This policy was implemented at Guildford's workhouse in 1905 when a casual ward was built on the grounds and soon became known as The Spike, a name it is still known as today.

This policy was introduced at Guildford's workhouse in 1905 with the construction of a casual ward on the premises, which quickly earned the nickname 'The Spike', a moniker it still carries today.

Those jailed at the Workhouse for five days or more could qualify. "Some folks were in there over 700 to 800 days, they'll stand to gain a decent amount of money," he shared.

ST. LOUIS — Demolition of the former Medium Security Institution, colloquially known as the Workhouse, will begin by the end of the year. Demolition of most buildings at the now-vacant jail will ...

It's a setting known to millions from "Oliver Twist," in which the workhouse hero Oliver, "desperate with hunger, and reckless with misery" tremblingly holds out his bowl and says "Please, sir, I ...

Workhouse Creative, a branded content studio, today announced the opening of its new two-story headquarters. Designed to redefine the traditional ad agency model, merging creative and production ...

According to Norfolk Museums, between 1777 and 1948, Mitford and Launditch Union Workhouse - now Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse - was home to some of the most vulnerable people in rural Norfolk.

Workhouse residents, on the other hand, will work on highly supervised teams of four. The agency will pilot the program with one four-person crew in January, Klodor said.

The names of thousands of people who entered the doors of a workhouse in County Tyrone are being remembered. In 1845, as poverty and starvation increased during the famine in Ireland, workhouses ...

This policy was introduced at Guildford's workhouse in 1905 with the construction of a casual ward on the premises, which ...