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The Workhouse (Southwell)
Description: Upton Road / Southwell / Nottinghamshire / NG25 0PT / Tel: 01636 817250. / The best-preserved workhouse in England. ... more  The Workhouse (Southwell) ... Explore the workshops and dormitories of this imposing early 'welfare' institution. Meet 19th-century inhabitants with our audio guide. Interactive displays chart poverty through the ages. Play 'The Master's Punishment' game.Newest Review: ... who arrive on greener modes of transport and not their own car (although I am not sure how they would know this!). There is a ... more ... large parking area at the entrance to the grounds, which was unmanned midweek. A level pathway running at the side of the substantial front grounds and vegetable plots leads to the very small shop and reception area for tickets. (Note there are no eating facilities at the Workhouse, visitors should plan on eating in the nearby village if necessary). There was a small amount of potatoes, grown at the site, simply bagged available for sale at the reception for very reasonable prices.
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Format: paperback, Publisher: National Trust, ISBN: 1843592517
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The Workhouse (Southwell): "Please Sir, I Want Some More" (1532 words)
by helencb - written on 21.08.06 (Very useful, 926 readings)
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The Workhouse, in the wonderful village of Southwell in Nottinghamshire, is the best surviving example of these 19th century institutions in the UK. Southwell itself is situated 13 miles East of Nottingham and about 8 miles from the town of Newark. The Workhouse institutions were linked with the Poor Laws which date back over 400 years. The Old Poor Law made every local parish responsible for its own poor, and the cost was passed on to property owners in the parish. While public opinion, just like today, varied enormously, the cost was getting out of hand with a doubling of costs to £8million in the fifteen year period until 1818. Rev John Thomas ...
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