Place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment

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Authorization of payment of medical bills; Dymock workhouse.

St,. Marylebone. New casual ward for the poor.

People queuing at S. Marylebone workhouse circa 1900

The old men's ward in a Workhouse. This print is to illustrate a story but could have been drawn from life.

Medical Notebook

Bailey, Francis James (1833-1889), LRCP Lond.

Oral History of Workhouse Management

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Medical Notebook

Bailey, Francis James (1833-1889), LRCP Lond.

The old men's ward in a Workhouse. This print is to illustrate a story but could have been drawn from life.

St,. Marylebone. New casual ward for the poor.

Oral History of Workhouse Management