when did the last workhouse close in britain
Workhouse The 1948 National Assistance Act abolished the last vestiges of the Poor Law, and with it the workhouses.[92] Many of the workhouse buildings were converted into retirement homes run by the local authorities;[94] slightly more than half of local authority accommodation for the elderly was provided in former workhouses in 1960.[95] Camberwell workhouse (in Peckham, South London) continued until 1985 as a homeless shelter for more than 1,000 men, operated by the Department of Health and Social Security and renamed a resettlement centre.[96] Southwell workhouse, now a museum, was used to provide temporary accommodation for mothers and children until the early 1990s.[97]
Stocks Their last recorded use in the United Kingdom was in 1872 at either Adpar, Newcastle Emlyn, west Wales[8] or Newbury, Berkshire, England (11 June).[9]
John Addison John Mervyn Addison (16 March 1920 – 7 December 1998) was a British composer best known for his film scores.[1]
New Delhi Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the capital of India during the British Raj until December 1911.