West
of Grange Over Sands, Cartmel boasts Englands smallest National Hunt
Racecourse and a magnificent 12th Century Church - one of the best
examples of medieval buildings in all Lakeland. General Information
A picturesque village, Cartmel is popular for it's excellent pubs
and village square. It is also the home of the Lakeland Motor Museum
which houses many noteworthy historic cars. The Augustinian Priory
no longer remains. Much of the stone was used to build the existing
village after the dissolution of the church in 1536.
Cartmel Priory
Cartmel
Priory is a fine solid building which presides over the adjacent village
of Cartmel. It was built by Augustinian canons between 1190 and 1220.
A great part of the Priory was destroyed at The Dissolution of the
Monasteries, but the church remains because it is still the parish
church. Internally it displays a mixture of styles from the plain
and massive arches of the nave, to the fine Renaissance screens, choir
stalls and the delightful misericords. In 1536-37 Cartmel Priory was
surrendered and the canons dispersed. The Priory Church was saved
through the efforts of parishioners , but the domestic buildings were
pulled down completely, with the exception of the Gatehouse, and a
few small buildings which have now disappeared. The construction of
Cartmel Priory began in c 1188. The priory church was saved from destruction
by King Henry VIII, during the Reformation, because the villagers
of Cartmel had nowhere else to worship. The village of Cartmel has,
therefore, one of the finest churches in England. A rare example of
a medieval monastic place of worship. The village contains relics
of other monastic buildings, most significantly the priory gatehouse.
As a consequence Cartmel is visited by tourists from all over the
world.
West
of Grange Over Sands, Cartmel boasts Englands smallest National Hunt
Racecourse and a magnificent 12th Century Church - one of the best
examples of medieval buildings in all Lakeland. General Information
A picturesque village, Cartmel is popular for it's excellent pubs
and village square. It is also the home of the Lakeland Motor Museum
which houses many noteworthy historic cars. The Augustinian Priory
no longer remains. Much of the stone was used to build the existing
village after the dissolution of the church in 1536.
Cartmel
Priory is a fine solid building which presides over the adjacent village
of Cartmel. It was built by Augustinian canons between 1190 and 1220.
A great part of the Priory was destroyed at The Dissolution of the
Monasteries, but the church remains because it is still the parish
church. Internally it displays a mixture of styles from the plain
and massive arches of the nave, to the fine Renaissance screens, choir
stalls and the delightful misericords. In 1536-37 Cartmel Priory was
surrendered and the canons dispersed. The Priory Church was saved
through the efforts of parishioners , but the domestic buildings were
pulled down completely, with the exception of the Gatehouse, and a
few small buildings which have now disappeared. The construction of
Cartmel Priory began in c 1188. The priory church was saved from destruction
by King Henry VIII, during the Reformation, because the villagers
of Cartmel had nowhere else to worship. The village of Cartmel has,
therefore, one of the finest churches in England. A rare example of
a medieval monastic place of worship. The village contains relics
of other monastic buildings, most significantly the priory gatehouse.
As a consequence Cartmel is visited by tourists from all over the
world. 
