The Workhouse, that controversial and notorious institution. From it's origins, Dickens London on to the shadows of the workhouse in the first half of the 20th century. This episode delves into the lives of those people in the Workhouse, the Board of Guardians who ran those infamous buildings and societies changing attitude to poverty. Listeners are advised this episode contains details or cruelty, punishments and child cruelty and language of the time.