Born with a disorder that enlarged his head and limbs, Joseph Merrick used his disfigurement to earn a living as a freak show ...

A historic property which served as the gatehouse to homes built to shelter the children of the Victorian workhouse is up for sale. The grade II listed Orchard Lodge, which was built in 1884 for ...

According to Norfolk Museums, between 1777 and 1948, Mitford and Launditch Union Workhouse - now Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse - was home to some of the most vulnerable people in rural Norfolk.