Recent video of the beautiful example of what was the workhouse and Infirmary. On our first visit the seclusion rooms where visible now reduced to rubble.
Been visiting this place for many years apart from the old Workhouse buildings which have almost disappeared, today we visited the chapel.
Here are a few pics
Added an update of the workhouse conditions too.
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History
The first written record of a workhouse in Hexham, which was more of a prison by contemporaneous standards, dates back to 1777. It was a relatively large establishment for its time as it was capable of housing up to fifty-five inmates. In the report it is noted that the governess was...
Visited this hospital with a none member.sitauted in an old work house building.did have a look at the vagrancy cells and the morgue is now sealed up.funny how I ain't seen many reports from here though.even though lots go to see the cells.i had been to see the certain other hospital a few weeks...
Hi all this was my first explore on my second visit to this place, It kind of held a special sort of fascination for me as I spent many a happy weekend with my Grandmother who lived just up the road from here when I was a child and then much later on in my early teens racing motorcycles up and...