Blackett Street, Calverley, Leeds

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Blackett Street, Calverley, Leeds

Image: © Mark Stevenson Taken: 8 Apr 2016

The workhouse for Calverley-cum-Farsley was built in 1756 on Calverley's Back Lane, now Blackett Street, at the expense of Sir Walter Blackett (formerly Sir Walter Calverley - he changed his surname as a condition of an inheritance from his uncle). The relatively generous treatment of the inmates made it an expensive place to run - bills in 1772 included ones from suppliers of cloth, milk, butter, malt, groceries, veal, beef and mutton, items which would not have been available to those on out-relief. In 1778, the Overseers resorted to offering 8d, a week to some inmates to leave the workhouse. In 1807, the 20 inmates comprised six children, 9 women (2 bastard-bearers, 1 wife and the rest widows), 2 were old men and 3 were just referred to by their surname and noted as 'old'. The building no longer exists but a plaque from the original building has been preserved at the site. It reads "Sir Walter Blackett at his own Expense built this Workhouse in the year 1756"

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.829034
Longitude
-1.686227