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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. | 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 21:02, 28 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, 2018-02-28.
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.