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The Workhouse (aka Greet House) is a 19th-century workhouse, now a museum, located in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Built in 1824, it was cited by the Royal Commission on the poor law as the best example among the existing workhouses, before the resulting New Poor Law of 1834 led to the construction of workhouses across the country. It was designed by William Adams Nicholson, an architect, together with the Revd John T. Becher, a pioneer of workhouse and prison reform. Later renamed Greet House, the building remained in use until the early 1990s. It is now in the care of the National Trust. It is within the council area of Newark and Sherwood (Nottinghamshire).
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1045931.
Primary Name(s): The Workhouse
Variant Name(s): Greet House
Place Type: Georgian Monument
Historic County: Nottinghamshire
Lat, Long: 53.080992,-0.9390005
Grid Reference: SK 7116 5427
Civil Parish: Upton CP
Council Area: Newark and Sherwood CA (Nottinghamshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Nottinghamshire PA
GBPN ID: GBPN305034
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/The_Workhouse,_Nottinghamshire_305034
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1045931.
Primary Name(s): The Workhouse
Variant Name(s): Greet House
Place Type: Georgian Monument
Historic County: Nottinghamshire
Lat, Long: 53.080992,-0.9390005
Grid Reference: SK 7116 5427
Civil Parish: Upton CP
Council Area: Newark and Sherwood CA (Nottinghamshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Nottinghamshire PA
GBPN ID: GBPN305034
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/The_Workhouse,_Nottinghamshire_305034