25-04-2024, 08:28 AM
(25-04-2024, 08:13 AM)Duncan Grimmond Wrote: I recognise the coat of arms (in lead) on the gate overthrow at Newsome Priory Malcolm. I restored it in 1988 IIRC and it seems to have lasted fairly well..
Didn't get out in a car unfortunately, buried in the camper conversion!
Correct, Duncan! Newburgh Priory near Coxwold. Tourists tend to stop at the roadside just down the road to look at the ducks and geese on the lake then drive past the entrance to the Priory without studying your superb workmanship!
Founded in 1145 as an Augustinian Priory, it is reputedly the final resting place of Oliver Cromwell, minus his (round) head. It is thought that his body is walled up somewhere within the building.