Newcastle:
Newcastle
took over some houses in Higherland in 1731. After the Poor Law Amendment Act,
9 parishes were brought into one union and a new workhouse built between
1838-40 in Keele Road to contain 300 beds. It continued to function until
closure and demolition in 1938.
This
new building replaced the smaller ones in the 9 parishes. E.g. Workhouse Farm
in Alsager Road, Audley, was built in 1733 by the parish for £500, apparently
replacing an earlier one.
also see Poverty and the North
Staffordshire Workhouses
