Hi Peter, After I had posted, and was thinking over anything I knew about local workhouses, I belatedly remembered that I had recently read that the Gulson Rd Municipal Hospital devolved , (by degrees) from the Workhouse which was on the site of the White Friars ( Carmelite) buildings. The Gulson Rd hospital was a recent topic on List---at least , (without checking), I think that it was this List! So that workhouse would be involved, at some stage in the care of the sick and especially the sick and elderly. Before I burst into print, I had Google do a little fossicking for me on the subject of Coventry Workhouses, and there was a lot. One promising looking website had been withdrawn"!!! But I clicked on "cache , other sites" and came up with a beauty, with a map of the area, and interior and exterior photos. If you are interested enough to do so, do have a good browse around. The info is there---it is finding the "fruitful sites that is the problem---and I was after the local colour, and got it in the end! Regards, Muriel