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The aim of the Friends is to support, fund raise and promote Priory House and Gardens.

04/11/2026

04/11/2026

🏛️ Investment and partnership at the heart of Priory House restoration

The restoration of Priory House represents a nearly £5 million investment in protecting Dunstable’s heritage for future generations.

Through significant investment and partnership working between Dunstable Town Council, Historic England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and government funding, this Grade II* listed building is being transformed from a building at risk into a thriving heritage destination.

The project has also benefited from fantastic community support, including the Friends of Priory House and Gardens, who raised nearly £14,000 towards the new pergola in Priory Gardens.

💚 It’s a story of investment, partnership and a shared commitment to preserving one of Dunstable’s most treasured historic landmarks.

🔗 Read the full story and discover how the restoration has been made possible. Link in the comments.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund Historic England

13/10/2026

🏛️ From hidden discoveries to historic craftsmanship, Priory House has been on quite a journey. What began as a programme of essential repairs soon uncovered centuries of stories, from historic wall paintings and original features to fascinating artefacts hidden within the building itself.

As restoration work nears completion, we're looking back at the challenges, discoveries and milestones that have helped shape the future of one of Dunstable's most treasured landmarks.

Read Priory House Restoration: The Story So Far and discover how this remarkable building is being brought back to life ahead of its reopening in early 2027.

🔗 Link in comments

08/10/2026

'NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT' WALL PAINTINGS DISCOVERED IN HOUSE RESTORATION

The November issue of 'Who Do You Think You Are' magazine carries an article about the wall paintings discovered during the restoration project at Priory House.

The article reports that 'the team found traces of 16th and 17th century wall paintings in the first-floor rooms, as well as marks on the first-floor fireplaces, including compass-drawn circles and a taper burn, suggesting that residents carried out protective rituals to safeguard their home.'

We continue to learn about all the exciting finds made by the teams carrying out the restoration of Priory House and look forward to the house being fully open next year.

03/10/2026

PRIORY HOUSE RESTORATION PROJECT

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our event on Wednesday 30th September. We had a wonderful audience of 50 people who came to hear Sarah Tattersall talk about the restoration project.

Sarah's wonderful talk explained why the work has taken so long and we were treated to some amazing images of the restoration. Thank you so much Sarah.

The work has entered its final phase and we are all looking forward to seeing the restored building for ourselves early next year.

19/09/2026

PRIORY HOUE RESTORATION PROJECT

Thank you to everyone that stopped to chat during the Heritage Open Day event at Grove House. So many of you were interested in the restoration project at Priory House and several of you had just been on the tour.

If you would like to find out more, including why it has taken so long, come to our talk on Wednesday 30th September by Sarah Tattersall of the Morton Partnership. See flyer for details.

See you there!

12/09/2026

HERITAGE OPEN DAY

We enjoyed our day in Grove House, chatting to all the visitors who came to look round on today's open day.

Here are some images from our display about the Restoration Project at Priory House, with apologies about the quality of some of the images due to light shining on them.

04/09/2026

Looking forward to seeing you at Grove House on Saturday 12th September, where we will have an exhibition about the restoration project at Priory House with many pictures of the work done and the interesting finds along the way.
See you there!

02/09/2026

Address

33 High Street South
Dunstable
LU63RZ

Website

http://www.friendsofprioryhouse.co.uk/

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