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The Development Corporation decided to create a museum on the site, and in 1975 Norton Priory Museum Trust was established. [63] In 1989 Greene published his book about the excavations entitled Norton Priory: The Archaeology of a Medieval Religious House. Further work has been carried out, recording and analysing the archaeological findings.
Norton Priory is the remains of an Augustinian abbey, and Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum documents the Primitive Methodist movement. Historic house museums are also represented in the county, including Little Moreton Hall and Lyme Park .
Halton Miniature Railway (opened in 1979), Runcorn Ski Slope and Norton Priory Museum and Gardens sit within the park boundaries. In July 2010, a new play area was created at Stockham Lane adjacent to the miniature railway.
A visitor's guide to Runcorn published in 1834 states "In the garden [of Norton Priory] is an antique gigantic figure of St. Christopher". [20] The Brooke family left Norton Priory in 1921, leaving the statue behind. The house was demolished in 1928, apart from a section of wall to which the statue was bolted.
now in ownership of Norton Priory Museum Trust open to public as a museum The Priory Church of Saint Mary at Norton _____ Norton Abbey [27] [28] Greene, pp. 2–3, 65–72. Starkey, pp. 9, 35–40. Poulton Abbey: Savignac monks — from Combermere
The site is now a museum which consists of the remains of the priory, including a Norman undercroft with a doorway of 1180 and a Victorian copy, and two blind Norman arcades. It is a scheduled monument and is managed by the Norton Priory Museum Trust.
Norton Priory, now a museum, is the most excavated monastic site in Europe, consisting of the ruins of an Abbey, 12th century undercroft and 18th century Walled Garden. Both Norton Priory and Halton Castle are managed by Norton Priory Museum Trust Limited. [92]
Footpaths lead to Norton Priory a 12th Century Abbey and garden that is Grade I listed with Historic England. Runcorn Parkrun takes place in the park every Saturday morning, the course loops the park before heading along the canal and lake. [5] Fishing is allowed on the lake for members of a club. [6] The park holds a Green Flag Award. [7]