The Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire: National Trust Guidebook (National Trust Guidebooks) - Softcover

Smith, Susanna

9781843590088: The Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire: National Trust Guidebook (National Trust Guidebooks)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843590085 ISBN 13: 9781843590088

Publisher: The National Trust, 2002

The National Trust cares for the finest collection of historic buildings, gardens, parks, landscape and coastline in the world. Its famous and well-respected series of guidebooks provides the essential companion to your visit and a lasting souvenir of the experience. And now you can buy the guide before your visit.

Authoritative texts and superb illustrations illuminate the history of the place and tell the stories of the people who have lived and worked there. Every guidebook sold goes to help the work of the National Trust.

If you want to learn more about the property, go to www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

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Synopsis:

The Workhouse was an institution for paupers in the 19th century and survives as the least altered example of its kind. This book tells how visitors can explore the segregated rooms and stairways as well as the master's quarters to discover the thought-provoking story of the 'welfare' system, created by the New Poor Law of 1834.

About the Author:

Susanna Smith researched the history of the Workhouse and was its first curator

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