The Old Workhouse and the Old Dispensary, Horncastle
Introduction
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Image: © Geoff Pick Taken: 30 Jul 2006
These two buildings can be found next to the Parish Church. The Workhouse was in use from 1735 to 1837 and the Dispensary gave 'Medical Aid to the Poor' between 1789 and 1866.