Penkhull:
a)
Penkhull was built in 1735, for the parish of Stoke, and it could accommodate
80 paupers. It was described in the following way in 1829 by Simeon Shaw: it
"will be inspected with pleasure by the philanthropist for cleanliness
and comfort afforded to the aged and infirm, the weak-minded and the
destitute; in fact all the attentions of humanity are supplied to them."
This
building was opposite St. Thomas's Church, near to the Greyhound inn.
Stoke replaced the Penkhull workhouse in 1832 -
the Penkhull workhouse was converted into houses named "Victoria
Buildings"
also see Poverty and the North
Staffordshire Workhouses
