Union workhouse, Market Harborough, Leicestershire

The Market Harborough Union workhouse. The inscription on the pediment reads HARBOROUGH UNION WORKHOUSE 1836'. At the doorway stands a man and a woman, presumably the master and matron, holding the arms of a small child. A uniformed member of staff stands alongside. The building was designed by Sampson Kempthorne and stood on Leicester Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. It later became St Luke's Hospital

1836 Commissioners Dickensian Harborough Hospitals Kempthorne Legislation Leicestershire Lukes Matron Paupers Sampson Status Uniformed

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