Hunslet South LeedsBile Beans Cllr Elizabeth Nash NHS workhouse

Bile Beans sign recalls a time before the NHS

On 7 June 2021 By Guest Post

It must go without saying that we are all very grateful for our wonderful National Health Service especially during this awful pandemic. But we did not always have the NHS. It was the post-war Labour Government which created the NHS in 1948 to give treatment free of charge at the

South LeedsLane End Place Martyn White unemployment welfare workhouse2 Comments

Remembering the Workhouse

On 15 February 2015 By leeds11

I’ve lived all my life in South Leeds. During school holidays I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, as both of my parents worked. My grandfather and I went for walks on most fine days. One of the places that we sometimes used to pass was the site