The foundation stone of this Chapel was laid by John Wesley, and erected in 1764. The shape is octagonal. In the building of this chapel there appears to have been almost an element of romance; women as well as men, coming even from a distance and…
Slide 2 - Elizabeth-de-Staynton was said to be the first Prioress, sometime during the thirteenth century. Her tomb, which was discovered in the year 1706, had an inscription, now quite illegible, in old English. It has been in part restored, and on…
Slide 5 - On the brow of the hill, some distance away from the Gate House, is a railed-in space which has ever been known as Robin Hood's grave. The grave is situated in a secluded part of the Park on the outskirts of a wood. The prospect from here…
Slide 8 - On the top of the ridge above the village is Nunnington church, old and grey, with a low square tower, sheltered by a screen of tall fir trees.
Slide 10 - Close to the Hall is the interesting old Domesday Church which dates form the Eleventh Century (1086). There is no tower, only a bell turret at the west end. In the interior are numerous tablets of members of the families of Carters,…