Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3607 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Eastgate House, formerly Freebridge Lynn Union Workhouse |
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Summary
This house used to be Gayton Workhouse. It was designed in 1836 by Donthorne. It has now been partly demolished and converted into housing.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7359 2109 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF72SW |
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| Parish: | GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Former workhouse, 1836 by Donthorne. Partly demolished.
E. Rose (NLA).
Monument Types
- WORKHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TF7321 A,E-L. |
| --- | Illustration: Various. Various. Architectural plans. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Unpublished Document: Stacey, J.. 1995. The Old Workhouse, Gayton. Planning Application.. 18 February. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 353. |
| --- | Photograph: Eastgate House, Workhouse. Print. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Photograph: BVH, BVJ 1-3. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1991. Ex-workhouse for homes?. 22 February. |
| <S1> | Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1998. An Englishman's home is his… workhouse. 23 January. |
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