Walk Through a Workhouse

Join us for a guided walk as we visit Hillside Park and discover the formidable Victorian workhouse that once existed beneath this park's trees.

While meandering along park paths, we will encounter the site of the demolished workhouse, and “walk through its rooms”. Catherine’s temporary site installations will help visualise the workhouse’s original spaces and the harsh daily routines imposed on workhouse inmates. Once we reach the Boardroom, the only surviving part of the workhouse, we will look back in time and investigate the workhouse’s role during the Victorian era.

As we experience the park’s lovely gardens, we can appreciate the site’s transformation from a difficult past into the quiet, peaceful haven that we find today.

For information on the guide, Catherine Harrington, see:http://catherineharrington.org.