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Thoresby Hall, which was rebuilt in the period 1864-75, has a wooden | Thoresby Hall, which was rebuilt in the period 1864-75, has a wooden mantelpiece in the library with carvings of a scene from [[Sherwood Forest]], dominated by the [[Major Oak (Sherwood Forest)|Major Oak]] , and with statues of Robin Hood and Little John on either side of the fireplace. | ||
=== Gazetteers === | === Gazetteers === |
Revision as of 11:29, 17 February 2018
Approximate location of Thoresby Hall.
[[File:|thumb|500px|right|The fireplace / Brentnall, Margaret. 'Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest', [Unknown British travel and tourism magazine] (1963-12), pp. 15-17, 58; see p. 16.]]
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-01. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-02-17.
Thoresby Hall, which was rebuilt in the period 1864-75, has a wooden mantelpiece in the library with carvings of a scene from Sherwood Forest, dominated by the Major Oak , and with statues of Robin Hood and Little John on either side of the fireplace.
Gazetteers
Also see
Thoresby Hall, by E.W. Haslehust / from: Gilchrist, R. Murray. The Dukeries (London, Glasgow and Bombay, 1913), plate facing p. 42.