Alton General Hospital, Alton, Hampshire
This building was built in 1793. It was built as a workhouse for the poor. An inspectors report from 1866 suggests that it was an efficient and well run workhouse. The inmates seem to have been well treated.
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This building was built in 1793. It was built as a workhouse for the poor. An inspectors report from 1866 suggests that it was an efficient and well run workhouse. The inmates seem to have been well treated.
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