately make it bad. Bad food, bad clothes, bad beds. Any time today. Well, work of course! We start at ...