Monday, March 14, 2011

'Oliver Twist' Update

'Oliver Twist' workhouse saved from demolition: "The British government announced Monday it has given protected status to a former workhouse thought to have inspired Charles Dickens''Oliver Twist,' a move that should save the building from demolition.

Heritage minister John Penrose said the austere Georgian edifice was 'an eloquent reminder of one of the grimmer aspects of London's 18th-century social history.'"

Hat tip to Art Scott.

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