Beaurepaire, Bearpark, Prior Manor House (Bearpark)
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Description
"The remains of the Prior's House and chapel of Beaurepaire or Bear Park, built by Prior Bertram (1244-58), later destroyed by the Scots and rebuilt, C.1346, by Prior Fosser. Whilst the Prior and Bishop of Durham had to lived at close quarters within the city, the Bishop had his favourite country seat at Bishop Auckland and the Prior his rather nearer home here at Beaurepaire; both houses were the centres of large hunting parks, that at Beaurepaire of 1300 acres. Beau Repaire is French for beautiful retreat and the manor house here was used as a retreat for the priors and monk of Durham Cathedral. ...It suffered badly during Scottish attacks culminating in the nearby Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346..." Read more on Keys to the Past -
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Further information
Link: http://www.keystothepast.info/article/10339/Site-Detailsx?PRN=D1308
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Added by: Pat Thomson
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