Surviving a Horrific Night in a Victorian Workhouse (Whitechapel Casual Ward)
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- How dreadful was a stay in the workhouse? A man disguises himself as a vagrant to discover the grim reality of Victorian sleeping conditions and the insipid food that poor residents endured in the casual ward. in this documentary, we find out that was the least of the troubles that awaited him on this trip to experience the wretched lives of the poor; for he was made to work to pay for his bread and board - work so gruesome that he could stand it no longer and ran off down the street.
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WHY DID/NT THEY GO TO FOOD BANKS
Alone and on the streets,
one very cold night, I fell asleep at the doors of a church; I was only awoken by a good samaritan, who left his car to place a warm blanket around me. He turned round and again left so quickly, I hadn't the chance to even say 'thank you'.
I'll never forget that.
I have great respect the the people in the local kebab shop who fed me for free when I was homeless many years ago..
I hope that I have been, or will be, this person for someone.
You might have encountered an Angel. ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏
@@chynnadoll3277 There are no angels....just good people.
@@theresedavis2526
You are quite wrong about this. Angels walk among us, along with some very kind and gentle people. 💜✝️💜
My Grandfather was born in the Whitechapel infirmary in 1886. I have learned a few things about his early life growing up in the east end. He spent much of his time going in and out of the workhouses around the old east end. Workhouse records provide details on when people entered and left. The question I ask myself is ‘Just how hungry was my grandfather each time he went in
Very interesting. Have you researched the records or did he tell you directly?
@@FactFeast no he died years before I was born. I did the research which was not easy as he changed names at least twice before settling down. Sadly he was a product of his environment and was arrested and imprisoned numerous times. I traced him to Flower and Dean street in 1911. Living with his brother who was another criminal
There is a great lack of compassion for the poor, sick and elderly in almost every part of human history. 😪
Including today, people just deteriorate in seems instead of evolving and gathering wisdom as we go along..sad days
......yay, go humans! 😓
Yup,its that good old Christian attitude, if ya cant work Ya don’t eat !
@@erin19030 I'm pretty sure Jesus even said that in the old testament. "Blessed are the rich and such and such."
Danni S
Modern day UK is no different.
Just look at the conservative government's attitude now, towards those whom you mention.
This man can definatly tell a story- I was engrossed. Those poor people. They had No compassion or care for their well being. The disease must have been rife, with such poor hygiene and bad living conditions. What an awful situation to be in. I feel truly privileged and grateful to be in the time we are now.
I’m glad you found the video compelling to view. Thanks for taking the time to watch.
What an awful situation to be in? What a filthy country Britain is to live in even today.
The fact that this guy only has 40,000 subscribers is insane!! He is an awesome story teller!
That’s super nice of you to say and I’m glad you’re enjoying the content. Thank you!
@@FactFeast I AGREE GREAT HISTORICAL FACTS And so well done out!!! THANK YOU FOR SUCH GREAT INFORMATIVE VIDEOS!!
I agree
I can see why I start out watching however am driven away with the annoying attempts at period speech
I thought the same thing. He is well educated and many people do not understand the proper language that he uses.Also, folks are indoctrinated and believe that that style of life was reserved for only certain people. It does not fit the agenda.
I loved Jack London's books when I was a kid, the stories about people trying to make a living in the frozen wastelands of Northern America made an indelible mark. I read them over and over, devouring every word, phrase and sentences ...
So much so that I now have a gorgeous Siberian Husky aptly named Alaska, who has been the best dog I've ever had.
White Fang 🐺
Indeed, he was a great writer.
The audiobook of "the people of the abyss" that this is from is on youtube. So is "down and out in Paris and London" by orwell which was inspired by the former.
@@Gecko.... Thx for the info, I often listen to audiobooks on youtube and will add these two to my list!
The homeless are always treated badly..even the veteran. It happened then and now
I am old enough, 84, to remember that the "Workhouse" was a place of refuge for the homeless , and the "Civic Guilds", giving out clothing and "Food Stamps" to be exchanged at Co-Op stores. Churches were rich and the Priest would never turn anyone from the door . Mentally ill would be cared for in Hospitals . Then the State took over their "Care".
Private charity was never enough . It was good excuse to pass the buck.
