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Luton Workhouse was a workhouse situated on Dunstable Road in Luton. Several of the buildings still exist today. Following the introduction of the National Health Service in 1948 the site became St Mary's Hospital〔http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/beds/luton_workhouse.htm Luton Workhouse〕 and the remaining buildings are now listed〔http://www.luton.gov.uk/Media%20Library/Pdf/Environment%20%26%20regeneration/Regeneration/BUILDINGS%20ON%20THE%20STATUTORY%20LIST.pdf Listed buildings register for Luton〕 and are used as a residential care home for the elderly. == Early Workhouses in Bedfordshire == There were several workhouses in the Luton and South Bedfordshire area. Luton itself had a workhouse from 1722 which was the subject of a report in ''An Account of Several Workhouses'' dated September 17, 1724.〔http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Luton/Luton.shtml History of Luton Workhouse〕 Over the next 50 years the Luton workhouse grew and by 1775 it was able to house up to 80 inmates. Neighbouring Dunstable had a poorhouse from as early as 1592 located on the High Street. In 1775 it could house up to 20 inmates. In 1795, the poor in Dunstable were "farmed" by a contractor who in 1795 received 3s.6d. a week for each pauper maintained in the workhouse by the time of it closed in 1836, the Dunstable workhouse held 42 inmates. A workhouse also operated at nearby Caddington from 1725. A parliamentary report of 1777 recorded further workhouses in operation in Eaton Bray and Houghton Regis, both capable of housing up to 20 inmates. A report on the Sundon workhouse in 1718 revealed it to be in a filthy condition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luton Workhouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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