the event it was not used as such but was instead used for wounded servicemen, approximately 8,000 of whom were treated there. The Welfare Committee reopened the Priory as a convalescent home in April 1946. In 1970 the Welfare Committee put the Priory and its grounds up for sale, and in 1972 it sold, the estate split in two, one part and the Staff House to a Mr. Fisher and the Priory and other part to a Mr William Jones of Wigan. There were plans for the Priory to revert to a hotel and a caravan park in the grounds, but, unable to get planning permission, the Priory was put back on the market. Buddhist monastery Since 1976, Conishead Priory has been the home of Buddhist communities. The Kadampa Temple for World Peace, a Kadampa Buddhist Temple, has been built in the grounds. See also Grade II* listed buildings in South Lakeland Listed buildings in Ulverston List of works by George Webster References External links Official site Gothic Revival architecture in Cumbria Houses in Cumbria Grade II* listed buildings in Cumbria Ulverston Monasteries in Cumbria Tourist attractions in Cumbria Augustinian monasteries in England Buddhism in England George Webster buildings Grade II* listed religious buildings and structures