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There's still a lot of respect and interest about old squire Rolleston and his family in the Watnall area. This blog hopes to keep their memory alive by recalling old tales and researching new ones from Watnall Hall and hereabouts.... be kind, be curious...

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Beauvale Priory - its original purpose, brutal end & little-known offshoot in Coventry

on September 13, 2025

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Greasley Castle Revisited - what it looked like, why it was built and the dark deeds that happened there...

on June 20, 2022

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Greasley Castle - what did it look like?

on July 13, 2021

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Murder, mayhem and a very small penis - the twisted history of Greasley Castle.

on July 12, 2021

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