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In Victorian times if you did not have a job you had to work at the workhouse, were the women did domestic jobs such as cleaning and the men broke stones. The workhouse was cruel place and the last place you would of wanted to go. You had to eat there and you only got potatoes and bread for the whole day.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoThey were filthy and brutal. Children were admonished and beaten for mistakes or slowness. They were fed gruel. Many of them were orphans or the abandoned. Poverty made these children slaves.
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∙ 10y agoVery Bad, packed and not much food is provided
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∙ 13y agothey looked very horrible
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What time did people sleep in the Victorian workhouses?
they woke up when ever they wanted to
When were Victorian workhouses opened?
The first Victorian workhouse was built in North London in 1823 and there was more children than adults working there
Why were there Victorian workhouses?
In a Victorian work house children, adults and elderly went to work in a workhouse if they were poor or badly ill. If they broke the rules then they would be put in a cage in a dark room, fined of even put into prison!
What did people wear in Victorian workhouses?
In the Victorian workhouse times the poor people had to wear a uniform so the outside knew they were poor and knew they were from the workhouse.
Who lived and worked in a work house in Victorian times?
Workhouses were where poor people who had no job or home lived. They earned their keep by doing jobs in the workhouse. Also in the workhouses were orphaned (children without parents) and abandoned children, the physically and mentally sick, the disabled, the elderly and unmarried mothers.
Who invented the Victorian workhouses?
victorian
When did Victorian workhouses get closed down?
1974
How big where workhouses in Victorian times?
big
What do workhouses have to do with the Victorian era?
none of your buissness
A fact about the Victorian workhouses?
they had lunch at twelve to one
What time did people sleep in the Victorian workhouses?
they woke up when ever they wanted to
What were Victorian prisons and workhouses like?
Victorian prisons were typically overcrowded and unsanitary, with harsh conditions and strict discipline. Workhouses were institutions where the poor and homeless were housed in exchange for hard labor, often under oppressive conditions and separation of families. Both institutions aimed to deter crime and alleviate poverty, but were criticized for their harsh treatment of inmates and residents.
When were Victorian workhouses opened?
The first Victorian workhouse was built in North London in 1823 and there was more children than adults working there
What did they in in Victorian workhouses?
I'm pretty sure that adults and children are separate and they eat gruel:)
Why were there Victorian workhouses?
In a Victorian work house children, adults and elderly went to work in a workhouse if they were poor or badly ill. If they broke the rules then they would be put in a cage in a dark room, fined of even put into prison!
How many workhouses were there in Victorian times?
as much as a donkey dances like a potato chip badger
What did people wear in Victorian workhouses?
In the Victorian workhouse times the poor people had to wear a uniform so the outside knew they were poor and knew they were from the workhouse.
