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St James Workhouse

1725 establishments in Great Britain19th-century disestablishments in EnglandPoor law infirmariesUnited Kingdom building and structure stubsWorkhouses in London
Microcosm of London Plate 096 Workhouse, St James's Parish (tone)
Microcosm of London Plate 096 Workhouse, St James's Parish (tone)

The St James Workhouse opened in 1725 on Poland Street in the Soho area of London, England, in what was then the parish of Westminster St James, and continued well into the nineteenth century.Higginbotham conjectured that the infirmary at St James Workhouse was the one referred to in the American song "St. James Infirmary Blues", on the basis that that song dates from 'at least the early 19th century'.Inhabitants included the painter Charlotte Mercier, who died there in 1762.The site of the workhouse is now the Q Park parking garage occupying the space between Poland Street and Marshall Street.

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St James Workhouse
Poland Street, City of Westminster Soho

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Poland Street 49-50
W1D 2JL City of Westminster, Soho
England, United Kingdom
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Microcosm of London Plate 096 Workhouse, St James's Parish (tone)
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