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Clumber Park
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Nottinghamshire
53° 16′ 22.8″ N 1° 3′ 50.4″ W
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Nottinghamshire
53° 16′ 22.8″ N 1° 3′ 50.4″ W
SK6241175551
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Clumber Park is a country park in The Dukeries near Worksop in Nottinghamshire. It was purchased by the National Trust in 1946 and is listed Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
Clumber was mentioned in the Domesday Book, it was a monastic property in the Middle Ages, but later came into the hands of the Holles family. In 1709 it was enclosed as a deer park by John Holles - 4th Earl of Clare, 3rd Earl of Newcastle upon Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle. Clumber house, close to the River Poulter at the centre of the park, became a hunting lodge.
In March 1879 a serious fire destroyed much of Clumber House, the 7th Duke of Newcastle had it rebuilt to designs by Charles Barry, Jr. Another fire, in 1912, caused less damage, but the effects of the First World War and the Great Depression forced the abandonment of the mansion, which, like many other houses during this period, was demolished in 1938. The nearby Grade I listed chapel in Gothic Revival style and a four-acre walled kitchen garden still survive. The gardens and the estate are managed by the National Trust and are open to the public all year round.
In March 2018 the park's ornamental bridge suffered extensive damage after a car was deliberately driven into it. The believed-stolen car was burnt out nearby. The National Trust said it appeared to be "an act of intentional damage". The Grade-I listed bridge over the River Poulter was believed to have been built in the 1760s.
The bridge was closed and will remain permanently closed to vehicular through-traffic. Police divers recovered hundreds of pieces of broken stone knocked into the river as a training exercise. A floating pontoon platform to support scaffolding has been constructed, and stonemasons will start to rebuild the bridge using some original fragments in October 2019.
In 1981 an area of 526.59 hectares was designated an SSSI. A wide variety of species-rich habitats surround the former mansion, including the lake and wetlands, grassland and heath, and mature deciduous woodland. The mature trees and dead and decaying ancient trees provide good habitats for beetles. There are breeding birds of woods and heath including nightjars, woodlark, redstart, hawfinch, water rail and gadwall.
Clumber was mentioned in the Domesday Book, it was a monastic property in the Middle Ages, but later came into the hands of the Holles family. In 1709 it was enclosed as a deer park by John Holles - 4th Earl of Clare, 3rd Earl of Newcastle upon Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle. Clumber house, close to the River Poulter at the centre of the park, became a hunting lodge.
In March 1879 a serious fire destroyed much of Clumber House, the 7th Duke of Newcastle had it rebuilt to designs by Charles Barry, Jr. Another fire, in 1912, caused less damage, but the effects of the First World War and the Great Depression forced the abandonment of the mansion, which, like many other houses during this period, was demolished in 1938. The nearby Grade I listed chapel in Gothic Revival style and a four-acre walled kitchen garden still survive. The gardens and the estate are managed by the National Trust and are open to the public all year round.
In March 2018 the park's ornamental bridge suffered extensive damage after a car was deliberately driven into it. The believed-stolen car was burnt out nearby. The National Trust said it appeared to be "an act of intentional damage". The Grade-I listed bridge over the River Poulter was believed to have been built in the 1760s.
The bridge was closed and will remain permanently closed to vehicular through-traffic. Police divers recovered hundreds of pieces of broken stone knocked into the river as a training exercise. A floating pontoon platform to support scaffolding has been constructed, and stonemasons will start to rebuild the bridge using some original fragments in October 2019.
In 1981 an area of 526.59 hectares was designated an SSSI. A wide variety of species-rich habitats surround the former mansion, including the lake and wetlands, grassland and heath, and mature deciduous woodland. The mature trees and dead and decaying ancient trees provide good habitats for beetles. There are breeding birds of woods and heath including nightjars, woodlark, redstart, hawfinch, water rail and gadwall.
