Summary Alan visits a few facilities that the National Trust now own but were formerly Workhouses where adults and children who were very poor or had committed petty crimes were sent. We see what they were fed, awful food that lacked nutrition, and folk were expected to work long hours on that. The buildings are very stark and look like prisons. The punishments were severe and spouses were separated as well as children from adults.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Jon Culshaw Alan Titchmarsh Dan Jones Miriam O'Reilly
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Mar 19, 2018
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Channel 5
Language : English
Production companies : Spun Gold TV
Summary Alan visits a few facilities that the National Trust now own but were formerly Workhouses where adults and children who were very poor or had committed petty crimes were sent. We see what they were fed, awful food that lacked nutrition, and folk were expected to work long hours on that. The buildings are very stark and look like prisons. The punishments were severe and spouses were separated as well as children from adults.
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Mar 19, 2018
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Channel 5
Language : English
Production companies : Spun Gold TV
