Almshouse Versus Workhouse
Residential Welfare in 18th-Century Oxford
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12669489 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alannah Tomkins (0000-0002-7224-9337, Keele University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-58 |
| Publication date | 2004-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family & Community History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-1180 • E-ISSN: 1751-3812 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/fch.2004.7.1.006 |
| OpenAlex | W2039775801 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article investigates the character of residential welfare in I8th-century England. Experiences of life within either almshouses or workhouses has been relatively neglected in the historiography of welfare, and comparative studies are absent from published work. Even so there is a broadly favourable, homogenous interpretation of almshouse life and a more pessimistic but varied impression of workhouses. This article discusses the material conditions in almshouses and workhouses under the four headings of coverage (the extent to which poor populations were catered for by almshouses or workhouses), physical attributes (fabric, location and contents), additional benefits aside from accommodation and style of management. It then uses a case study of institutions in Oxford to demonstrate that, in material terms, almshouses and workhouses could converge in their provisions for the poor; almshouses displayed fewer similarities between institutions than might be supposed while workhouses were less variable in their provisions than has been thought
Economic history · Historiography · Political science · Poorhouse · Sociology · Welfare · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |