Monument record SMW 002 - Wangford Union Workhouse (House of Industry) and chapel and burial ground, Shipmeadow Poultry Farm
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Summary
Wangford Incorporated Hundred Workhouse erected in 1765, for background information see (S1).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3779 8970 (267m by 348m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM38NE |
| Civil Parish | SHIPMEADOW, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Wangford Incorporated Hundred Workhouse erected in 1765, for background information see (S1). Grade II listed. It is built close to Shipmeadow Church and joined to the rectory by a footpath. An associated chapel and burial ground are visible on the 1st edition OS map on the east side of the main workhouse, and is Grade II listed separately from the main workhouse buildings. There was an associated Pest House, now demolished, at TM 3767 8955 (S3). The cost of building is described by Shaw (S4).
Now used as a poultry factory.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <R1> SSF39 (No record type): `Shipmeadow Union Workhouse: Diary of an inmate (1837-1852)', PSIA, vol 24, 42.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copies (S2)(S3).
- <S1> SSF5451 (No record type): Dymond D & Martin E (eds), An Historical Atlas of Suffolk, 1988, 96-97.
- <R2> SSF16601 (No record type): Pritchard M F L, `Early Days of the Wangford Hundred Workhouse', PSIA, vol 30, 175.
- <S2> SSF50026 Map: OS. OS Map. OS, 1:2500 map, sheet no IX.9, 1927.
- <S3> SSF21186 (No record type): Shaw John, `The Finance and Construction of the East Anglian Houses of Industry', PSIA, vol 37, pt 2.
- <R3> SSF3342 (No record type): Cave H, `House of Industry: Shipmeadow', Suffolk Fair, 1985, 6.
- <S3> SSF50026 Map: OS. OS Map. OS, 1:2500 map, sheet no IX.13, 1927.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 10 2025 1:03PM