What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: Wimborne Workhouse built 1760 on this site For the relief of the poor and infirm. Demolished 1958 Recorded plaque organisation: Wimborne Minster Town Council.
Wimborne Workhouse, established in 1760, served as a critical institution for providing relief to the poor and infirm during the Industrial Revolution; its demolition in 1958 marked the decline of the workhouse system in Britain.
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