What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Old 1776 Workhouse Inmates moved to Barkham Road Hospital after it was built in 1849 Recorded plaque organisation: Wokingham Society.
The Wokingham Workhouse, established in 1776, served as a critical institution for providing shelter and work to the poor and destitute until its closure when inmates were moved to Barkham Road Hospital in 1849.
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