Irish Workhouse Dormitory Design 1840
Design by architect George Wilkinson for dormitories in Irish workhouse. On the upper two floors, inmates slept on raised platforms with a walkway in between. On the ground floor elderly or sick inmates slept on harrow beds made from a simple framework of planks
Picture No
10512833
Media ID
47553632
Size
4166px x 4400px
(4.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans/Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Engraving of architect's design
Date
1840
