Voices from the Workhouse
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Voices from the Workhouse tells the real inside story of the workhouse - in the words of those who experienced the institution at first hand, either as inmates or through some other connection with the institution. Using a wide variety of sources — letters, poems, graffiti, autobiography, official reports, testimony at official inquiries, and oral history, Peter Higginbotham creates a vivid portrait of what really went on behind the doors of the workhouse — all the sights, sounds and smells of the place, and the effect it had on those whose lives it touched. Was the workhouse the cruel and inhospitable place as which it’s often presented, or was there more to it than that? This book lets those who knew the place provide the answer.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a detailed look at the history of the British workhouse, from beginning to end of the institution, as told through historical records and surviving personal stories. The whole practice, while aiming to solve a significant problem, was barbaric in reality, virtual slavery for many inmates. I covered a little of the ground in a school local history project, and some of the legislative framework while studying the history of the welfare system at University, however there was still a lot of new information. This is very important history that everyone should be aware of, particularly given the current government's dismantling of the welfare state.