Richer for poorer. (Frontline).(Southwell Union Workhouse; 1824 building opened by National Trust)(Brief Article)

From: History Today | Date: March 1, 2002| Author: Crow, Charlotte | Copyright information

IN AN AMBITIOUS DEPARTURE from the type of buildings and style of historical presentation more commonly associated with the National Trust, this month sees the opening of its latest project, an early nineteenth-century workhouse at Southwell in Nottinghamshire, described by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England as `Quite simply, the best preserved workhouse standing in England today'.

The Trust purchased the 1824 building in July 1997, following a s...

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