Once part of the original workhouse before St Mary's became a hospital are the Vagrant Cells in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

Once part of the original workhouse before St Mary's became a hospital are the Vagrant Cells in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Stock Photo
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Simon Webster / Alamy Stock Photo

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GR1RA9

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103.4 MB (4.6 MB Compressed download)

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7360 x 4912 px | 62.3 x 41.6 cm | 24.5 x 16.4 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

19 July 2016

Location:

Pauper/Vagrant Cells, St Mary's Hospital, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK

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Prior to becoming a hospital St. Marys in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire was originally a Victorian workhouse. Original buildings like the Pauper/Vagrant Cells were retained for unknown reasons. One section was turned into a mortuary whilst the cells were left. Now quite a rarity in modern times to see such a complete building and shows what life must have been like for the poverty stricken.