Marrick Priory

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1958 – Photos

Marrick Priory History 1958 (10)
Marrick Priory 1958
(More photos below)

The photos on this page were taken in 1958 and show several boys from Richmond Grammar School.  They can be seen renovating Marrick Priory before it started life as an Outdoor Education Centre in 1970s.  The photos were taken by Mike Wood, he has kindly donated them to the Priory for use on the website.  Mike himself can be seen in one of the photos renovating the hearse - he was 18 years old at the time.

When the boys arrived on site they took a photo of the Priory with the gravestones.  One of these had an inscription with the name Cowper, dated in the 1700s.  This was probably a descendant of our last Prioress - Christabel Cowper from the 1500s!

A large tree had fallen next to the Hearse House.  When the boys removed it they found the hearse in pieces.  Mike painstakingly put it together again with the help of historians in London.  Some time later the Hearse was collected by the Beamish Museum.  More recently, the Beamish Museum have constructed a replica Hearse House off-site where the hearse is now on display to the public.

Inside the chapel they found lots of debris and droppings.  The wood was severely infected by insects and they were advised to burn it.  Mike also told us that when he arrived on site he found lots of coloured glass on the ground which has since been dated to medieval period and a specialist glazier in the Dales put them together and they are now in the east window in the chapel.

Marrick Priory History 1958 (1)
View of Marrick Priory looking south
Marrick Priory History 1958 (2)
Mike Wood renovating the hearse
Marrick Priory History 1958 (3)
Grave stones and hearse house
Marrick Priory History 1958 (4)
Rev J Dudley Johns (left) Chaplain of Barnard Castle School (1953-1964)
Marrick Priory History 1958 (5)
The boys at work
Marrick Priory History 1958 (6)
Hearse house on the left
Marrick Priory History 1958 (7)
Inside the chapel
Marrick Priory History 1958 (8)
Chapel (L), Tower (C), Prioresses House (R)
Marrick Priory History 1958 (9)
Richmond Grammar School boys
Marrick Priory History 1958 (11)
Marrick Priory with hearse

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  • The Hearse House
  • JMW Turner (Artist)
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Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL11 7LD

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Welcome

Marrick Priory is a historic 12th century medieval building that was developed in the 1970s into an Outdoor Education and Residential Centre.  It is situated in Swaledale in the heart of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park and welcomes groups of visitors from all over the world. The Priory is licensed to provide a wide range of adventurous activities and can be booked on a day or residential … Continue Reading

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Marrick Priory is run by the Head of Centre and a board of dedicated and active trustees. There is a close affiliation with the Church of England through the Diocese of Leeds, who have been instrumental in supporting and developing the centre since the 1960’s. The Diocese appoints half of the trustees, with the other half being made up of locally recruited representatives.

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Marrick Priory Outdoor Education Centre - Richmond - North Yorkshire - DL11 7LD
email: office@marrickpriory.co.uk | tel: 01748 884434 | fax: 01748 880178
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