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The agreement with The Stonebridge Trust has now been signed.
The Capital works are out to tender and the contract for them will be awarded shortly, with the works beginning in Mid June.
In the mean time a small exhibition to mark the 65th anniversary of VE /VJ Day has been established in the Gallery at Thoresby Courtyard.

The Queen's Royal Lancers Museum will relocate to Thoresby Courtyard at Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire, in the Spring of 2011.

The new museum

The Queen’s Royal Lancers, The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry and The South Nottinghamshire Hussars are to concentrate their museum collections into a new home at Thoresby Courtyard, Thoresby Park. At Thoresby, in partnership with The Stonebridge Trust, the new museum can expand its services and secure its future within a wider cultural and leisure venue.

The exhibition will tell the human, social and military history of the Regiments. It will showcase key episodes in the Regimental histories, supported by collections, and relate the Regiments’ histories to the ongoing story of The British Army and British history. Individual stories, local and family histories will narrate the story in an imaginative way. The Queen’s Royal Lancers, The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry and The South Nottinghamshire Hussars wish to concentrate their museum collections into a new home at Thoresby

History of Thoresby Park

Thoresby Park has been owned by the Pierrepont family since 1600. Earl Manvers built the Stables for Thoresby Hall in 1870 to Salvin’s design to provide accommodation for his teams of coach horses, his coaches, his hunting horses, coachmen, stud groom and stable boys (on the first floor).

By the 1930-40s it was largely disused, but was given a new life by the Army during the war years providing accommodation for sergeants and the NAAFI providing recreation for the soldiers who were being trained to use armoured tanks.

Post-war, it was used for farm storage until it was refurbished in 1990-2000 for its’ current role as a retail and multi-arts venue, offering a diverse range of retail, cultural and arts activities and regular events in the surrounding Park.

In 2006 The Courtyard and surrounding park was generously donated to The Stonebridge Trust, to keep the Courtyard ( Listed Building ) for the benefit of the public.