@@SandfordSmythe Private charity should be enough in a Christian country, and these people were kept alive by it for long enough. Reliance on the state is very bad news, except if individuals are genuinely unable to sustain themselves and their families through absolute abject misfortune. Communism next, and we know what happens there. The buck was genuinely passed alright. Onto productive members of society.
For all its flaws, private charity does a better job aiding the genuinely unfortunate than government welfare programs.
Damn 84 how tf do you even know how to use TH-cam well either way good on you mate
private charity is inefficient but the problem is legislation: high house and land prices are the cause of poverty, if the state won't control house prices or rent control then it will end up with a lot of poor and homeless people@@curbyourshi1056
I read the road to Wigan pier. Absolutely harrowing what the poor went through. People today don’t know how lucky they are
There's still a lot of poor people and thousands homeless
Social history will always be more interesting and relatable than stuff about royalty ancient battles etc
It's harder to come by as well, especially with as much detail as this channel provides.
I can't help thinking that I would have been one of these poor people if I'd been born in a different time. I had a mental breakdown about six years ago, in and out of hospital, not knowing where I was, forgetting my name, not knowing my address, wanting to die and nearly succeeded in ending it.
So many good people came into my life, helped me in many different ways, some showed care, some convinced me to live, one made sure that I had money and Restore Church provided me with a home with supported living. Someone like me would've been found dead in the workhouse.
@@Simon-1965 I know those poor people were born at the wrong time, I’m so glad you had people around you to help it shows humanity can learn from the past and get away from the damming and judgemental past I hope you continue to find strength in your god and continue forward ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@debrabaier1894 - do you know, I've never considered history from the perspective of your comment but, now that I have, I am greatly inclined to agree with you. A good point, well done!
I have found lots of great documentaries about royalty, battles, ect.
Amazing video!!! In your research have you found interesting stories of the Kensington or Fulham workhouses? It's sad, but one of my English ancestors died in the Fulham workhouse in the 1880's. The description of the White Chapel WH was very eerie. I guess they were all like that! Thank you as always.
I haven’t heard anything about the Kensington or Fulham workhouses yet, but you can find ideas on my channel about the Stratford Union and Poplar workhouses. I’m glad you enjoyed watching and thanks for writing.
Such a great and sobering portrayal of Victorian life for the more destitute. Takes a great writer to record it and a great orator to recant it in a dynamic and interesting way, the history virtually springs to life.
I’m glad these conversations were recoded for posterity. Knowing what they said and how they felt helps with understanding how hard life was.
@@FactFeast yes these stories need to be told in all new mediums, so we don't forget
Take a look at present day Conservative policy they've punished the poor for decades through their politics.
@@chrisholland7367 Nonsense. Anyways, Jack London is not a nice human being.
Your narration is first class.
I have recently been researching my family history, my great grandfather Mark Harry Bulwer half brother Ernest Alfred Bulwer was born in the Watford Union workhouse in 1874 & their grandfather Reuben died in the Gressenhall Union Workhouse in 1885. I already knew about Ernest but I was shocked to find my gt gt grandfather Reuben aged 69 had no where to go and found himself at the end of his life dying unloved in a Workhouse. RIP
Desperate times indeed!
Keep up the good work with the brilliant videos!
I'm enjoying these Victorian London videos so much. Great narration voice!
Really makes me appreciate what I've got. I can never really be poor if I have a bed and enough to eat.
Thank you! It’s so nice you enjoy the content here. Lots more planned for the channel.
You are so right! You will always get them who will say " we were so poor we had cardboard for shoes etc etc" however, we can't imagine how bad it was for these people. Many were better off dead - sadly. Times were tough for me and my siblings because we had a selfish father but I can't say it was anything like this.
Never say never
Many of the homeless were veterans who fought the wars that kept England free.
It is painful to comprehend that they possessed litlle beyond existing apparel.
All of the homeless where humans. Vet's do deserve much more for their service. But all the people deserve some bit of dignity
Free?
@@tidypog3272 free of foreign conquerors? (And also spread of empire, of course, but it's not like enlistedmen can be blamed for that and many were conscripted)
Jim Halderman fought in wars for Queen Victoria and the aristocracy to build the empire then cast aside when they were longer useful.
