Poor-law buildings have played a crucial role not only in the history of architecture in Engand but also in the country's social history. Morrison and the RCHME present a typology of poor-law workhouses with plans and photographs, in an attempt to record these decaying structures before they are completely lost. Tables catalogue the location of workhouses across England. The broader aspects of poor-law architecture are examined in tandem with personal accounts of individual workhouses and provides a fascinating study of the poorer elements of society.
