What did they wear in workhouses?
What did they wear in workhouses? They had woollen material shawls to wear, and red flannel petticoats tied around the waist, thick black stockings and black shoes or boots. The men wore thick corduroy trousers, thick black jackets and black hats, grey flannel shirts, black thick socks and hobnailed boots. What did a Victorian workhouse look like? Conditions were cramped with beds squashed together, hardly any room to move and with little light. When they were not in their sleeping corners, the inmates were expected to work. What were workhouses conditions like? Upon entering the workhouse, the poor were stripped...