The Parish Workhouse - Quay Road, Christchurch, Hampshire, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
N 50° 43.946 W 001° 46.565
30U E 586373 N 5620785
This blue plaque commemorates The Parish Workhouse now home to The Red House Museum.
Waymark Code: WM8JC5
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/09/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Marky
Views: 6
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The plaque reads:

'Millennium Trail

Erected next
to an earlier barn used as a
poorhouse, this building was built
in 1764 by the Churchwardens and
Overseers of the Poor as
THE PARISH WORKHOUSE
When Christchurch combined with
Holdenhurst and Sopley parishes
in 1835 it became the Union
Workhouse and remained
in use until 1885

Christchurch Local History Society'
Blue Plaque managing agency: Christchurch Local History Society

Individual Recognized: The Parish Workhouse

Physical Address:
Quay Road
Christchurch, Hampshire United Kingdom
BH23 1BU

Web Address: [Web Link]
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