Camberwell Board of Guardians Gordon Road Workhouse x Camberwell Reception Centre

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Camberwell Board of Guardians Gordon Road Workhouse x Camberwell Reception Centre

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        Camberwell became a Poor Law Parish on 28 October 1835, overseen by an elected Board of Guardians. In 1878 the Camberwell Board of Guardians constructed a new workhouse on Gordon Road. It was intended to house 743 able bodied inmates. Males chopped wood or broke stones; while females were employed in laundry work.

        In 1930 the Gordon Road Workhouse was taken over by the London County Council and became the Camberwell Reception Centre for homeless men. The building has now been converted to flats.

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