Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse

The Mitford and Launditch Hundreds Incorporation was established in 1775, with the land on which a "house of industry" would be built being purchased the following year. The Mitford and Launditch Corporation House of Industry was opened on 7 July 1777. The building accommodated an average of 450 "inmates", but at its peak in 1801 housed 670. and Elizabeth Rudd, "a pauper inmate of the workhouse", who became pregnant while there. The chapel was, designed by R. M. Pinson and opened by the Bishop of Norwich, was built in 1868. In 1930, the workhouse became Gressenhall Institution, and after World War II provided accommodation for elderly people, and occasionally as emergency housing for homeless families. In 1976, it became a rural life museum. == Notable people ==

• Helen Hart (suffragist) • Harriet Kettle == Museum ==

In 2011, Gressenhall became the first accredited museum to have a gallery dedicated to Land Girls and the wartime role they played. As well as photographs, uniforms, and tools, the exhibition featured audio recordings by former members of the Land Army and Timber Corps. One of the women whose story was uncovered by volunteers conducting research for the project was Helen Hart, a British-born suffragist, lecturer, nurse, and journalist, who became well-known in Australia. The art collection includes works by artists such as Perry Nursey (1799–1867), J. Locke (active 1870–1900), and James Scraggs (active 1816–1831). == References ==