Record Details
| NHER Number: | 15886 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of an 18th to 19th century workhouse |
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Summary
This is the site of a workhouse recorded in historic parish documents as constructed in 1776 and demolished in 1842. Parliamentary records dated 1777 indicated that it held up to 80 inmates. The only known depiction in historic maps is on the First Edition one inch to the mile Ordnance Survey map of 1836. The 25 inch First Edition Ordnance Survey map was not surveyed until 1885, after the building had been demolished. During the last few years of use, this workhouse was one of three used by the the Aylsham Poor Law Union (formed in April 1836). It was replaced in 1849 by the Aylsham Union Workhouse (NHER 7416) to the west of the town which could accommodate up to 600 inmates.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 195 273 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG12NE |
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| Parish: | AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Site of workhouse.
Marked on First Edition 1 inch to the mile Ordnance Survey map of 1836 (S1)[1].
Information recorded on record card (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 12 March 1980.
Documentary Evidence
Published information indicates that a workhouse was constructed in 1776 "in the angle between Commercial Road (now Bure Way) and New Road," and parliamentary records report that it had up to 80 inmates in 1777 (S3). This is supported by a set of doucments held in the Norfolk Record Office (S4) which includes an extract of a court roll (Manor of Aylsham Wood) (1730-1784) regarding a cottage in Millgate Street conveyed in trust for the poor of Aylsham and (Manor of Aylsham on the part of Lancaster) conveyance of two messuages and 2a. land in Millgate Street converted to a workhouse according to a will of 1808. These documents have not been seen in detail, but they confirm that a workhouse was present in Millgate Street. By April 1836, The Aylsham Poor Law Union was formed, representing 46 parishes, and used three workhouses: the existing Aylsham parish workhouse, Buxton workhouse (NHER 7666), and Oulton workhouse (NHER 7417). The Aylsham workhouse was demolished in 1842 (S3), and replaced in 1849 by the Aylsham Union Workhouse (NHER 7416) to the west of the town which could accommodate up to 600 inmates.
H. Hamilton (HES), 27 April 2022.
Monument Types
- WORKHOUSE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1776 AD to 1842 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition. |
| <S3> | Website: Higgenbotham, P. [unknown]. The Workhouse. The story of an institution. https://www.workhouses.org.uk/. 27 April 2022. Aylsham [Accessed 27 APR 2022]. |
| <S4> | Documentary Source: Aylsham Ecclesiastical Parish. 1803-1819. Certificates of charges upon the poor rates for rebuilding and furnishing a convenient house for the accommodation and employment of the poor, 1803. Norfolk Record Office. |
Related records
| 7416 | Related to: St Michael's Hospital (formerly Aylsham Union Workhouse), Aylsham (Building) |
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