Myths and Stories
There is a tunnel that runs from Main House leading to The Duke's Head, a pub near the school. It has been suggested that it was created by the Kirkby's during the Civil War along with several Priest Holes to protect them from the Parliamentarians.
Stanbridge used to have a large wooden Buddhist temple in the grounds known as the 'Burmese Temple' erected without the use of any nails, but by interlocking hinges. It had been bought from the Great Exhibition and re-erected near the Bottom Lake but was burnt down by a pupil in 1983, who was then expelled.
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