The 1723 Workhouse Test Act gave parishes more powers to run these ‘houses of correction’, and in 1753 the overseers of the parishes of All Saints, St Clements and St Mary-in-the-Castle ...

It kept strictly to the ‘workhouse test’, which compelled anyone seeking relief to enter the workhouse and live within its confines. In turn, this led to huge pressure on the workhouse ...

The Georgians took matters a stage further with the Workhouse Test Act 1723 (unpaid work now on the menu) and the Relief of the Poor Act 1782, whose measures apparently didn’t cover those wives and ...

The Workhouse and Infirmary in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, and its collection of 1,200 objects have been cleaned during a winter closure but will welcome visitors from the middle of this week.

An artist is using textiles to tell the story of workhouse nurses who served for 150 years before the NHS was set up. Their contribution to local people's welfare can be explored at an exhibition ...