Monument record BLB 142 - Bulchamp Industry House; Blythburgh and District Hospital

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Summary

Bulchamp Industry House shown on Hodskinsons Map, 1783 (S1). Formerly recorded as BLB MISC

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Grid reference Centred TM 439 762 (178m by 155m) Approximate
Map sheet TM47NW
Civil Parish BLYTHBURGH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Bulchamp Industry House shown on Hodskinsons Map, 1783 (S1). According to Goult the 'workhouse' was built in 1765/66, partly destroyed by mob during construction, opened in 1766 housing 56 paupers, rising to 352 by 1767 (S2). Location shown on earlier OS mapping, (now?) the Blythburgh and District Hospital.
Also recorded as BLB 033 (& 052 for burial ground).

Formerly recorded as BLB MISC

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  • <S1> Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed. 1783.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Goult W. 1990. A Survey of Suffolk Parish History. East Suffolk A-H, 1990.
  • <S3> Map: OS. OS Map. C.1953.

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Record last edited

Feb 8 2018 4:19PM

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