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Because, it was somewhere for families that were destitute to live , in other words if you had no job or home, it was better than nothing
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agothey were sent to the work house because they had no homes and they lived on the streets so they have to get sent to the workhouse.
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What time did people sleep in the Victorian workhouses?
they woke up when ever they wanted to
Who set up the workhouses?
im onna tell you the answer
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 invented the Victorian workhouses?
victorian
What time did people sleep in the Victorian workhouses?
they woke up when ever they wanted to
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
Who set up the workhouses?
im onna tell you the answer
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.
