A view of the Public Assistance Institution (Tiverton Union Workhouse), subsequently Belmont Hospital

Date:
1 Sep 1948 - 17 Jan 1949
Location:
Public Assistance Institution, Belmont Road, Tiverton, Mid Devon, Devon
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Belmont Hospital, Belmont Road, Tiverton, Mid Devon, Devon
Reference:
BB49/00033
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

In the Margaret Tomlinson negative register the Tiverton Union Workhouse is referred to as the 'Public Assistance Institution. After about 1930, workhouses became known as Public Assistance Institutions until their closure with the launch of the NHS and the National Assistance Act of 1948. It subsequently became Belmont Hospital but was later converted to residential use in 2012-15 .

Content

This is part of the Series: TOM01/01 Series of photographic negatives commissioned by the National Buildings Record; within the Collection: TOM01 Mrs Margaret Tomlinson Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Tomlinson, Margaret

Keywords

Victorian Workhouse