Derry Workhouse
54°59′42″N 7°18′22″W / 54.995°N 7.306°W Derry Workhouse was a workhouse in Derry, Northern Ireland. Located in the Waterside area of the city, the workhouse operated from 1840 to 1948.
History
As a result of the
The buildings housed the Waterside hospital until 1991, then were redeveloped as private housing, with the main dormitory area used as a library and museum.[2][3] During the redevelopment, numerous human remains were found. These remains, believed to be of people who died in the mid-nineteenth century, were later interred in the local Ballyoan cemetery.[1]
The museum opened in 1997. In 2014, the Derry City Council decided to close the museum citing health and safety issues, and decreasing visitor numbers. The council planned to turn the space into apartments.[4]
References
- ^ a b Durnin, Patsy (11 May 2014). "Derry Workhouse: 'Thirteen Steps' to another world". Derry Journal. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Workhouse Museum to close in April". Derry Journal. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Higginbotham, Peter (2003). "The Workhouse in Londonderry, Co. Londonderry". workhouses.org.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Kevin Mullan (21 May 2016). "Flats planned for the haunted old Waterside Workhouse". Londonderrysentinel.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2017.