Poverty has always been a complex challenge, but our views on it have evolved dramatically over time. For centuries, poverty was seen as a fact of life, with charity considered a moral duty. However, ...

The harsh regime of workhouses is something we associate with Victorian times. But the shocking truth about the buildings is that they continued to house families well into the 20th Century.

As time went on and Great Britain ... In 1837, the beginning of the Victorian era, the building was converted into the Stapleton Workhouse, archaeologists said. “The workhouse served as a ...

The former Llanfyllin Union Workhouse in Powys ... has helped create displays on poverty in Victorian times. The building is the only one of its kind in Wales that people can visit.

New records cast light on life in Victorian workhouses Previously unseen records shedding new light on life in Victorian workhouses in Wales go online for the first time.