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“Clunbre” was mentioned in the Domesday Book, as the land of Roger de Busli.
Eventually the estate became the property of the Duke of Newcastle one of the Dukeries of North Nottinghamshire. A grand house with artificial lake in front was build, but severely damaged by a fire in 1879. Rebuilt and refurbished the house suffered a further fire in 1912 .
After a further fire in the 1930’s the house was demolished leaving only the Duke’s Study and the outbuildings. The property eventually passed into the care of the National Trust.
The lake (top right) was created by damming the river Poulder. The Lincoln Terrace (second right) was part of the formal gardens, running parallel to the lake.
There is a Temple (below right) on each side of the lake, looking towards each other.
The current Chapel (below) was built in 1886-9 to designs by Bodley and Garner. It is described as “A Cathedral in miniature”.
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