Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective view
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Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective view
The Union workhouse at Limerick, Ireland, was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1841. This 1847 view shows the workhouse after proposed enlargements. The buildings comprised an entrance block (bottom right), four-storey main block, central dining hall/chapel linking to the infirmary (large side wings), and fever blocks (top left). The grounds were divided into separate walled yards for different categories of inmate
Media ID 4464351
© Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
1840s 1841 1847 Block Blocks Chapel Dining Fever Grounds Homeless Homelessness Infirmary Kitchen L Aw Legislation Limerick Main Pauper Paupers Plan Poor Poverty Proposed Segregated Segregation Separate Storey Walled Walls Wilkinson Wings Workhouse Workhouses Yards
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