Back where it belongs.. It has been satisfying to see experts from various fields converge on Bishops’ House and during the last decade there have been real advancements in our understanding of the history of the ‘Old Hall at Norton Lees’ (as the building was once known) and its occupants. Archaeologist Ken Dash laid down the […]

Bishops’ House was built in 1554, during the short but turbulent reign of Mary Tudor (1553 to 1558) and appears to be the last surviving building from that era in the tiny village of Norton Lees. Norton Lees was a village in the parish of Norton which included a large part of what is now […]

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