POSTGATE TRAIL
The
Postgate
Trail
comprises
an
A3
double-sided
folded
full
colour
leaflet
containing
maps,
photographs,
sketches
and
historical
information.
It
has
been
designed
to
enable
those
interested
in
discovering
more
about
Blessed
Nicholas
Postgate,
from
his
birthplace
in
Egton
Bridge
near
Whitby
to
his
ministry
across
the
North
York
Moors
where
he
served
until
his
arrest,
trial,
imprisonment
and
martyrdom on the Knavesmire in York in 1679.
There
is
one
important
place
of
interest
not
included
in
the
Postgate
Trail
because
it
is
much
further
away
from
the
area
of
the
North
York
Moors
and
York
and
did
not
play
a
part
in
his
later
ministry
back
in
his
home
area,
and
the
events
leading
to
his
death.
The
place
is
Burton
Constable
Hall
about
10
miles
to
the
east
of
Hull
in
the
former East Riding of Yorkshire, now part of Humberside.
When
he
originally
returned
to
England
from
Douai
in
1630
he
served
the
Catholic
gentry
and
landowners.
In
1642
as
stated
in
point
number
6
in
the
Trail,
Nicholas
Postgate
moved
to
Halsham
in
Holderness,
East
Yorkshire
to
the
home
of
Sir
Henry
Constable,
first
Viscount
Dunbar
and
his
wife,
at
Burton
Constable
Hall.
Sir
Henry
died
of
wounds
received
in
the
siege
of
Scarborough
Castle
in
1645.
Nicholas
Postgate
remained
with
Lady
Dunbar
until
her
death
in
1659.
From
there
he
is
believed
to
have
gone
to a junior branch of the family at Everingham near York.
Burton
Constable
Hall
is
one
of
Yorkshire's
finest
houses,
being
a
magnificent
Elizabethan
mansion
with
parkland
designed
by
none
other
than
Capability
Brown.
The
House,
grounds,
and
a
superb
tearoom
are
open
to
the
public
and
details
can
be
easily
found
“on
line.” It is well worth a visit!