The location, shape, and construction of the buildings all point to a particular view of how the poor should be treated. What was that worldview and how was it allowed to continue for so many years? The staff expertly used the building’s layout to exert control and instill discipline, but who really managed the workhouse, the Master or the Board of Guardians?
The various artefacts in the Workhouse Museum can also be used to tell a story, offering a tantalizing glimpse into life in the workhouse at that time.
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