Priory Church Int Worksop
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 746155.4
Summary
Postcard - Priory Church Int Worksop, Tatlor Photo Worksop. On the back printed in black ink centrally 'POST CARD.', beneath this to the right 'The address only to be written here', to the left 'This space may be used for communication'. The initial land grant and monies to establish the Augustine Priory of Our Lady & St Cuthbert of Radford were made by William de Lovetot in 1103. In the 14th Century the Tickhill Psalter was produced at the Priory by the then Prior John de Tickhill. The Priory was dissolved on the orders of Henry VIII on November 15, 1539. The property was granted to Francis Talbot, 5th Early of Shrewsbury on the condition that the Earl should provide a glove for the right hand of the sovereign at the coronation, and this tradition continues today. Over time most of the former monastic buildings were plundered for their stone, but the nave of the Priory was saved for use as a Parish Church, and the early 14th Century gatehouse was used as a school. Extensive restoration and enlargements of the Priory began in the mid-19th Century and continued through the 20th Century. Florence Ann Winks and William Straw Senior married at the Priory on 15 September 1896 and the young family worshipped there until the parents passing. The family are buried in the family plot to the rear of the grave yard.
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.