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Christchurch
Union
Christchurch Parish Workhouse
The Overseers of Christchurch Parish erected a Poorhouse in 1764
Christchurch Union Workhouse
Erected 1880 in Fairmile Road
from designs by C.C. Creeke and Edgar H. Burton on the pavilion system. It was
since enlarged to provide accommodation for 250 inmates.
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 |
| Christchurch |
1 |
6 |
7 |
| Source: 22nd Report of the Commissioners in
Lunacy to the Lord Chancellor. Submitted by Alan Longbottom. |
LINK to
Christchurch Workhouse photographs
Records
Hampshire Record Office
Sussex Street,
Winchester
SO23 8TH
Tel: 01962 846154
http://www.hants.gov.uk/record-office/index.html
Useful Links
Link to Christchurch Parish Workhouse; The Red House Museum
http://www.hants.gov.uk/museum/redhouse/
Link to details of Christchurch Union Book
http://www.shef.ac.uk/~nmhuk/shop/workhouse.html
Link to Bournemouth Workhouse
http://www.pastmaster.freeuk.com/publications1.htm
Page updated August 06, 2007
by Rossbret
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