More information : (SK 5706 6378) Beeston Lodge (NR) (Remains of). (1)
The sole extant remains at this site consist of a pile of broken
masonry containing no architectural dating material; the whole
is thickly overgrown by grass and bushes and is situated on an
island surrounded by plough. Isolated fragments of roofing tile
and building stone can be seen in the field edge. No local
information was gained regarding the history of this building,
and extensive research at the County Record Office was also
negative. See photographs.
Published survey (25" 1958) revised. (2)
SK 571637. Beeston Lodge ceased to exist by the mid - 19th
century as indicated by maps of that period, but is shown,
although not named, on Senior's Map of 1630. The lodge may have
originated as the gatehouse of Clipstone Peel. From the later
14th century, references are made to a lodge in Clipstone Park
(SK 56 SE 5), and these may refer to Beeston Lodge; by that time
most parks had a lodge. The close proximity of the King's Manor
(SK 66 SW 1), would make it unnecessary to build one at Clipstone
The lodge may possibly have derived its name from one of its
tenants. (3). Scheduled under Other Secular Sites and Buildings.
(Centred SK 57456352) A peel, a sophisticated wooden palisade
with external ditch and gates, was constructed in the months
prior to January 1317, forming an extension to the western end
of the park (see plan). The enclosure included a gatehouse, hall,
royal chamber, a chapel, bakehouse, grange, and animal sheds.
However, in January 1328, Robert de Clipstone was ordered to
remove all except the gatehouse, and have them re-erected in the
manor. There was 198 acres of arable, as well as pasture for
which the river was diverted. (3) |