Be thankful for what you have in life.
No joke. I was literally on the streets homeless half my teen years and i feel blessed after hearing what these folks had back then
Thankfulness is a luxury.
Death must have been a blessing for these poor people I am grateful for lots of things
The class sytem in England is evident together with the exploration of poor ill educated people, sadly this goes on now.
Punishing people for being poor. How tragic
Nothing changes does it?
Social Darwinism is on the rise again.
Your narration combined with pictures, I lose myself it's like being back at school. Bravo sir on your excellent work
Thank you! It’s good to know the pictures and narration provide the right atmosphere.
This is one the best TH-cam video I have came across, I hope more people find you, I feel like I listen to a Charles Dickens story… I can almost view the streets of old England… I listen to this and peace comes over me … that I known hunger as a child…even in American children have starved and in these times it still happens..
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I don't know HOW you don't have MILLIONS of subscribers. You're the best storyteller on this platform. You kept me interested in every word you spoke.
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Thank you so much for these wonderful videos, they're so well done! It's enlightening to find out how people lived back then, it really helps me to remember to appreciate the easy world I live in!
Thanks for checking out the content!
Keep them coming! I really appreciate all of your work.
Thank you! I have lots more content on its way.
Gresham Workhouse had survived until 1930, interviewed by Bamber Gascoigne in the 1980s T.V series "Victorian Values" somebody had spoken of his experiences in one when he was a child. These establishments were built to serve as a cautionary tale the poor, for then the authoritarian belief had been that if life therein was made very difficult for the poor, then they would rapidly diminish in number. The chief cause for the destitute to end up in the workhouse was sickness, so part of these grim places was set aside as an infirmary, of course doctors then were expensive.
This was truly fascinating and brilliantly narrated. It really makes you thankful for what you have in life.
I’m really glad you found this compelling to watch. Thank you.
Every day I thank luck for giving me a clean warm bed to sleep in every night and food in the fridge.
Poverty is painful.
Subscribed and shared. 👌🏻 I’m loving this channel
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Surprisingly good east end accents for a native Irishman!
Glad you like the narration!
My goodness the way you can do each different accent of the people of Britain, compete with perfect inflection. Why do you not have more sub, sir? you are.incredible! I am an insomniac and your channel makes the dark nights really very amusing. I only wish you put videos out more often. I am absolutely starving for your content.
Thank you so much! Lots of history for you here and you may find the playlists useful for long listening.
I usually go to Primark and buy warm clothing for our fellow humans who are unfortunate and have nowhere to call home. I sometimes give some cash or a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. We should all show some compassion.
What do you want? A medal?
Always so fascinating and well presented! Thanka for sharing!
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your voice fits narrating stories like these so well!
I'm glad you enjoy the narration! Thank you so much.
Brilliant, informative video and brilliantly narrated, thank you.
That’s really kind of you to say. Thank you so much!
I might be looking at homeless shelter for myself in the near future while writing about Irish workhouses. THIS puts things into perspective!
Ive never clicked so fast as when I see a new Fact Feast 😍
Fantastic! Thank you.
I love the Jack London videos!
It's great that he recorded his experiences and conversations in so much detail for us today.
@@FactFeast He definitely did a good job. Makes me want to read that book you mention, but I don't want spoilers for any future Jack London videos haha.
I'm weirdly obsessed with Victorian workhouses. Someday I want to go back to London and see the workhouses that are still there.
Sadly there isn't any they all got made into office's or flats.
There are workhouse museums around the country that you can visit.
Southwell Workhouse in Nottinghamshire is open for visitors.
me too!
You made another one! Thank you souch for these it makes things much more clear for me:)
I’m glad these workhouse stories helped in some way. Thanks for your support!
How many died from pneumonia due to exposure in the cold & wet.
Fact Feast: Yes
Every morning somebody must have scraped the dead bodies off the street so the wealthy couldn't see them.
Just came apon your channel by chance loving it thank you.
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Love your videos, they’re really interesting 😊
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TY *Fact Feast* for your voice over & accents ...excellent narration ...hard work & we do appreciate the entertaining history lessons ...I'll share this👍👍🎬🎬👍👍🎬🎬👍👍🎬🎬
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Wonderful accent that makes you feel he was actually there!!
