: Many new buildings followed a radial hub-and-spoke design (forming a ‘Y’ or ‘+’ shape) to allow better supervision of inmates.
: Following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 , which mandated the creation of Poor Law Unions and large workhouses, many Welsh districts actively resisted. Workhouses of Wales and the Welsh Borders free ...
Life for inmates was strictly controlled, with populations often separated by gender and age: : Many new buildings followed a radial hub-and-spoke