Guisborough

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Nobody quite knows just how old the town is, as it was considered an old town even at the time of the Doomsday Survey in 1086</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="381f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <U><IMG SRC="324f49b0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="667" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> <U>The Market Cross</U></div> <div> Originally a Market cross to 'remind men that they had a sense of morality in the market' this was</div> <div>  replaced with a ball as the Puritans banned the siting of market crosses.</div> <bR> <div> <U><IMG SRC="328f49b0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="667" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> <U>The approach to the Priory</U></div> <div> Peeping through one of the original two gatehouses to catch a glimpse of the </div> <div> Dovecote with a backdrop of the Cleveland Hills</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0fff4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <U>The Priory of St. Mary </U></div> <bR> <div> Founded and built in 1129 the Priory was possibly the richest in England. Gutted by fire in 1289, as </div> <div> the result of a workman's  negligence. Rebuilding of the Priory started the following year </div> <div> and when complete was considered one of the country's best</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <U><IMG SRC="333f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> <U>The East Gable</U></div> <bR> <div> Standing 97 ft. high, the remains of the East Gable are a stark contrast to most of</div> <div>  the other remaining stonework. Most of the original stone was plundered to build houses, </div> <div> cottages and barns throughout the town.</div> <bR> <div> <U><IMG SRC="103f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> <U>Vaulted Brew House </U></div> <bR> <div> The remains of the Gisborough Hall Brew House would have been away from the Hall and is </div> <div> situated at the entrance to the once, formal gardens.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <U><IMG SRC="313f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> <U>Showing the internal construction.</U></div> <div> Remarkable stone supporting arches.</div> <bR> <div> <U><IMG SRC="315f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> <U>From the Brew House</U></div> <div> Looking eastwards towards the imposing gable remains</div> <bR> <div> <U><IMG SRC="105f49b0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="667" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> <U>Restoration Work on the Dovecote</U></div> <bR> <div> Standing in Dove Cote Garth this octagonal medieval stone dovecote was part of the </div> <div> Old Hall of the Lord of the Manor. The original Gisborough Hall was built from stone from the </div> <div> ruined Priory but was demolished in 1847.</div> <bR> <div> <U><IMG SRC="318f4880.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="648" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> <U>Once  again fully Restored</U></div> <bR> <div> <U><IMG SRC="31af4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> <U>Foundations uncovered in the 16th Century</U></div> <bR> <div> It was not until after 1857 that Capt. Chaloner decided to clear the Priory site of </div> <div> tons of stone and  rubble.many artifacts were uncovered and preserved, The remains of Robert De Brus, </div> <div> the founder of the priory, were uncovered in 1907</div> <bR> <div> <U><IMG SRC="31ff44f0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="591" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> <U>Much of the Stone was used in the construction of St. Nicholas's Church.</U></div> <bR> <div> Although the site of an earlier saxon church, The present church was built towards the end of the </div> <div> 15th century and restored in the 18th century. The church was built using much </div> <div> materials from the old Priory including stone and painted glass windows etc.,</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <U><IMG SRC="322f44a0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="330" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> <U>Saint Nicholas Church.</U></div> <div> Seating 1,200 people the Church holds many of the remaining sculptures </div> <div> including the richly carved Bruce Cenotaph.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Freds Photos"><U><U>Fred's Photos</U></U></A></div> <div> <U>Home Page</U></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>