Share this postNon-Boring History The Workhouse EffectCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreThe Workhouse EffectANNETTE TELLS TALES People would rather die than go there. That was their point. But what if you entered one anyway?Annette LaingOct 24, 2021∙ Paid6Share this postNon-Boring History The Workhouse EffectCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareThe boys of Crumpsall Workhouse, Manchester, England, 1895. By the time this photo was taken, it was sixty years after the Poor Law Amendment Act had created what we might call modern workhouses. Thi…This post is for paid subscribersSubscribeAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inPreviousNext