Worksop Priory Gatehouse

Worksop Priory Gatehouse provides a unique opportunity to be part of history!

Presented here is an opportunity for a business or charity to work with the Trust to ensure the future of the Priory Gatehouse and turn it into a stunning oce and community asset.

The Worksop Priory and Gatehouse Community Trust Charity No. 1135157 www.wpgct.org.uk BCVS The Old Abbey School Priorswell Road Worksop Nottinghamshire S80 2BU [email protected] The Location

Worksop Priory Gatehouse has long been at the The timing could not be better. Bassetlaw centre of a pioneering community who were District Council recently announced a new not afraid to set out on new adventures. From Masterplan for the area publishing that “by knights who le
their mark in the church porch, 2030 Worksop Town Centre will be the focus of in the hope that they would return from crusade, community life, creating a place that serves the to the Pilgrim Fathers, who set out in hope of everyday needs of residents, whilst also being an religious freedom. exciting destination for visitors from the local area and further aŽeld”. Today, a new pioneer is needed to work with the Worksop Priory and Gatehouse Community The Gatehouse is situated just 5 minutes walk Trust to breath new life into this ancient from the heart of the town and has a high monument. A business or charity who has the amount of passing foot fall from people walking vision to make this town landmark a stand into town. There is a nearby car park situated out location. behind the Priory Church.

The Gatehouse is situated in Worksop in The gatehouse and church sit within a green Nottinghamshire, just to the north of Sherwood area that was once the priory precinct, o’ering Forest. The town enjoys outstanding transport pleasant surroundings. links and is easily accessible from both the A1 and the M18 via the A57. Worksop boasts a bus Showcase your business in a stand out station and a railway station and is also close to historical location that is central to Robin Hood Airport. important transport links including Robin Hood Airport.

The Worksop Priory and Gatehouse Community Trust Charity No. 1135157 www.wpgct.org.uk BCVS The Old Abbey School Priorswell Road Worksop Nottinghamshire S80 2BU [email protected] A Brief History of the Gatehouse

The Priory Gatehouse was built in 1314 to house The Gatehouse was gi
ed to the local parish guests to the Priory and Convent of Worksop. in 1909 and various restoration works were It was built using 200 oak trees from nearby completed. In 2011, however, it was placed Sherwood Forest. on the ‘At Risk’ register. In 2016, funds were provided from several sources to restore In the mid-14th century, a new shrine was added the small chapel and shrine; this has since in the south east corner of the Gatehouse for been reconsecrated. travellers to use even when the main church was closed; this is still in use today. In 2017, a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund was given to the Worksop Priory As part of King Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the and Gatehouse Community Trust to seek a Monasteries the priory was closed, and the sustainable use for the Gatehouse. Gatehouse became a vicarage. In 1628, it became the Žrst Elementary School in England and was still in use as a school (for poor boys) in 1853.

Father Spicer from Worksop Priory Church talking about the history of the Gatehouse. Click here to view the video.

The Worksop Priory and Gatehouse Community Trust Charity No. 1135157 www.wpgct.org.uk BCVS The Old Abbey School Priorswell Road Worksop Nottinghamshire S80 2BU [email protected] The Opportunity

Various solutions have been investigated for Ground Floor the Gatehouse, and a
er public consultation it was decided that the best way forward for the building and for the town was for the upstairs of the building