Church Stretton History Group

Workhouse Lives

A History Day at Y Dolydd,  Llanfyllin Workhouse

 

Saturday, 21 September, 2024

 

Arranged by the Dolydd History group in collaboration with Church Stretton Area Local History Group and Meifod Local History Group

 

Earlier this year Church Stretton Area Local History Group published ‘Could be Worse’: a study of 86 inmates and staff of Church Stretton Workhouse recorded in the census of 1881.  Who were they, why were they in the Workhouse and what happened to them afterwards?  The investigation aimed to answer these questions.

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In 2021 Llanfyllin Workhouse and Meifod Local History Group published ‘Masters and Matrons of the Llanfyllin Union Workhouse 1839-1982’.   It tells the story of the Workhouse through the lives of the men and women who ran it and seeks to dispel some of the myths that have grown up around them. 

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Both books were the result of research projects by members of the three groups.   On 21 September some of them will describe their discoveries and reveal some remarkable lives.  They will show how the studies were carried out, using sources that are available to everyone.

There will also be news of a new project at Llanfyllin Workhouse: an investigation of its school, schoolmasters, mistresses and children from its opening in 1841 to its closure in 1877.  The workhouse schools were the first state schools in Britain: their history is little known.  Volunteers are needed to take part in this exciting undertaking.

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Presentations will take place between 11.00 and 3.00 and historical displays will be on view.  Refreshments will be served at the Meadows Café – Caffi Y Dolydd - from 10.30, with lunch available.   An optional tour of the Workhouse is offered at 3.00.  The charge for the day is £3 and places can be booked by email to info@ydolydd.co.uk 

 

Llanfyllin Dolydd Building Preservation Trust   Charity No 1091097 Rhif Elusen   Ymddiriedolaeth Cadwraeth Adeilad Y Dolydd Llanfyllin

Llanfyllin Workhouse, Y Dolydd, Llanfyllin, Powys SY22 5LD       01691 649062       www.llanfyllinworkhouse.org.uk