Monument record 0940500000 - Buckingham Union Workhouse
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- WORKHOUSE (Built 1835, 19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
- AIR RAID WARDENS POST (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Description
In 1835 the Union Workhouse was built on Stratford Road. A stone building, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, it cost £8,215 and could accommodate 135 papers. An isolation Fever Ward was added in the grounds about 30 years later, and a Board Room and 'Casual Ward' added in 1898, near the entrance gates. The workhouse was demolished in the 1970s (B1).
The Buckingham Poor Law Union comprised 29 parishes (B2).
Buckingham Union Workhouse shown on 1st edition 1:500, 25-inch and 6-inch OS maps at NGR (B3).
The Old Workhouse, Northend Square, was used as the ARP centre during WW2 (B4).
List of work by Sir Gilbert Scott in Buckinghamshire (B5).
Designed by George Gilbert Scott in the early conventional 'square' plan. The expenditure was authorised by the Poor Law Commissioners in June 1836. Buiding record file held at NMR (Ref no.101670)(B6).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC19619 Bibliographic reference: Muriel T Vernon & Desmond C Bonner. 1984. Buckingham: a History of a Country Market Town. pp108,120.
- <2>SBC19618 Bibliographic reference: Julian Hunt. 1994. Buckingham: A Pictorial History.. Caption to plate 140.
- <3>SBC22583 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2006. Information derived from OS 6-inch, 25-inch and 1:10,000 scale maps.
- <4>SBC22801 Bibliographic reference: Pip Brimson. 2001. Buckingham at War. p3.
- <5>SBC15132 Article in serial: Ian Toplis. 1975. 'SIR GILBERT SCOTT'S CLASSICAL WORK IN BUCKS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 20 PP93-99. Vol 20. pp95,99.
- <6>SBC25581 Bibliographic reference: Kathryn Morrison. 1999. The Workhouse: A Study of Poor-Law Buildings in England. pp62,72,202.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 69824 34314 (164m by 118m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 15 2022 1:24PM
