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Scenes of Cleveland, North East England 11a. Guisborough Town Guisborough is a friendly busy bustling and growing historic market town. There are lots of new housing developments going on and looks, and is, a much more prosperous town than it used to be thirty years when we first moved into the area.
Left: The remains of the east end of the 12th century Augustinian Gisborough Priory has become the icon of Guisborough Town, viewed from the graveyard of St Nicholas Church (see below). Right: The Bakehouse Square Mural telling the story of Guisborough.
The magnificent surviving east end of Gisborough Priory. Through the arches you can see the 16th century dovecot in the centre-bottom of the picture.
Looking up the main street east from the 'market cross' towards St Nicholas Church, Guisborough.
Looking west down the main street of Guisborough where the market is regularly held.
Looking east down the main street of Guisborough.
The Anglican Parish Church of St Nicholas, Guisborough, is situated near the ruins of the Priory. Although medieval in origin, much of the present church in terms of size, style and appearance is due to the rebuilding-renovating of the church from 1903-1908 under the direction of the architect Temple Moore.
A few sections of the original medieval stained glass survive in St Nicholas Church, Guisborough.
The carved arches of the entrance to Gisborough Priory
The 16th century dovecot framed in the ruins of Guisborough Priory entrance on a bright sunny morning.
The dovecot in the ruins of Guisborough Priory on a misty morning. |
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