The Workhouse, Southwell
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The Workhouse, Southwell is a preserved 19th-century poorhouse in Nottinghamshire, England, now run by the National Trust as a museum exploring the history of poverty and welfare.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
museum ⓘ workhouse ⓘ |
| architect |
George Gilbert Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Bonython Moffatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Georgian
ⓘ
Institutional ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Poor Law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Grade II* listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
ⓘ
Museums in Nottinghamshire ⓘ National Trust properties in Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Workhouses in England ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1824 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1824 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | museum ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| exhibits |
history of poverty in Britain
ⓘ
history of welfare and social policy ⓘ workhouse life and regime ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAddress | Upton Road, Southwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central courtyard
ⓘ
segregated accommodation wings ⓘ work yards ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| inception | 1824 ⓘ |
| laterUse |
residential care home
ⓘ
welfare institution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Midlands
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Nottinghamshire ⓘ Southwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumType | social history museum ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 3 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
parish workhouse
ⓘ
poorhouse ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| purpose | relief of the poor ⓘ |
| region | Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
prototype for later Victorian workhouses
ⓘ
well-preserved example of a 19th-century workhouse ⓘ |
| usedFor |
indoor relief of paupers
ⓘ
segregation of paupers by class and gender ⓘ |
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