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Hi Jeannie. I believe you have recently used this site. I came across your post about Knaresborough Workhouse by chance. From 1957 for 11 years I worked for the West Riding County Council at the Welfare Offices along the front of Knaresborough Hospital - the former Workhouse. About 1958/59 it was decided to bring into use a small store room on the upper floor which was crammed full of old ledgers (enormous heavy leather bound volumes). There were anything up to 100 of these. The nearby Modern School had gardens not far away and I and another young clerk were ordered to remove said  ledgers there and BURN THEM. We were given brown porters coats and an old handcart and it took us 3 or 4 days to complete the job. I think they decided to keep just a couple but the rest went up in smoke. We did have a look into them - lovely copper plate writing and every details of daily life, residents, staff and so on.  This would not happen today but nobody gave a thought to what they were destroying. I hope you found what you were looking for.