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Life in the Basingstoke Workhouse

Author Barbara Large explores all aspects of life in the feared institution.

"The Workhouse was built in 1836, the system came to an end in 1929.

"They persevered the system had been abused, it was run by the Parish, and they felt they were spending too much on the poor.

"There are so many parallels between what happened then and what is happening now.

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4 minutes