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Work houses by shaquille brown

Dafydd Humphreys
Dafydd Humphreys

Workhouses were places where poor people and children without families would go for food and shelter. To receive these basics, they had to do difficult manual labor like picking apart old rope. Conditions in the workhouses were harsh, with uncomfortable sleeping arrangements and unhealthy, unappetizing food. Many residents died or lost their mental well-being due to the poor conditions. Workhouses have since been replaced by social services that aim to find housing and care for vulnerable people.

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Work House What is a workhouse? A workhouse is a place where children with no parents or family go. In the workhouse they strip oakum off rope. That is the only way they can get food and if they didnt do the work there would be no food. shaquille brown
Why did people go to the workhouse ? Because they were poor and they didnt have anywhere to live. And some people didnt have any family. So they had to go to the workhouse.
What did they do at the workhouse? They did many jobs in the workhouse. They had to pick oakum which is the hard bit of old rope. They picked it so the English navy could use on boats. They also had to break stones to make chippings for the road.
What were living conditons like ? They sometimes had to go to bed late or they had to stay up all night working. They didnt really have a good life. For example, they had to sleep on very hard beds which were uncomfortable. and many of the people died and lots of people went mad.
What was the food like? The food was very horrible. They had to eat gruel. It was like a lumpy porridge. Lots of people died because they didnt want to eat it.
What replaced the work house The work house is no more there are people that look after children and if there are children on the road social services take them and find them a home.

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Work houses by shaquille brown

  • 1. Work House What is a workhouse? A workhouse is a place where children with no parents or family go. In the workhouse they strip oakum off rope. That is the only way they can get food and if they didnt do the work there would be no food. shaquille brown
  • 2. Why did people go to the workhouse ? Because they were poor and they didnt have anywhere to live. And some people didnt have any family. So they had to go to the workhouse.
  • 3. What did they do at the workhouse? They did many jobs in the workhouse. They had to pick oakum which is the hard bit of old rope. They picked it so the English navy could use on boats. They also had to break stones to make chippings for the road.
  • 4. What were living conditons like ? They sometimes had to go to bed late or they had to stay up all night working. They didnt really have a good life. For example, they had to sleep on very hard beds which were uncomfortable. and many of the people died and lots of people went mad.
  • 5. What was the food like? The food was very horrible. They had to eat gruel. It was like a lumpy porridge. Lots of people died because they didnt want to eat it.
  • 6. What replaced the work house The work house is no more there are people that look after children and if there are children on the road social services take them and find them a home.