‘The Cry of the Hungry’: A Soup Kitchen for Victorian Holyhead

Rita Singer

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Abstract

While major construction work in and around the port of Holyhead brought steady employment, poverty was still rife and hunger soared among the poor of the town. A soup kitchen was opened in 1855 to offer some relief during the cold winter months.
Original languageEnglish
Media of outputOnline
Publication statusPublished - 01 Feb 2023

Keywords

  • Wales
  • Holyhead
  • Poor relief
  • Charity
  • nineteenth-century
  • History
  • Cultural heritage
  • cultural history
  • Cooking

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