Dowlais poorhouse

[mags54]

I wonder if anyone can tell me if there was a poorhouse or hospital in High Street, Dowlais, Merthyr in about 1854
Tia
 Mag

[Mabel Bagshawe]

There was a cottage hospital established in High st Dowlais in the 1860s, connected to the iron works. See
 
http://www.engineering-timelines.com/who/clark_GT/clarkGeorgeThomas.asp

There's a photo on the left hand side

The workhouse was in Merthyr itself

[mags54]

Thank you Mabel, I'd found this information but 1860 was a bit late for what I was looking at. I have a relative who died in High Street, Merthyr in 1854 but lived at Bethania Street so I wondered if there was a poorhouse or hospital in High Street that he might have died in.
Regards
 Mag

[bernard_lewis]

There was an official system of workhouses at that time, though not one of those at Dowlais, I think. Maybe the ones at Merthyr or Pontypridd might fit the bill?

Google workhouses.org and do a search on likely locations near to Dowlais.

Dowlais might have had a non-official 'refuge' or similar, provided by a charity or similar.

Bernard

[mags54]

Thank you Bernard, the family had a home in Bethania Street at that time but my gg grandfather's place of death was given as High Street, so maybe it was the home of a relative.
Regards
 Mag