The Bishop's House
Introduction
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The Bishop's House
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 4 Apr 2014
A distinctive piece of early 19th century domestic architecture. The house was designed and built by William Stretton in 1802 for his own use on part of the former Lenton Priory site, and was initially called 'The Priory'. The family ceased to use the house from around 1840, letting it to a variety of tenants. In 1880 it was sold to the Poor Sisters of Nazareth, a Roman Catholic order of nuns who particularly cared for the aged poor and homeless children. The order developed the surrounding grounds with extensive buildings, and remained on the site until 2002. During this period the complex was named Nazareth House. Following sale in 2005, all the other buildings were demolished and have been developed with new residential accommodation, the access road being named Nazareth Road. Despite the name, the house has no specific link with the (Catholic) Bishops of Nottingham.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.942494
Longitude
-1.179136