Sunderland Parish Workhouse blue plaque — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: The Workhouse. Site of the Sunderland Parish Workhouse, built 1740 and housing 600 people. Attached to it was a pin factory, a sailmaker's loft and the Township's second hospital. Recorded plaque organisation: Old Sunderland Heritage Trail.

The Sunderland Parish Workhouse, established in 1740, served as a significant institution for housing and labor for the poor, featuring a pin factory, sailmaker's loft, and a hospital, reflecting the social welfare practices of the time.

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