Year 2 – Victorian Workhouse Research – Broad Heath Primary School

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Zakir F. says:

05/12/2022 at 7:44 pm

In the Victorian days people used to clean floors and roofs, chimney people used to clean the chimneys and for lunch they used to eat grule they also ate cheese and bread.

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Liyana M. says:

05/12/2022 at 7:19 pm

– They ate gruel which was horrible.
– The people wore uncomfortable uniform.
– They was punished by not being fed or they would go to prison
– Some children had no parents and the ones that did were separated from their parents.

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Sara H. says:

04/12/2022 at 5:13 pm

– the children had to clean floors with clothes and sponges
– they ate disgusting foods
– the cleaned chimneys even when they were small
– they were poor so they lived on the streets
– they werent given enough food

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Zakariyah A. says:

03/12/2022 at 11:34 am

The men and women and children were separated.
There were some orphan children so they had no parents.
They ate gruel for food.
The children did school work for 3 hours a day.
They went to church 2 times on Sundays .
The people who were poor use to live in the work house.

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Iqra F. says:

03/12/2022 at 11:22 am

the children have to eat a disgustin soup.

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Dhonshan R. says:

01/12/2022 at 6:51 pm

If you did something wrong you should do a punishment

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Maximilian J. says:

01/12/2022 at 2:43 pm

There where no cars 🚙🚘🚗🚔🚍🚐🚎🚒🚌🚑🚓🚕🚗🚚🏎

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1. Mr Carter says:
  
  01/12/2022 at 2:51 pm
  
  You’re right but what did you learn about the workhouse?
  
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Esa I. says:

01/12/2022 at 2:37 pm

They ate it fast because they were so hungry.

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1. Mrs Penavega says:
  
  01/12/2022 at 3:49 pm
  
  They certainly did. Well done Esa. Did you like the taste of gruel?
  
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Amina I. says:

01/12/2022 at 2:35 pm

I don’t like the gruel because it’s yucky 🤢and awful 🤮🥴😖Yuk I hate the gruel.😞

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1. Mrs Penavega says:
  
  01/12/2022 at 3:49 pm
  
  What is it made out of?
  
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Iqra A. says:

01/12/2022 at 2:35 pm

I know that if you ask for more grul you will get punished at the workhouse.

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1. Mr Carter says:
  
  01/12/2022 at 2:38 pm
  
  What punishments were there?
  
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  1. Iqra A. says:
    
    01/12/2022 at 3:35 pm
    
    To do jobs
    
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Murtaza A. says:

01/12/2022 at 2:35 pm

They had to do lots of jobs. Thir teachers are very strict.

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1. Mr Carter says:
  
  01/12/2022 at 2:41 pm
  
  What happened in the workhouse?
  
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Dominik B. says:

01/12/2022 at 2:35 pm

How would you feel Miss Penavega if you had to work in a workshop?

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1. Mrs Penavega says:
  
  01/12/2022 at 3:50 pm
  
  I don’t think I’d like to work in a workhouse Dom. Would you?
  
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Huzaifah J. says:

01/12/2022 at 2:34 pm

People eat watery gruel in the past

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1. Mrs Penavega says:
  
  01/12/2022 at 3:50 pm
  
  Did you enjoy our gruel?
  
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Haris S. says:

01/12/2022 at 2:32 pm

They only et pores every day

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Dominik B. says:

01/12/2022 at 2:31 pm

I think the poor people shouldn’t go to a workhouse!

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1. Mrs Penavega says:
  
  01/12/2022 at 3:51 pm
  
  Why did the poor people go to the workhouse?
  
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Dominik B. says:

01/12/2022 at 2:28 pm

We are so lucky because we don’t have to eat gruel!

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