Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
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Coalville Social Welfare Centre, Leicestershire. Photographs are described at item...
Catalogue reference: COAL 80/256
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This record is about the Coalville Social Welfare Centre, Leicestershire. Photographs are described at item... dating from 1960 in the series National Coal Board and predecessors: Photographs. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- COAL 80/256
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1960
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Description (What the record is about)
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Coalville Social Welfare Centre, Leicestershire.
Photographs are described at item level.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Welfare
- Coal
- Mining and quarrying
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4720527/
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COAL 80
National Coal Board and predecessors: Photographs
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