How horrendous in the richest city( London) at the height of empire, ordinary people lived in such horrific inhuman conditions,having to work 16 hours of hard Labour for a few penny’s to stay in the most wretched conditions!!
Yet some had more money than they knew what to do with?
Similar in so many ways to today, no change! Some with billions stashed away in tax havens, whilst people still die for want of proper food,shelter,warmth & proper medical attention.
It's been a while I've missed so many awesome videos time to catch up 😃
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Your content is gold
Thanks for the compliment!
Love the content!
I really appreciate that, thank you!
I #Love❤️❤️ this channel 👏🏽👏🏽.
That’s fantastic, thank you!
Love this channel. Great the way you change your voice too fit character lol and the old photos.
Glad you enjoy the Victorian atmosphere!
I absolutely look forward to these videos.Such good narration and pictures to go along with it are fantastic 👌
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My dad researched our family tree , we have ancestors who died in these disgusting places
I love this channel topics and the narrator voice
Thanks very much! It’s great you find the topics interesting.
Nothing has Changed Today! Poverty has Increased and the Richest Do Very Well and the Poorest Rot in Hell!
Oh man i really enjoyed this one it made me sleep 100x better knowing i wasnt in a 1 1/2 foot hammock brilliant 👏
...with a rat lying on yr chest
Really enjoyable...the narrator has an Irish twang, am I correct?
I’m glad you found it good to watch. Thank you. Yes, you’re right.
👍👍💗💗 thank you
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I love the narrators impressions. I'm from Stepney near Whitechapel and he dies sound like the old folk I remember as a child
I’m glad you enjoy the character voices. A little bit of Victorian atmosphere! Thank you for your comment.
@@FactFeast thanks for the reply. I've recommended your channel to friends
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@@FactFeast your welcome. Where in Ireland you from? I live in Waterford these days
this was a good one..........
Thanks for visiting the channel!
Old Etonions in control then. Old Etonions in control now. Same evil old gangsters still running the show and bleeding us dry in the process.
I've heard you judge a Society by the way it treats it's poor and infirrm (and elderly).
No wonder the Kinks wrote that song VICTORIA.
Fascinating stuff from the times of old.
Makes you wonder how we survived the 19th century.
To quote Dickens: these were ‘Hard Times.’
To survive poverty, you really need to be born into it. Poverty is normal to the poor, but the middle classes can never last even today, but they do like to play the part.
Fascinating
Glad you found this compelling viewing. Thank you!
This dude has the voice I want in my head when I'm reading...
It's great that you enjoy the narration. Thank you!
TS 2:26 that's an interesting illustration in style ... I like it...it is a painting I think not sure if it's acrylic, watercolor or oil though & TS 6:38
Our poor ancestors :(
Yes a lot more people could do with remembering what our people had to endure.
They’re called the idle poor but then they try to better their stations and the church tells them it’s gods plan and not to rise above your station. We did this period in history at school and my teacher said I was too political. The industrial revolution was an amazing time but we were seen as surplus people. Awful times that are destined to repeat themselves if we keep being selfish and the rich poor gap is widening
For 10 years on and off I spent time in a homeless shelter. It was Heaven compared to the workhouse. Im forever grateful to have a home albeit small.
My famliy was almost put in a homeless shelter because of my dad's drinking problem. What's it like there? Are there horrible people there or is everyone down to earth?
Jay with the red beard The staff was ok but most of tge residents had an 'angle' going on. They tried to find out where you applied for housing so they could go and take it from you. They would snitch on you for the least little thing. They got off on having a bit of power. You had to ALWAYS keep your guard up and your armor on. Not good memories but it beats being on the streets which thankfully I never was.
Jack London, why couldn't you simply turn from head to toe? Not enough detail, apart from him despising the poor and using them to make money and not even fully taking part in the poverty which he claims to. The Bear Grylls of Victorian times in my opinion.
I'm presuming these kind of people were regarded by Victorian society as being the 'undeserving poor' and were treated accordingly. Life was cheap in those days (as evidenced by the high infant mortality) so it didn't matter if these people died like flies.
