Lesson 3 - Victorian Workhouses

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January 24, 2018

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A workhouse is a place where poor people had to go there

If a poor person did not live in a workhouse, they would end up homeless or in prison!

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Rajveer facts

Work houses were mainly used in 1800s .Paupers persons lived in a workhouses . If poor people refused to go in the workhouse they go on the street and beg for food,money or threaten for prison.It was thought to be shameful if this happend because it meant that men could not support his own family.If they broke the rule they would often have to go on without an meal or 2.

Anaxa's awsome facts about workhouses

workhouses what is a workhouse? a workhouse is a huge building which has been built for super poor people who couldn't find work back in the Victorian times. If a poor person did not want to live in a workhouse they would become a squatter and go to prison! Why did people not what to live in a workhouse? people world choose a workhouse as there last hope as it was the last thing they wanted to do. this is because if a man or member of a family went into a workhouse the whole family went with them as there was no choice. Children in workhouses Children had lessons in workhouses such as: reading; writing; maths and religion. Often teachers were very cruel, this meant child abuse. Food There often had bread, cheese and if they were lucky meat. It was common to miss a meal if you were bad or did something wrong. I would like to find out: if children learnt the law if ad

Smavia's facts about Victorian Workhouses

W O R K H O U S E S What is a work house? A workhouse was built for very poor people(also known as porpers)who couldn't get a job. Workhouses were also rely huge.

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