Malmesbury Union Workhouse – Why? Where? When? Who
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Malmesbury Union Workhouse – Why? Where? When? Who

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Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Athelstan Museum

Cross Hayes, Malmesbury, SN16 9BZ

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£8

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Susan Mockler has been researching the Malmesbury Union Workhouse for several years discovering where it was, why it was built and looking at the lives of those who had to enter the workhouse. Were the stories Charles Dickens told in his books true of the Malmesbury Workhouse? Image – thanks to Chris King. PLEASE NOTE …

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