Monument record MLI90083 - Site of Stamford Union Workhouse, Stamford

Summary

Site of Stamford Union Workhouse, Stamford

Type and Period (3)

  • (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1836 AD to 1930 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1873 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1836 AD to 1930 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 36821 Stamford Union Workshouse is depicted on the Ordnance Survey County Series map of 1905.{1} Three double-courtyard plan workhouses in Lincolnshire, those of Bourne, Spalding and Stamford unions, were by a local architect, Bryan Browning, who also designed the 'square'-plan Peterborough Union Workhouse. Of these buildings, only Bourne survives.{2} Stamford Union Workhouse was erected in 1836-7. The main building has been demolished, but the infirmary of 1873 survives and has been converted to a residential function.{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF00NW.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Morrison, Kathryn. 1999. The Workhouse. page 59, 207.
  •  Website: English Heritage. 2002-2009. Pastscape (National Monuments Record) archaeological records. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. 1410886 (TF 00 NW; 666).

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 03551 06901 (175m by 142m) Approximate
Civil Parish STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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