Cuckfield workhouse

Jan 27
4 min

1835: Outrage over hypocrisy in Cuckfield poor house administration

The New Poor Law of 1834 aimed to provide relief for the poorest members of society. It was introduced to reform a system that had been...

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Jan 25
1 min

1879: Deserted wife and family obliged to seek sanctuary at the Workhouse

West Sussex County Times - Saturday 29 November 1879 WIFE DESERTION. -At the Cuckfield police court, on Thursday, before Captain...

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Jan 6
3 min

1835: Cuckfield Workhouse inmates on near-starvation rations

Brighton Patriot - Tuesday 20 October 1835 CUCKFIELD EDUCATION AND DIET - when we deliberate about the means of introducing intellectual...

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Dec 31, 2020
2 min

1886: Sing song at the workhouse on New Year's Eve

New Year's Entertainment at the Workhouse.On Monday the inmates of the Cuckfield Union Workhouse had their New Year's treat, which...

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Dec 25, 2020
4 min

1935: Many hours of willing labour ensure 280 of the poorest in Mid Sussex enjoy a good Christmas

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 01 January 1935 CHRISTMAS IN THE CUCKFIELD INSTITUTION. HOMELY FESTIVITIES ENJOYED BY ALL. The thoughts of...

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Dec 3, 2020
3 min

1845: The Cuckfield Workhouse and Christmas

When we think of the connotations of the word ‘workhouse’ we might recall the film Oliver and the grim prison environment and surly staff...

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Nov 21, 2020
2 min

1880: Cuckfield Workhouse inmates destroy 'worn out' clothes to be 'rigged out afresh'...

West Sussex County Times - Saturday 27 November 1880 CUCKFIELD. POLICE COURT.—On Monday, at the Police Court, before Admiral Pakenham and...

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Jun 23, 2020
4 min

1892 - Shocking Death at Cuckfield Union Workhouse

Sussex Agricultural Express - Friday 22 January 1892 CUCKFIELD SHOCKING DEATH. —Mr. G. E. Hillman, Coroner for East Sussex, held an...

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