I feel as if I’ve spent years with these two characters from my novel HEART of CRUELTY. Who are they? Coroner William Doughty is a medical man,… Read more “HEART of CRUELTY: introducing the characters”
Tag: Workhouses
Haunted by Workhouses
#HeartOfCruelty #Histwriter #Birmingham Wherever I had a job in the NHS – in London or the West Midlands – there was almost always an old workhouse, often… Read more “Haunted by Workhouses”
‘The Birmingham Rat’: Freeth’s cheese and workhouse dripping
If we understand attitudes to the poor in 19th century England it sheds light on our attitudes to the poor today. Being richer has not made us… Read more “‘The Birmingham Rat’: Freeth’s cheese and workhouse dripping”