Former Totnes Union Workhouse, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon

The new Totnes workhouse was built in 1837-38 at a site on the south side of Plymouth Road. It cost of £6,000. In 1871 an infectious ward block was built at the south of the site. The workhouse later became Totnes Public Assistance Institution and then Broomborough Hospital. The surviving buildings have since been converted for residential use.

Location

Devon Totnes

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

workhouse poor law hospital health Victorian (1837 - 1901)