Derbyshire people fight to save ruined manor that held Mary, Queen of Scots
by Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6VSRA)
Wingfield Manor is part-managed by English Heritage, but has fallen into a state of disrepair
At various points in history it has been a prison for Mary, Queen of Scots, a battleground in the English civil war, and the site of one the country's first flushing toilets.
But despite its storied past, Wingfield Manor in Derbyshire has fallen into disrepair, and members of the public can no longer visit the magnificent ruins on a hilltop in Amber Valley.
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