Arbroath Combination, Angus (Forfarshire)
In around 1864, the parishes of Arbroath and St Vigeans erected a Combination Poorhouse at the west side of Brechin Road in Arbroath. The architect was William Aitkenhead.
![Arbroath Site 1901](ArbroathMap1901-2500.gif)
Arbroath site, 1901
The building is believed to have been demolished in the 1930s and housing now stands on the site.
![Arbroath workhouse, 2001](Arbroath1.jpg)
Arbroath former poorhouse site from the north, 2001.
© Peter Higginbotham.
Staff
Inmates
Records
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- According to Angus Archives, no records relating to the Arbroath poorhouse survive.
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