Old Wycombe Union School Building, Bledlow Ridge Road, Bledlow Cum Sanderton, Buckinghamshire

This was a former workhouse and school. It was last used as a children's home. It was constructed in the late Georgian period. When it was a workhouse, the large U-shaped building could hold nearly 200 inmates. This made it one of the largest workhouses in the county.

Location

Buckinghamshire Bledlow cum Sanderton

Period

Georgian (1714 - 1836)

Tags

workhouse welfare education poor law institution school Georgian (1714 - 1836)