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To the workhouse! Bed sharing and the ‘itch’ in Victorian Preston
The workhouse was one of the most dreaded places in Victorian Britain. Consequently, many would rather starve than be admitted. Whereas care of the poor and sick had once been […]
Seeing a photo of the former Preston Workhouse Hospital in glorious Spring sunshine reminded a woman who used to live there of its past. Ruth Bond, who now lives in […]
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