Ruthin Union Workhouse was a workhouse on Llanrhydd Street, Ruthin, North Wales.[1]
The Ruthin Union Workhouse | |
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![]() Ruthin Workhouse, Ruthin; c. 1965 | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Ruthin, Denbighshire |
Country | Wales |
Coordinates | 53°06′47″N 3°18′12″W / 53.113182°N 3.303207°W |
Construction started | 1837 |
Completed | 4 February 1837 |
Technical details | |
Structural system | stone, wood and brick |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Ruthin_Workhouse_45.jpg/150px-Ruthin_Workhouse_45.jpg)
History
editIt cost £6,050 at the time and was opened on 4 February 1837. The work house was upgraded in 1910, on a "square" layout with separate accommodation wings for male or female, infirm or able-bodied etc. The building radiated from a central hub.[2] The Ruthin Union workhouse was demolished in the 1960s: some parts were incorporated into the Ruthin Community Hospital.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Poor Law Unions". Clwyd Family History Society. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Ruthin". Workhouses. Retrieved 23 September 2014.