Sourcing historic building images

This week, Wednesday has been looking through the Gressenhall's MODES database, to find historic images of the workhouse and the inmates living there.

I have been looking through some beautiful historic photographs of Gressenhall, and thought I would share some of my favourites!

The beautiful image below shows the outside of the building, taken when the workhouse had been repurposed as a care home. There are hundreds of pictures of the residents dancing, celebrating and going about their lives.

The next image shows workhouse children outside the school, pre-1912. It’s incredible to think that they grew up in the building over a hundred year ago!

​Finally, one of my very favourites is this photograph from 1926, showing the effort that went into decorating for Christmas. This image was taken in the dining hall by WJG Powley, a photographer from Beetley village.