Life inside the Knutsford Workhouse
Jubilee Hall, 18-24 Stanley road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0GP
Step inside the world of the Knutsford workhouse and explore the experiences of the men, women, and children who lived there. Find out how poverty, illness, old age, unemployment, disability, and family breakdown could lead people to seek help from the local community.
Learn about the daily routines that shaped workhouse life, including work, meals, rules, punishments, and segregation of families. Discover how inmates spent their days, what they wore, where they slept, and the types of jobs they were expected to carry out.
The event will also examine medical care, education for children, religious instruction and the role workhouses played within the wider community.
Q&A to take place after the talk.
Not suitable for young children.
Timings
- Saturday 12 September:
- 10.30 and 14.00
Location & directions
Jubilee Hall, 18-24 Stanley road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0GP
- Directions:
- Up to 2 hours free parking at Booths, Stanley Rd, Knutsford WA16 0BS
- Contact on day:
- Caroline Haynes
- Telephone number:
- +447964426947
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Booking in advance – numbers limited to 50 each session.
- Booking contact name:
- Caroline Haynes
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/life-inside-the-knutsford-workhouse-tickets-1988385304973
- Booking opens:
- 01 Jun 2026 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 11 Sep 2026 12:00 AM
Accessibility details
No parking on site
Additional information
- Max number of people:
- 50
- Estimated duration:
- 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
