Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
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Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse is a museum and historic site in Norfolk, England, that preserves and interprets the history of rural life and the Victorian workhouse system.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former workhouse
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historic site ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| convertedTo | museum ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| exhibits |
agricultural tools
ⓘ
domestic life objects ⓘ oral histories ⓘ photographs ⓘ rural crafts ⓘ workhouse records ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Norfolk agriculture
ⓘ
Poor Law history ⓘ Victorian social welfare ⓘ |
| hasPart |
café
ⓘ
collections store ⓘ farm ⓘ farmhouse ⓘ heritage farm ⓘ learning centre ⓘ museum galleries ⓘ play area ⓘ shop ⓘ traditional farm buildings ⓘ workhouse buildings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 1777 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East of England
ⓘ
Gressenhall NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programmes
ⓘ
family activities ⓘ living history events ⓘ school visits ⓘ |
| openingDateAsMuseum | 1976 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Norfolk Museums Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
house of industry
ⓘ
workhouse ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Norfolk County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Norfolk Museums Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Norfolk social history
ⓘ
Victorian workhouse system ⓘ rural life ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Union workhouse
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home for the elderly ⓘ public assistance institution ⓘ |
| website | https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/gressenhall-farm-and-workhouse ⓘ |
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