The workhouse
The workhouse
in Llanfylllin was built in 1838 for 250 persons. You can see that the
centre of the building is a cross or cruciform shape. Here is
a model for workhouses issued after 1834. The shape and layout
of Llanfyllin workhouse is very similar. There is
more on Llanfyllin workhouse on the next
page ...
Llanfyllin
Union workhouse
Female and male inmates would have been kept in separate quarters and
exercised in their own yards.