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==Workhouse== The Axbridge Union workhouse was erected in 1837 on the south side of West Street in Axbridge. The Poor Law Commissioners authorised expenditure of Β£4,496 17s 6d on construction of the building, which was intended to accommodate 250 inmates. It was designed by Samuel T Welch, who was also the architect of workhouses at [[Wells, Somerset|Wells]] and [[Clifton, Bristol|Clifton]]. By 1929 the workhouse had become officially known as Axbridge Poor Law Institution.<ref>{{cite web | title=Axbridge Workhouse and Poor Law Union | url=http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Axbridge/Axbridge.shtml | access-date=25 August 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060924132521/http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Axbridge/Axbridge.shtml| archive-date= 24 September 2006 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = live}}</ref>
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