New Workhouse at Arctid near Sandbach

Built at a cost of £7,097, the workhouse was intended to accommodate 370 inmates. It comprised three main sections: an entrance block containing porter's lodge and board room, a long main block of two and three storeys, and a two storey infirmary to the rear. The central section of the main block contained a dining hall at the front with the kitchens and laundry to its rear. To each side of the dining hall were schoolrooms, for girls at the north and boys at the south.

Reference           Builder 2 March 1844 page 108 (Contracts)