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The water tower and old buildings of Stobhill Hospital in the Springburn area of Glasgow. Designed by Thomson and Sandilands it opened in 1904.

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#glasgow #architecture #stobhillhospital #springburn #watertower #tower #poorlaw #architecturephotograpy #nhs
March 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A little niche, but I'm so excited to finally own a copy of this book. I've been searching for years! It will be a wonderful insight into life in my hometown and the experiences that shaped my own family. These are the roots that still shape me. 💚

#Poorlaw #History #Telford #Shropshire
November 25, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Stobhill Hospital is one of the few remaining large complexes built as a Poor Law Hospital to care for those who could not afford to pay for treatment before the creation of the National Health Service.

#glasgow #architecture #stobhillhospital #springburn #watertower #tower #poorlaw #nhs
March 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If you want to learn more about English Poor Law records and how they can tell you so much more about an ancestors life. Book to join my tutorial tomorrow 😄

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #PoorLaw

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Tutorial - Poor Law Records with Julie Muirhead 9th February 12pm
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February 8, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Built in 1824, Southwell Workhouse (Nottinghamshire) inspired many of the deterrent, harsh, and punitive elements of the New Poor Law.

#workhousewednesdays
#workhouselegacies
#poorlaw #workhouse #welfareheritage #history #nationaltrust #nationaltrustmidlands
February 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🚨New blog alert🚨

Part two of the blog series examining the language of Poor Relief by Jo Parsons, one of our fabulous student placements is live now! 

You can read the blog on the link below:

https://shorturl.at/h8uZl

#York #archives #poorlaw #exploreyourarchive #history
The Language of Poor Relief: Part Two
This blog is the second part of this blog series and was written by Jo Parsons during a placement at Explore York Archives as part of project to develop a timeline of the Poor Law in York. To read …
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May 31, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Out now!

The Poor Law posed both moral and professional challenges.

*Colchester's Victorian Doctors* highlights the doctors who served the town's poorest with dedication.

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Colchester's Victorian Doctors
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June 1, 2026 at 5:53 AM
The Poor Law posed both moral and professional challenges.

*Colchester's Victorian Doctors* highlights the doctors who served the town's poorest with dedication.

#PoorLaw

www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...
Colchester's Victorian Doctors
www.herts.ac.uk
August 18, 2026 at 6:21 AM
🚨 THIS WEEK ON PATREON & APPLE 🚨The Poor Law reforms of 1834 transformed how Britain treated poverty—and the consequences were explosive. 📜 Historian Ian Breckon explains why on History Rage. ⚖️

🎧 Listen now: www.patreon.com/post...
#HistoryRage #PoorLaw #HistoryPodcast
April 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
8 August 1834: The Poor Law Amendment Act was passed by Parliament. #History #PoorLaw #UK

www.workhouses.org.uk/poorlaws/new...

The 1834 Poor Law was designed to reduce the cost of looking after the poor by ensuring that paupers were housed in #workhouses.
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August 8, 2026 at 9:03 AM
14 August 1834: The 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act received Royal Assent, introducing workhouses for the healthy poor. #History #PoorLaw

www.workhouses.org.uk/poorlaws/183...
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August 14, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Governo quer explorar os mais necessitados obrigando a trabalhar por um salário inferior ao SMN. #PoorLaw #dickens
Executivo aprova Prestação Social Única, que funde 13 prestações não contributivas, como o RSI e o subsídio social de desemprego. Saiba mais: expresso.pt/economia/segura...

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May 29, 2026 at 12:23 PM
14 August 1834: The 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act received Royal Assent, introducing workhouses for the healthy poor. #History #PoorLaw

www.workhouses.org.uk/poorlaws/183...
www.workhouses.org.uk
August 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM
8 August 1834: The Poor Law Amendment Act was passed by Parliament. #History #PoorLaw

www.workhouses.org.uk/poorlaws/new...

The 1834 Poor Law was designed to reduce the cost of looking after the poor by ensuring that paupers were housed in #workhouses.
www.workhouses.org.uk
August 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The origins & background of disability policy never really left- that is laws & ethos about the deserving poor, eugenics, secularized Christian charity #disability #ableism #poorlaw
February 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
The Poor Law reforms of 1834 transformed how Britain treated poverty—and the consequences were explosive. 📜 Historian Ian Breckon explains why on History Rage. ⚖️

🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/442692

#HistoryRage #PoorLaw #HistoryPodcast
July 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM