Author:   Tony Philp.
Publisher:   Bodmin Town Museum, Mount Folly, Bodmin, PL31 2HQ.
ISBN 0-9549913-0-3.
Price: £4.99.
Format: 112 pages, illustrations, map. Softback.
Description:  ‘This book gives a detailed account of the history of Bodmin Union Workhouse from its inception in 1834 to its closure in the late 1930s.  It describes the conditions experienced by those less fortunate beings who crossed the workhouse threshold and the efforts made by the paid officials and elected members to relieve the burdens of poverty..’ (Blurb)