The infant mortality rate has always been high until the last 70-80 years or so in the UK. But yes, life was cheap if you were unskilled, illiterate and poor. Choosing between the workhouse or the street must have been an agonising choice.
Ty
My pleasure. Thanks for visiting!
Wow 100 years later and it's still the same. Shocking
I'm sure today's tory would see it as a benefit if we brought the workhouse back...
What grim vile place,no wonder the Bounty mutineers stayed in the Islands,it would be better to be transported to Australia,its still not much better nowadays..
I believe that the Tories would happily take us back to this if they could.
I really love the different voices/cockney accents, they really bring the story to life. 👏
Virtue signal recieved
We must never vote Tory
It's what they mean by Victorian values.
@@sexyrupert4135 if you think thats virtue signalling, thats a self report lmao
@@josephnott2526 Nope..they are invested in the very cause of the situation.
They would gladly let it sink back to them days .
"People just don't want to work!" I see attitudes haven't changed much since then ....
Weird, c.120 years later, hearing “Gross,” used with the meaning and connotation I thought was modern.
Is this taken from Jack London's
"The People of the Abyss"?
Poor homeless!
Where headed for this now.
Terrible to think there are yet dark and dangerous pockets of such hopelessness still to be found … if one looks in all the wrong places of London Town.
This was before contraception so population explosion. I wouldn't have had the choice to only have one child and be financially stable by 44. Women wouldn't have the choice to choose to leave unfaithful husband's either. I've heard the expression going for a kip by older sailors before. There is a poor house still exists in my town beside the grammar school. No longer a poor house I've looked through the bars at the gate and said silent prayers,knowing we found an ancient document detailing a great grandparent had been listed as living there. And me the spoilt brat with my well furnished prison as a house alone sometimes feels,plenty of food and don't feel like eating. So many clothes I have to pack bags for charity and yet still I wonder,what makes a person happy. I think my only happiness is giving to those less fortunate,that is a lovely blessing especially having been short a few times and seeing videos like this.funny how humans are the only animal that is never happy.
Alas, womanhood will always bear the burden.
My ancestors had numerous stays in the Shoreditch workhouse..
If you can, even just buying the
homeless a meal from McDonald's given with a genuine smile for the privilege of being able to can make such a difference to these poor souls, just to know that they have not become completely invisible or irrelevant
The sad thing is things haven’t moved on much they might’ve got rid of the work house but it seems everything thing else they put on hold
They have moved on - a lot. Did you actually watch the clip? There is nothing like this today thankfully and many peoples ideas of poverty consist of not having a new TV or latest trainers. I'm thankful for that.
The people that have commented that think life was like this just in the Victorian days need to have hardship now because some of this and and more are still around now and thriving there are no workhouses now so this is why people have to turn to crime
Older people are rich with life experience they can draw upon to write wonderful stories both true and fictional revealing how people cope with adversity. Together. In the name of Christ. We need to encourage them to be story tellers while recording those stories for them.
The modern welfare system doesn't do much better a job at helping the poor than workhouses ever did, it merely keeps them poor. The lesson here should be that there's no one-size-fits-all solution for aiding the poor.
The modern welfare system is just an upgraded version of the workhouse system.
It's not to hard to imagine seeing groups of destitute people, moving around looking for a safe place to sleep.
I've been going into downtown Portland Oregon for a while and even today I see people, hungry and looking for a safe place to go.
I like these videos but I wish they had an outro. The abrupt ending and silence is so jarring for me.
Sorry about that. It's the style of Jack London. I'm glad you like the videos and thanks for writing.
If you were using the bath water & towel of 22 people you damn sure wouldnt want to be at the end of that line lol😬🤢
Jack London... the author of Call of the Wild?
Brutal!
And this is what Dominic Raab would like to re-introduce for poor Britons. And they still vote for the likes of him and his party.
What were black jack + white potion?
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. 19th December 1843.
Jacob Marley's Face in the door knocker.
Ba Humbug!
Wow its strange how a dirty hard cold disgusting time long ago can be so fascinating..besides all the other hardships It must of been so cold 🥶
So in im a year late here but i want to know where you got these excerpts from? Are these from peoples diaries? Novels? Autobiographys? Would love to know cheers
The writer is Jack London.