How Dickensian

[jayes_musings]

I never knew!

St. Mary's Hospital and now an eldery rest home was once the Luton Union Workhouse.

(Scroll down to After 1834 for some photos)

My actual hometown of Dunstable had a workhouse too, which is mentioned in Oliver Twist. I did know that.

Comments

[opinionated-gal.livejournal.com]

Wow...that's great. It's always cool to find out stuff about your history and all.

[nota-faerietale.livejournal.com]

Hee. Isn't it great learning those things. I learned stuff like this about my own hometown years ago. I love sharing it at parties when others are all... I was raised in the most expensive home in blahblahblah county and my family came over in the Mayflower.

[breana72.livejournal.com]

I feel the same.