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Grantham Union Workhouse
« on: Sunday 16 August 09 15:49 BST (UK) »
can anybody tell me how to find out information about a work house. my great great grand mother finnette leeson  was in the grantham union work house  on dysart road in 1911. where can i find out information about her time in there.

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Re: Grantham Union Workhouse
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 16 August 09 15:53 BST (UK) »
Hello Haley

This link will give you information on Grantham Workhouse and where you might look for more records.

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Grantham/Grantham.shtml

It is worth exploring the whole site as it has lots of information about the workhouse system  :)

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Re: Grantham Union Workhouse
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 16 August 09 19:25 BST (UK) »
Hi haleyc,

There is a couple of pictures and information about Grantham workhouse in "Bygone Grantham"Volume 2.by Michael Pointer and Malcolm Knapp 1977.pages 32/33.

In 1966 my son was born in Hillview Hospital (a maternity unit)which was built at the back of the old workhouse and you had to go through the original arched entrance to reach it.All the buildings have now been pulled down and a Residential home called Harrison House is now on the site.

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Re: Grantham Union Workhouse
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 16 August 09 19:43 BST (UK) »
Hi haleyc

Have sent you an email

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Re: Grantham Union Workhouse
« Reply #4 on: Monday 17 August 09 00:03 BST (UK) »
thank you kathy i have read up about it and life there and rules uniforms ins and outs. thankyou for the picture. still cant imagine it there. have you ever heard of the fox and hounds was apparently where morrisons car park now stands do you know if there are any pictures of around here?

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Re: Grantham Union Workhouse
« Reply #5 on: Monday 17 August 09 13:56 BST (UK) »


The Fox and Hound  was in the Wide Westgate of Grantham which is where our outdoor market is held every Saturday.Morrisons supermarket carpark is round the back of it.

There is a lovely photo in"Bygone Grantham" Volume 2 page 14.

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Re: Grantham Union Workhouse
« Reply #6 on: Monday 17 August 09 23:09 BST (UK) »
i was puzzled what this was at first forgettig there are nt things standing today that were there then it said on her birth certificate born fox and hounds yard

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Re: Grantham Union Workhouse
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 18 August 09 08:15 BST (UK) »
To get some idea how things were, you can look at old maps here http://www.old-maps.co.uk/IndexMapPage2.aspx

See also http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Grantham/
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Re: Grantham Union Workhouse
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 18 August 09 14:42 BST (UK) »
Hi haleyc

The Fox and hounds building is still there today and is now a Mind Charity shop and mens barbers with a music shop at the back which sells cds and videos etc from the 50s upwards.

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