Southwell Workhouse

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf workhouse
gptkbp:architect gptkb:William_Lacey
gptkbp:associatedWith cultural events
educational programs
community outreach programs
volunteer opportunities
heritage tourism
historical preservation efforts
charity organizations
social justice movements
gptkbp:exhibits photographs
artifacts
local history
documents
personal stories
social history
workhouse conditions
poor law history
Victorian_life
gptkbp:features workshops
kitchen
garden
chapel
dormitory rooms
laundry facilities
infirmary
separate accommodation for men and women
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
gptkbp:historical_significance Victorian era social reform
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
Industrial Revolution
Great Famine of 1845-1852
gptkbp:house gptkb:The_Workhouse_Museum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Southwell Workhouse
gptkbp:location gptkb:Southwell,_Nottinghamshire,_England
gptkbp:managedBy Southwell_Union
gptkbp:notableFeature disabled individuals
elderly
orphans
poor individuals
gptkbp:opened 1824
1997
gptkbp:purpose poor relief
gptkbp:visitors families
students
tourists
historians
researchers