As an inquisitive artist, my goal is not to present a definitive historical account, but to use the threads I find to piece together a believable narrative and reflect on contemporary change.
There are no first-hand contemporary documents about the Newsam preceptory, the documentation we do have is limited to legal documents as the Templars gained lands, an inquisition (or stocktake) in the 13th century and an audit when the Templars were closed down.
The following are sources I used as a basis for my inquiry – the raw material for my artistic interpretations.
Books
- The Everyday Life of the Templars – Helen J Nicholson (2017 – ISBN 978-1-78155-373-2)
- The Knights Templar in Yorkshire – Diane Holloway and Trish Colton (2008 – ISBN 978-0-7509-5087-9)
- The Templars and Temple Newsam: The Crusader Knights and their Farmstead near Leeds – Dave Weldrake (1995 – ISBN 1870453166) – available on loan through Leeds Libraries.
- Tales from the Big House: Temple Newsam – Steve Ward (2017 – ISBN 978 1 47389 335 1)
- The Story of Temple Newsam Park – John Gilleghan
- Tudor Palaces of Lord Darcy of the North – Peter Brears (ISBN 978-0-900741-83-8)
Online
- Temple Newsam website – to visit the estate and current Jacobean mansion
- Wikipedia
- The Guardian Northerner
- BBC Leeds
- Leeds and the Knight’s Templar – Chris Nickson
- Domesday Book entry for Newsam
- The Regency Redingote
- The Rumble Online
- Gatehouse Gazetteer
- Whitkirk Conservation Area Appraisal & Management Plan
- Friends of Temple Newsam Park
- Archeological Sites near Temple Newsam
- Old Ordnance Survey Map
- ‘The Templars’ website
- The Templar Globe
- Historic UK
- The History Bear
Jon Eland 