Newstead Abbey, Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire
An Augustinian Priory, established circa 1170 by Henry III, extended and rebuilt in the late 13th century with the Prior's Lodgings, Great Hall and Dorter added in the 15th century. The monastery was dissolved in 1539. In the following year Henry VIII granted Newstead to Sir John Byron. He converted the priory into a country house for his family. The poet, Lord Byron, inherited the house in 1798. Newstead was sold to the Nottinghamshire philanthropist Sir Julien Cahn. He presented it to Nottingham Corporation in 1931. Many of the monastic buildings survive intact in the adjoining mansion which is used as a museum.
