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At the Papplewick Crossroads of the B683 and the B6011
©Tom Courtney
Dist:0.1km<br/>Papplewick church is thought to have been originally built in the 12th century. The present tower dates from the 14th century. The nave and chancel were rebuilt by Frederick Montagu in 1795 after he had rebuilt Papplewick Hall (see [[1653210]]). Legend has it that Alan A'Dale, one of Robin Hood's men, was married here. http://www.papplewick.org/local/St_Jinfo.htm
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.1km<br/>Neat stone bridge carrying the public footpath over the river at the head of the mill pond.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>Village path from Papplewick heading north by the River Leen towards Papplewick Church.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Looking south from the public footpath to a small pond on the River Leen which is now used for private fishing.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Looking east as the path disappears into Church Plantation. The River Leen flows at the tree-line on the right.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Looking north-west to the churchyard gateway and small parking/turning space. The footpath off to the left leads to Linby.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>View of the (private) path running towards the bottom of the Papplewick Tea Rooms garden. In the past this was part of a public footpath leading to Papplewick Hall. This location is on a sharp bend where Main Road becomes Blidworth Waye (sic).
©David Hallam-Jones
Dist:0.4km<br/>South elevation with the stable block on the right. The land off to the left is the Newstead Abbey Estate. [[1889716]] [[1662419]]
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Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking north-west from the road. This Grade I Listed house was built (or rather re-built) in 1787 for the Hon. Frederick Montagu, who was Lord of the Treasury. It is noted for the fine plasterwork, elaborate staircase, wooden furniture and large collection of bird's eggs. The house, garden and park are regularly open to the public. http://www.papplewickhall.co.uk/
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Dist:0.4km<br/>View from the edge of the lawn with a ha-ha just behind. For its size, the hall has limited grounds, including this lawn and a section running down to the church. Most of the estate has been sold off in parcels over time. [[1889694]]
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©JThomas
Dist:0.4km<br/>The driveway leads up to the porch. Facing east, this side of the house is often in the shade. [[1889690]]
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.4km<br/>This superb Grade I Listed house was built (or rather re-built) in 1787 for the Hon. Frederick Montagu, who was Lord of the Treasury. Apparently the Montagus were out for a drive one day and Mrs Montagu told the carriage to stop here and said that it would be a nice place to build a house. So Montagu did just that. The main road used to run right outside the front door, but he had it diverted up the hill - hence the kink at Papplewick village. Montagu is buried at [[1653127]] in a tomb which is an exact replica of his dining room table. It was said that he drank so much that he was often found under it, so the tomb is rather fitting! The front door leads to a fabulous cantilevered staircase and oval ceiling. The rooms are light and airy, with fine plasterwork and roundels by John Flaxman, and several paintings by local artist Henry Dawson. My fellow visitor, who was an expert on the architect Lindley, considered the house to be too ornate to be his work. Thus the architect remains a mystery, but as Pevenser observed, it is very much in the style of Robert Adam. The house was restored and is now owned by the Godwin-Austin family, descendants of Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, the great Victorian explorer and cartographer, who discovered the world's second highest mountain K2 while surveying the Karakoram Range in 1867. The house is regularly open to the public. Photographs by kind permission of the owner. [[1889705]] Hall: http://www.papplewickhall.co.uk/ Flaxman: http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/learning/discovery_packs/2179/pack/2436/chapter/2782 Dawson: http://www.artnet.com/artist/699227/henry-dawson.html Godwin-Austin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Haversham_Godwin-Austen
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