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| In the Footsteps of Nuns | |
| Sandy Carter, who is the Development Officer at Marrick Priory, was our speaker in July. The priory is an outdoor education and residential centre, but its history goes back to the 12th century when it was founded as a Benedictine nunnery. Unlike Ellerton Priory just to the south, it escaped destruction during the marauding raids of the Scots in the 14th century but was closed two hundred years later during Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries. The prioress, Christabel Cowper, and sixteen nuns were evicted in 1540. The leasehold and then the ownership passed to Sir John Woodall. The church continued to be used as a place of worship down the centuries, although it was rebuilt in 1811, incorporating some of the earlier structures. It is all that remains of the original priory, apart from some enigmatic pieces of stonework in the grounds. The last services were held there in the 1940s. The priory was opened as an outdoor education centre in the 1970s. It offers the opportunity for young people to spend time together in a rural setting with a rich historical past. They can try a wide-range of exciting activities, such as canoeing, archery, abseiling and high ropes and most leave with unforgettable memories of their time there. J. H. |
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| Marrick Priory | |
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| The high ropes | |
| News Record: 190 Updated: 11-08-2024 14:03:21 | |