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A guide to a workhouse The buildings themselves were dreary, undecorated, prison-like structures. There were no curves only sharp corners. There was no architectural decoration. High walls surrounded the whole workhouse, cutting off the view of the outside world from the inmates. Even the windows were six feet from the floor, and a further 'adaptation' was to have the window sills sloping downwards, preventing them from being used as seats of shelves. If heating was provided it was useless. The workhouses were made to be awful to prevent people from going there and finding work for themselves instead. Workhouses contained dormitories, washrooms, workrooms, a solitary confinement ward, the mortuary, bake-house, receiving wards, dining halls and a chapel. Any sick or old person housed on the upper floors would be virtually a prisoner in the ward because they would be unable to get back down the stairs! Space was usually rare. Too many people were...

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