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Bury
St Edmunds Workhouse
The following book, Riches and Rags, is a study of the site once occupied by the
Workhouse serving the two Town parishes of Bury St. Edmunds, namely St Mary's
and St James'
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RICHES
AND RAGS
The
History of a Site in College Street, Bury St Edmunds
1480 - 1997
Peter Plumridge
Riches and Rags records some of the author's research into the history of
a site in the centre of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, a history spanning five
centuries.
It is the story of contrasts: once part of the College of Jesus holdings,
thence a town house of gentry which became a school for young ladies; in
1748 a complete change when the buildings became the house for the poor of
the town; in the late 19th century parts were sold off for warehousing and
housing, alterations have continued.
The study seeks to provide an insight into the many changes which have
befallen the location.
ISBN 0953264300 |
This book written by Peter Plumridge is available for £5.99 from all bookshops
in Bury St. Edmunds, for example Ottaker's Bookshop, or by order using ISBN
number.
The book contains a chapter on the Workhouse period 1748 until the sale of the
greater part of the buildings in 1884. All inmates of Bury St. Edmunds had been
removed to Thingoe Union House in 1878. Topics include the workhouse rules,
diet, dress and punishments, to give an impression of workhouse life.
A further chapter concentrates on apprenticeship and focuses on 22 poor children
who were sent to the cotton industry in the Manchester area.
In addition to the above named book, Peter has completed further research on the
apprenticeship of poor children from the town of Bury St. Edmunds from 1753 to
1830. Copies of this research are held by Bury St. Edmund Record Office and the
Society of Genealogists.
Page updated 06 August 2007
by Rossbret
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Bury St Edmunds Workhouse