White Ladies Priory

12th Century remains of a nunnery

12th Century remains of a nunnery

White Ladies Priory in the glorious sunshine of 10th August 2022 (Author’s Collection).

Taken directly from the English Heritage website and from the link I’ll add to the end of this opening paragraph:

“The priory enjoyed a moment of high drama in 1651 when it briefly became the hiding place of Charles II after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester. Disguised as a woodsman with his face covered in soot, he soon moved to nearby Boscobel House”.

Without a map of the grounds or any information boards, I’m rather limited in providing any significant extra colour commentary to the images themselves, but highly recommend both of the links at the bottom of this paragraph. Compared to recent visits to similar sites that have been documented via numerous articles here, White Ladies Priory had scant remains and was rather disappointing. As I remarked to the teenage son I’ve dragged into yet another of my personal obsessions, “some you win, some you lose”. We actually did neither here, it’s just a little wildly overgrown around the site itself and without any tangible idea of the relevancy of the ruins, it was a little underwhelming.

Take a look for yourself and you be the judge!

White Ladies Priory
Parking: There is very limited parking in the layby at the end of the track which leads to the priory. Facilities…www.english-heritage.org.uk

History of White Ladies Priory
White Ladies Priory was a convent of Augustinian canonesses and later became famous when Charles II took refuge there…www.english-heritage.org.uk

I hope you enjoy this brief pictorial sojourn in the Shropshire sunshine.

*All images captured by me on Wednesday 10th August 2022*

Welcome to White Ladies Priory!

Your first view of the priory as you enter the site of the ruins.

I circled the outside of the ruins before entering the main internal courtyard.

A final image of the external ruins.

(1) As approached directly in a line from the entrance to the site and one of two final images of the outside of the ruins.

(2) As approached directly in a line from the entrance to the site and one of two final images of the outside of the ruins.

(1) Seven images from the main body of this 12th Century convent for Augustinian canonesses.

(2) Seven images from the main body of this 12th Century convent for Augustinian canonesses.

(3) Seven images from the main body of this 12th Century convent for Augustinian canonesses.

(4) Seven images from the main body of this 12th Century convent for Augustinian canonesses.

(5) Seven images from the main body of this 12th Century convent for Augustinian canonesses.

(6) Seven images from the main body of this 12th Century convent for Augustinian canonesses.

(7) Seven images from the main body of this 12th Century convent for Augustinian canonesses.

Your humble narrator, following the sun as often as it shines, 10th August 2022.

Thanks for reading. Please see my archived articles for more from historical ruins such as these or my soothing trips beside the rivers and canal waterways of the UK.

Alternatively, my three most recently published articles within my travel series are linked below:

Acton Burnell Castle
A spectacular hidden gemmedium.com

Early morning sunshine at Moreton Corbet Castle
A hidden “English Heritage” gem that’s well worth a visitmedium.com

Shakespeare in the Stratford Sunshine — Part 1
Welcome to Stratford-Upon-Avon, the canal and river Avonmedium.com