🏛️ Workhouses of the World

These are notable workhouses — institutions built under the Poor Law to house and set to work the destitute, imposing brick buildings that in Victorian Britain and elsewhere were the last resort of the poor, many later becoming hospitals. Each profile shows where the workhouse stands, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

15 workhouses from 3 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any workhouse for its full profile.

Europe (15)

Europe (15 workhouses)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.