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As the 19th century wore on non-conformist ministers increasingly began to conduct services within the workhouse, but Catholic priests were rarely welcomed. [75] A variety of legislation had been introduced during the 17th century to limit the civil rights of Catholics, beginning with the Popish Recusants Act 1605 in the wake of the failed ...
This is a list of workhouses in London. [1] In 1776 there were 86 workhouses in the metropolis plus about 12 pauper farms in Hoxton and Mile End [2] Aldgate workhouse;
The China Merchants Bank Building is an example of Victorian architecture found in Shanghai, China. During the 18th century, a few English architects emigrated to the colonies, but as the British Empire became firmly established during the 19th century, many architects emigrated at the start of their careers. Some chose the United States, and ...
19th-century religious buildings and structures by country (20 C) Pages in category "19th-century architecture" The following 117 pages are in this category, out of 117 total.
Built in 1824, it was the prototype of the 19th-century workhouse, and was cited by the Royal Commission on the poor law as the best example among the existing workhouses, before the resulting New Poor Law of 1834 led to the construction of workhouses across the country.
He designed workhouses in Abingdon, Andover, Bath, Crediton, Hastings, and Newhaven. He also designed some Gothic churches, including Holy Trinity (1834–35) (destroyed by bombing in 1940) and All Saints (1839), both in Rotherhithe , [ 2 ] and St James, in Upton Street, Gloucester, originally built as a chapel-of-ease to the nearby church of ...
The Diseases Prevention Act of 1883 allowed workhouse infirmaries to offer treatment to non-paupers as well as inmates, and by the beginning of the 20th century some infirmaries were even able to operate as private hospitals. By the end of the century only about 20 per cent admitted to workhouses were unemployed or destitute, but about 30 per ...
Marks along one wall still remain where wooden benches and tables were affixed to it in the 19th century, when the building was a workhouse. [19] Accessible from an opening halfway along the cloister walk is the chapter house vestibule. [19] There was once an entrance arch which extended back 50 ft (15 m). [19]