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Sunderland Union Workhouse
The Sunderland Union Workhouse was erected in 1856 and later became Highfield
Hospital.
Situated on Chester Road, Sunderland.
Inmates
| Workhouses, List of those visited in 1867
With Name of the Workhouse and numbers of insane, idiotic, and
imbecile inmates. |
| WORKHOUSE |
MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL |
| Sunderland |
27 |
48 |
75 |
| Source: 22nd Report of the Commissioners in
Lunacy to the Lord Chancellor. Submitted by Alan Longbottom. |
Records
Durham County Records
County Hall,
Durham,
DH1 5UL
Telephone: 0191 383 3253
Durham University Library
http://www.dur.ac.uk/Library/asc/
Gateshead Central Library
http://www.swinhope.demon.co.uk/genuki/DUR/GatesheadLib/
Tyne and Wear Archives Service
http://www.thenortheast.com/archives/9_Medicine.html
Page last updated
11 March, 2008
by Rossbret
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Sunderland Workhouse