A new National Trust property is about to be unveiled to the public in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. But it's not a country house or a castle. It's called The Workhouse and it's the only complete surviving example left in Britain.
The Workhouse was designed in 1832 by the Reverend Becher and became a model for workhouses around the country. It was built to keep different categories of the poor separated and to allow staff to monitor inmates at all times. 93 year old Ada Poynton started work at the workhouse in 1922 when she was 16. Corinne Julius spoke to her about her life there. She also talks to Susannah Smith who has spent the last four years researching The Workhouse's history.
