Judith Hague Pearson Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Hi does anyone know if this happened locally ,many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 At a meeting of the Sheffield Association for the Better Housing of the Poor, on Tuesday 8th October 1889, Canon Walshaw stated "With regard to erecting buildings, he did not think the Peabody Buildings were a success. Poor people did not like to dwell in barracks or workhouses" . The Peabody Buildings were labourers' block dwellings in London, though Canon Walshaw was a local cleric, so presumably his reference was local, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayfer Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 There was an area of housing somewhere at Gleadless/Hollinsend known as the 'barracks'. I think they were poor housing associated with the nearby coal mines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Annington Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I suspect you won't find any poor housing on a map specifically named '(insert name) Barracks'. The term barrack-like more often referred to how self-contained, or not, the accommodation was, specifically in terms of shared plumbing arrangements - toilets, wash houses, laundry rooms etc. The Peabody website has an interesting history of the development of their sites http://www.peabody.org.uk/about-us/our-mission/our-history/history-of-our-estates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 1 hour ago, St Annington said: I suspect you won't find any poor housing on a map specifically named '(insert name) Barracks'. The term barrack-like more often referred to how self-contained, or not, the accommodation was, specifically in terms of shared plumbing arrangements - toilets, wash houses, laundry rooms etc. The Peabody website has an interesting history of the development of their sites http://www.peabody.org.uk/about-us/our-mission/our-history/history-of-our-estates Could not help but notice this while browsing maps for the 'Bachelor and Widow's Row' topic. http://maps.nls.uk/view/100949540#zoom=4&lat=5303&lon=5985&layers=BT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Hague Pearson Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Hi ny cousin used to live in the barracks as above her mum renamed it briar cottage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Hague Pearson Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Ps ealier map shows it with big gardens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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