🚧 On Monday (19 August) Hopkiln Lane, Southwell will be closed between 8am and 3pm on weekdays until Friday 30 August. This is to enable our teams to undertake some drainage investigations and improvements. We'll keep you posted on those as soon as we can. Diversions will be in place via Kirklington Road and Halam Road so please give a little extra time for your journey. Read more about roadworks, and road improvements in your area at the Notts Highways website. There is a link in the comments

Alan looks into the working lives of people in the 19th and 20th centuries at Southwell Workhouse. He uncovers stories of working conditions, and visits the infirmary where pregnant women and the mentally ill were sent. Secrets of the National Trust, watch tonight at 8pm or stream now: www.knowledge.ca/program/secrets-national-trust | Knowledge Network

The tough times at Southwell continued into the 70s when it was converted into social housing. Sadly, the stigma of the workhouse remained. | Channel 5