Bridport United Church Hall
Speaker Luke Mouland, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Sherborne Museum
The Victorian workhouse still evokes powerful images of fear and hardship but was it really so dire? This talk draws on stories from a number of Dorset’s workhouses to illustrate what daily life was like for inmates and shows how the very design of the workhouse was intended to discourage the needy from seeking refuge within.
Luke is a freelance genealogist, researcher and speaker based in North Dorset. During the last 15 years he has undertaken research projects for a range of clients, including probate solicitors, authors, and the BBC’s hit TV series ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’
