Primrose Banks, the Workhouse Committee, Burnley

iBase ID

313274

Reference identifier

EBU-U01-P454-10-1

Title

Primrose Banks, the Workhouse Committee, Burnley

Place

Burnley

Personal names

Mr Purton, Mrs Cooper, Mr Nelson

General notes

Primrose Bank Workhouse Committee.
3rd left Mr Purton, 6th left Mrs Cooper JP, 7th left Mr Nelson.

The Union Workhouse, or Primrose Bank Institution as it was later known, opened in 1876. This photograph shows the bakehouse and cookhouse, which some of the residents worked in. The workhouse was appropriated by Burnley Corporation in 1933 and remained in use until its closure in 1948. A number of its buildings were then integrated into the hospital complex.

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Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Sepia

Year of image

Mid 20th Century

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Subjects

Place Names > Burnley

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