Homepage

Record

RefNoKGH
AltRefNoVarious
TitleHuntingdon Board of Guardians
DescriptionFollowing the Poor Law Amendment Act in 1834 Boards of Guardians were appointed to administer groups of parishes in poor law unions, and were empowered to build workhouses. Various additional duties were added over time (such as vaccination from 1840, rate assessment from 1862).

In 1930 workhouses were renamed Public Assistance Institutions and were removed from Guardians' control to be placed under the control of County Councils; further records can be found in County Council Public Assistance Committee minutes.
Date1837-1930
CreatorNameHuntingdon Board of Guardians
RepositoryHuntingdonshire Archives
Add to My Items
    Skip to main content
    Elevation of a gateway at Kimbolton Castle, by Robert Adam, 1764

    Elevation of a gateway at Kimbolton Castle, by Robert Adam, 1764

    Useful Links

    Showcase items

    A list of our latest and most exciting new items.

    The Fisher family of Huntingdon, 1910
    The Fisher family of Huntingdon, 1910
    Elevation of a gateway at Kimbolton Castle, by Robert Adam, 1764
    Elevation of a gateway at Kimbolton Castle, by Robert Adam, 1764
    A tuberculosis patient in a hut at Papworth Village Settlement, 1932
    A tuberculosis patient in a hut at Papworth Village Settlement, 1932
    Photograph of an unidentified woman, Papworth, 1930s
    Photograph of an unidentified woman, Papworth, 1930s
    Explore Showcase