Cartmel Priory - 19th and 20th Centuries

19th and 20th Centuries

By 1830 the church was in need of repair again, and underwent a restoration, which by some has been described as "more enthusiastic than sympathetic". A further restoration was carried out in 1867 by E. G. Paley. This included stripping the walls of plaster, removing the galleries, adding new seating, an organ, a font, a pulpit, and a reading desk.

In 1923 the gatehouse became a museum, and was used for exhibitions, and meetings, before being presented in 1946 to the National Trust who continue to operate it as the "Cartmel Priory Gatehouse".

  • Interior, October 2007

  • One of the misericords in the Priory's Choir

  • Grave markers, October 2007

  • Exterior, October 2007

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