What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Workhouse 1735-1837 by public subscription £175.13s.6d.
The Horncastle Workhouse, established in 1735 through public subscription, served as a critical institution for the poor and destitute until 1837, reflecting the societal response to poverty and welfare in pre-Victorian England.
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Photo: Richard Croft on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0