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Thesaurus Term/Concept: PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INSTITUTION

Identifier 142960
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Name given to a workhouse after 1929. The Local Government Act of 1929 abolished Poor Law Unions and Guardians, and control passed to public assistance authorities run by county boroughs and county councils. Lasted until 1948 when poor laws were repealed.

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Context Record
Monument Type MDR23502 Former Chesterfield Union Workhouse (Scarsdale Hospital), Newbold Road, Chesterfield (Listed Building)