Monument record KDG 030 - Risbridge Union Workhouse; Risbridge Hospital

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Summary

Site of workhouse built 1856, opened 1857 for 654 inmates, workhouse at Haverhill having been declared too small.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 70244 46974 (249m by 238m)
Map sheet	TL74NW
Civil Parish	KEDINGTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Site of workhouse built 1856, opened 1857 for 654 inmates, workhouse at Haverhill having been declared too small - 132 paupers (1891). Became POW camp for conscientious objectors (1914/18). Nothing remains now. Reverted to workhouse (1937), converted to mental hospital (1937) (S1)(S2)(S3).

Sources/Archives (3)

<S1> SSF50026 Map: OS. OS Map. 1880s.
<S2> SSF50087 Bibliographic reference: Dymond D and Martin E. 1999. An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (revised edition). Dymond & Martin (eds).
<S3> SSF50019 Bibliographic reference: Goult W. 1990. A Survey of Suffolk Parish History. Goult W.

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Record last edited

Apr 28 2006 3:56PM