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Haslingdens Old Work House, a skeleton and census returns
Tee hee. You dont often see this sight on a nice sunny morning - a skeleton!
Had reason to take a friend up to Rossendale Hospital earlier today, as he had some lost property to collect. Turns out it has now closed its doors to patients for EVER (yesterday being the last day!) Today and tomoz the staff are clearing out for their move to "whichever" hospital! Just happened to be there as they were wheeling a "skeleton" out, ready to go to a new home!
On a more serious note, some of the older buildings connected to this hospital were of course the old Haslingden Workhouse, where many an old Accringtonian had to spend their last days. In 1912 an extension was added. Not the best place to end your life apparently!
Dont know what will happen to all the buildings up there, but the Work House itself, its a fabulous building!
Link to site showing 1881 census for the Workhouse. If you look at the right hand side, there are quite a few folk from Accrington.
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Haslingden/Haslingden1881.shtml
A fabulous acount here to read
The Workhouse - www.workhouses.org.uk
Enjoy
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