Also the use of an address of the form "3 Kimbolton Road, Bedford" rather than something which mentioned Workhouse was not uncommon. I have examples from Newport Pagnell in Bucks where the place of birth is "1 London Road", which was Newport Union Workhouse, later Renny Lodge Hospital and closed when Milton Keynes got its hospital, and the buildings eventually demolished and housing built on the site. Gavin Mclelland wrote: > The progression from workhouse to hospital was not uncommon. I worked > at the Newcastle-u-Tyne General Hospital which was built on the site > of the workhouse and many older folk in the area would try to get into > the Royal Victoria Infirmary as they still felt it was shameful to end > up at the General.
The same is true of prisons; "1 Love Lane Wakefield" is the official address used for eg death and marriage certificates for those incarcerated in HMP Wakefield! Joan. Dianne Sutton wrote: > Also the use of an address of the form "3 Kimbolton Road, Bedford" > rather than something which mentioned Workhouse was not uncommon. > > I have examples from Newport Pagnell in Bucks where the place of birth > is "1 London Road", which was Newport Union Workhouse, later Renny Lodge > Hospital and closed when Milton Keynes got its hospital, and the > buildings eventually demolished and housing built on the site. > > Gavin Mclelland wrote: > >> The progression from workhouse to hospital was not uncommon. I worked >> at the Newcastle-u-Tyne General Hospital which was built on the site >> of the workhouse and many older folk in the area would try to get into >> the Royal Victoria Infirmary as they still felt it was shameful to end >> up at the General. >> > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > The Bedfordshire Surnames List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >