Category: Nottinghamshire
-
Creswell Crags
Creswell Crags, that limestone gorge separating Nottinghamshire with Derbyshire, has a bit of celebrated status in archaeological circles — specifically the Palaeolithic, the Ice Age. It turns out the Neanderthals were around here some 60,000 to 40,000 years ago when Creswell was a desolate, tundra like scene, with grasslands stretching as far as the eye…
-
Greek garden temple, Clumber Park
A trip to Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire had become an annual event; to catch up and exchange presents with my sister, that is, until last year when we decided not to, following the Government’s rules about mixing of households and travelling outside your area. Once the country estate of the Duke of Newcastle, Clumber Hall…
-
Clumber Lake and Church
The country estates of Clumber, Welbeck and Thoresby are known collectively as the Dukeries. Clumber was the seat of the Duke of Newcastle. It was a remnant of Sherwood Forest until he had the estate landscaped in the 18th-century. With an impressive circumference of eleven miles, The Duke created deer parks, woodland, gardens and had…
-
Clumber Lake
A wet trip down to Clumber Park in the Dukeries of Nottinghamshire, created from an 18th-century sporting estate by the Duke of Newcastle. The 87-acre serpentine lake was built by damming the River Poulter and took 15 years to complete. This section of the lake was not part of the original and was probably created…
-
Clumber Park Church
I rarely do churches, or indeed buildings of any kind, unless they are in ruins, but I’ve long been familar with the distinctive Church of Mary the Virgin at Clumber Park, a National Trust property forming part of the Dukeries in Nottinghamshire. It’s not that I’ve ever been inside but the unique imposing architecture of…
-
Young Beech Tree
I found myself in Nottinghamshire today, Robin Hood country. The young scion was running in the English National Cross Country Relay Championship. It meant a wet and windy pre-dawn run up Roseberry with the dog, not many photography opportunities. Berry Hill park, Mansfield, turned out to be remarkably dry, with sandy soil and a lovely…