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.

Winter pressures are mounting on the NHS. Several hospital trusts have declared critical incidents in recent days and the health secretary has said that some of the stories being told by NHS patients ...

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 ...

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 ...

A&E waiting times have been dominating headlines in ... at Macclesfield District General Hospital as being like a "Victorian workhouse". We've now heard back from East Cheshire NHS Trust, which ...