Nottingham
At age 10, George Gordon Noel Byron (soon to be Lord Byron, the great Romantic poet) arrived in Nottinghamshire with his widowed mother. The family took lodgings on St. James's Street in Nottingham, at...
View ArticleColwick Hall Hotel
Colwick Hall dates back to 11th century and was recorded in Domesday book. It was first owned by Sir Reginal DeColwick. On the death of William de Colwick in 1362, the estate passed by the marriage of...
View ArticleAnnesley Old Church
The Annesley area was referred to in the early works of Lord Byron, in particular 'Hills of Annesley' and 'The Dream'. The latter is assumed to be located on Diadem Hill, from which there was once...
View ArticleHucknall
A place of pilgrimmage for Byron devotees is the St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Hucknall, where the poet's body was interred in the family vault, following his death in Missolonghi, Greece. Visitors...
View ArticleNewark
This attractive town has many Byron associations - the poet often stayed at the Clinton Arms Hotel and his first collection of poems, Fugitive Pieces, was printed by Ridges of Newark, on a printing...
View ArticleSouthwell
Byron's mother later took up residence in this charming small town, dominated by its Norman Minster, and here the poet spent many of his school vacations. Burgage Manor, the elegant house rented by...
View ArticleNewstead Abbey - a guided tour pt2
This romantic Gothic house, incorporating the ruins of a medieval abbey, was the ancestral home of the Byrons. Visitors can see paintings and memorabilia connected with the poet, and enjoy the...
View ArticleNewstead Abbey - a guided tour pt1
This romantic Gothic house, incorporating the ruins of a medieval abbey, was the ancestral home of the Byrons. Visitors will have the chance to see paintings and memorabilia connected with the poet,...
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