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Downham Market: Gate Lodge to the Union Workhouse

Sun 21 Sep 25
Sun 21 Sep:1000-1600; Free Entry. Gate Lodge (North, Court Gardens, Downham Market PE38 9AW Heritage Open Day: Gate Lodge....The smallest carrstone building open today... The Downham Market Union Workhouse, designed by William J Donthorn, was built in 1836 at the cost of £4260 and was intended to accommodate 250 inmates. The two Grade II listed, Gate Lodges are all that are left after demolition of the Workhouse in the 1960s. These square lodge buildings, built of carrstone with brick dressings are single storey with slate roofs. One of the gate lodges housed the mortuary wagon and has double doors at the back...the other which will be open, is where the gate keeper checked people in... READ MORE>

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