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[[File:Kirklees Priory Gatehouse, Clifton - geograph.org.uk - 177762.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Kirklees Priory Gatehouse (photo: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirklees_Priory_Gatehouse,_Clifton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_177762.jpg Humphrey Bolton], 29 May 2006.)]] | [[File:Kirklees Priory Gatehouse, Clifton - geograph.org.uk - 177762.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Kirklees Priory Gatehouse (photo: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirklees_Priory_Gatehouse,_Clifton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_177762.jpg Humphrey Bolton], 29 May 2006.)]] | ||
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p><div class="no-img"> | <p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p><div class="no-img"> | ||
The gatehouse at Kirklees is where, according to tradition, Robin Hood shot his last arrow and died. He was to be buried where the arrow landed (see [[Robin Hood's Grave (Kirklees Priory)|Robin Hood's Grave]]). The gatehouse is the only part of Kirklees Priory left, and it seems to have been extensively rebuilt during the Elizabethan period. | The gatehouse at Kirklees is where, according to tradition, Robin Hood shot his last arrow and died. He was to be buried where the arrow landed (see [[Robin Hood's Grave (Kirklees Priory)|Robin Hood's Grave]]). The gatehouse is the only part of Kirklees Priory left, and it seems to have been extensively rebuilt during the Elizabethan period. | ||
At a talk he gave to members of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society in 1906, the then owner of the Kirklees estate, George John Armytage, had this to say about the gatehouse: | At a talk he gave to members of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society in 1906, the then owner of the Kirklees estate, George John Armytage, had this to say about the gatehouse: | ||
<blockquote>There is a mention of an old almshouse without the gate, and another, 40 feet long and 18 feet broad, by the beck side. This may refer to the present gate-house now standing [...]. This is supposed to be the house in which Robin Hood died, but that is another history, to which I do not propose to refer to-night. Mr. Bilson, however, thinks that this is a post-dissolution building. It has evidently been built at two different periods, the wooden portion being older than the stone.<ref>{{:Armytage, George John 1906a}}; see p. 178.</ref></blockquote> | |||
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* {{:Armytage, George John 1906a}}. Report of a presentation on the history of the priory and surviving documentary materials relating to it, on excavations, the Armytages' long ownership of the etstate, rediscovered nun's graves etc. | * {{:Armytage, George John 1906a}}. Report of a presentation on the history of the priory and surviving documentary materials relating to it, on excavations, the Armytages' long ownership of the etstate, rediscovered nun's graves etc. | ||
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File:Kirklees Priory Gatehouse, Clifton - geograph.org.uk - 177762.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Kirklees Priory Gatehouse / Photo: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirklees_Priory_Gatehouse,_Clifton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_177762.jpg Humphrey Bolton], 29 May 2006. | |||
File:Postcard Anonymous 19xxb.jpg|thumb|right|500px|"The Room Robin Hood died in". Eearly 20th cent. postcard / Private collection. | |||
File:Turner j h 1893a kirklees.jpg|thumb|right|500px|The Gatehouse / From: [[Turner, Joseph Horsfall 1893a|Turner, J. Horsfall. ''The History of Brighouse, Rastrick, and Hipperholme'' (Bingley, Yorkshire, 1893)]], p. 198. | |||
File:Turner j h 1893a kirklees gatehouse.jpg|thumb|right|500px|The Gatehouse / From: [[Turner, Joseph Horsfall 1893a|Turner, J. Horsfall. ''The History of Brighouse, Rastrick, and Hipperholme'' (Bingley, Yorkshire, 1893)]], p. 199. | |||
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Revision as of 15:22, 29 May 2017
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53.695732, -1.737452 |
| Adm. div. | West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Vicinity | Kirklees Priory grounds, Brighouse |
| Type | Building |
| Interest | Local tradition |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | 1906 |
Approximate location of the gatehouse
Kirklees Priory Gatehouse (photo: Humphrey Bolton, 29 May 2006.)
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-29.
The gatehouse at Kirklees is where, according to tradition, Robin Hood shot his last arrow and died. He was to be buried where the arrow landed (see Robin Hood's Grave). The gatehouse is the only part of Kirklees Priory left, and it seems to have been extensively rebuilt during the Elizabethan period. At a talk he gave to members of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society in 1906, the then owner of the Kirklees estate, George John Armytage, had this to say about the gatehouse:
There is a mention of an old almshouse without the gate, and another, 40 feet long and 18 feet broad, by the beck side. This may refer to the present gate-house now standing [...]. This is supposed to be the house in which Robin Hood died, but that is another history, to which I do not propose to refer to-night. Mr. Bilson, however, thinks that this is a post-dissolution building. It has evidently been built at two different periods, the wooden portion being older than the stone.[1]
Sources
- Armytage, George John. 'Account of Excavations at Kirklees Priory, Yorks.', Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Second Series, vol. XXI (1906-1907), pp. 175-86 [+2 pp. plates]. Report of a presentation on the history of the priory and surviving documentary materials relating to it, on excavations, the Armytages' long ownership of the etstate, rediscovered nun's graves etc.
Maps
- [http://maps.nls.uk/view/100947620#zoom=6&lat=1642&lon=7287&layers=BT 6" O.S. map Yorkshire Sheet CCXXXI.SE (1894, surveyed 1889-92)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.SE (1908, rev. 1905)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.SE (1931, rev. 1931)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.SE (1946, rev. 1938)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.SE (1949, rev. 1948.)
Brief mention
- Anonymous. 'Meetings of Antiquarian Societies', The Antiquary, vol. III (1881), pp. 226-31, see p. 229.
Postcards
Notes
Also see
Image gallery
Click any image to display it in the lightbox, where you can navigate between images by clicking in the right (or left) side of the current image.
Kirklees Priory Gatehouse / Photo: Humphrey Bolton, 29 May 2006.
"The Room Robin Hood died in". Eearly 20th cent. postcard / Private collection.
The Gatehouse / From: Turner, J. Horsfall. The History of Brighouse, Rastrick, and Hipperholme (Bingley, Yorkshire, 1893), p. 198.
The Gatehouse / From: Turner, J. Horsfall. The History of Brighouse, Rastrick, and Hipperholme (Bingley, Yorkshire, 1893), p. 199.
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