Fonds
ROOSE WORKHOUSE AND INSTITUTION
Catalogue reference: BT/HOS/R
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This record is about the ROOSE WORKHOUSE AND INSTITUTION dating from 1876-1948.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT/HOS/R
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Title (The name of the record)
- ROOSE WORKHOUSE AND INSTITUTION
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1876-1948
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>See also BDY 229: Photocopy of only surviving page from Barrow (Roose) Workhouse Punishment Book 1914-1922</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Barrow
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Roose Workhouse and Institution</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Records deposited by Mr. L. Coppin, Southern Area Administrator, Cumbria Area Health Authority, on 8 May 1981, and Mrs. Briggs, Administrator, Roose Hospital, on 6 June 1985.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Separated from Ulverston Poor Law Union 1876; new workhouse opened 1880; later used as a military hospital. Renamed Roose Hospital and offered an extended range of services. Closed 1993
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/148651f6-f20b-443b-81e3-51e3f7b59196/
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ROOSE WORKHOUSE AND INSTITUTION