Stoke hall is a grade ii listed 30room georgian palladian mansion near. Stoke hall, nottinghamshire stoke hall weddings brochure. These were used by the packhorse drivers, known as salters from the loads of salt that they carried, hence the tracks became known as saltways. A history has been added to your basket add to basket. Stoke hall is licensed to hold civil marriages and civil partnerships. I mentioned in my last post that sir john gell besieged royalists holed up in lichfield cathedral in march 1643. The town hall, city of stokeontrent 1297944 historic.
North derbyshire is crisscrossed with medieval routes from the cheshire plain to south yorkshire and beyond. The parish is predominantly rural with a total population of around 200, measured with the inclusion of hurleston at 324 in the 2011 census. Stoke ontrent, often abbreviated to stoke, is a city and unitary authority area in staffordshire, england, with an area of 36 square miles 93 km2. The history of the county of derby internet archive. On their marriage, thomas sold stoke hall to charles cavendish and made his.
View of stoke hall, a country mansion in derbyshire. The estate was sold to bess of hardwick in 1581, then passed through several owners until, by the late 18th century it was the seat of the earls of bradford. Stoke caroline quentin visits stoke hall in calver, derbyshire, the future of which has been uncertain for decades. Saving this 18th century building would be difficult and expensive, but steve and natalie were convinced it would make their perfect family home. Stoke, a township in hope parish, derbyshire, 5 miles nne of bakewell. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Stoke hall, grindleford, derbyshire history in structure. The list below of the best books about the tudors is perfect for both beginners and experts. Stoke on trent sj94sw times square, longton 61795 south east side 170486 the town hall.
Synopsis taylor the potteries museum and art gallery, stokeontrent has worked in museums for a number of years and for the royal commission on the historical monuments for england, and has written several books on the history of stokeontrent. Stoke ontrent is the home of the pottery industry in england and is commonly known as the potteries. Information and articles about derbyshire, england derbyshire is a small country, located in the east midlands of england. For a time the house was rented by harry wyndham jefferson, an accomplished sailor who won a gold medal at. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your. Books about stokeontrent area browse 24 photo books on stokeontrent and the surrounding area. Richard had his fathers business acumen and prospered in cotton. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Architecture classical classical revival architecture curzon derbyshire england estate history house imperial imperial rome kedleston kedleston hall mansion marble hall palladian robert adam rome the national trust. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges daily chapel spring 2012. These descriptions cover manuscripts, maps, books, pamphlets. Records of notable families, information about the churches and chapels, especially the unitarian chapel, the strutt family, the mills, the industrial revolution, photos and videos of modern belper, bmds, parish records, and other family history data. Staffordshire record office, lichfield record office, stoke on trent city archives, william salt library, stafford, staffordshire county museum at shugborough, and shire hall art gallery, stafford.
Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of stokeontrent. Stoke hall is a 30room georgian mansion in derbyshire england whose future has been far from certain for decades. While small, it has been featured in a number of novels and films, such as the 1987 film princess bride and jane austens novel pride and. Stoke is a civil parish in the unitary authority of cheshire east and the ceremonial county of cheshire, england.
After featuring derbyshire archives in the first series of restoration home last year. He was interested in and subscribed to james paines plans, elevations and sections of noblemens and gentlemens houses 1767. Contact stoke hall weddings for weddings and civil ceremonies. It is confronted, and flanked on the one side, by as fine an expanse of park land as can well be seen in this part of england. Media in category stoke hall, derbyshire the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. A wealth of documentary evidence in national archives proves that he lived at stoke hall, 1608 1628.
Wells of holme hall stoke hall hazlebadge and chesterfield. Great books about current and former stoke city players and stoke city managers and the history of stoke city football club. William booth of stoney middleton, the mason responsible for paines chatsworth stables. Alfreton hall, derbyshire grand former mansion house and.
From bridgefoot from the stoke hall side of the river derwent. An additional wing was added by william palmermorewood in 1855. It stands away from the river, a circumstance which may be recorded as illustrating the wisdom of its founder. This is an excellent, indepth history of derbyshire. Her works are not only an interesting piece of social history but a delight to look at. Over the years ive amassed quite a large list of tudor books that ive read or want to read. The entrance hall at stoke is used as a billiard room, a very good idea on the part of the owner, for there is abundant light and plenty of space here for the practice of that excellent game. Stoke hall is a grade ii listed building in grindleford, derbyshire, england. Hopton hall today is known for its snowdrops, its roses and its undulating crinklecrankle garden walls. These should have been given to sheffield archives for the hunter collection when the documents were sorted out in 1989 but there was obviously a mix up. Today sees the launch in country life of one of the countys most appealing historic houses, the grade ii listed palladian stoke hall at calver, in the heart of the peak district national park, six miles from bakewell, at a guide price of. Stoke hall is a grade ii listed, 30room georgian mansion in derbyshire. Best books about the tudors tudor history by michele. Stoke hall, standing in a park on the banks of the derwent, is the chief residence.
The players are overlooked by royalty, for at one end of the room are fulllength portraits of william and mary, which, i think are credited to kneller. Oct 22, 2015 christopher turnor used stoke rochford hall as his main residence but his son, edmund turnor 18381903, preferred the familys other country house, panton hall, at wragby demolished in 1964 choosing to let stoke rochford to tenants. Extracts from my froggatt family history books jennifers story 21 froggatt old bridge from both banks of the river derwent. It consists of 30 towns, with the population ranging between 10,000 to 100,000. Newarks high speed train service to london kings cross only takes an hour and twenty minutes. Stoke hall is an impressive stately hall in miniature, built in 1757 in local stone from nearby stoke hall quarry.
Situated in open countryside almost a mile outside the village of east stoke and approximately four miles from the medieval town of newarkontrent, stoke hall is. Freely available genealogical and historical data about the town of belper in derbyshire. Stokeontrent photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Most are nonfiction, because thats what i tend to read the most, but ive also included a few of. Stoke hall is an impressive stately hall in miniature. This book deals with the entire city, illustrating its wide variety of industries and the way of life of the people in the past. One of the big surprises during my family searching was the discovery that my great grandmother x 8, elizabeth froggott nee gregory was the sister in law of the wealthy 17th century derbyshire lead merchant and servant of the cavendish family, barnard wells of holme hall, bakewell. To read more about the 19th century historians and miss out the relevance to my family history please scroll to the end of this page and click on 2. Stokeontrent, often abbreviated to stoke, is a city and unitary authority area in staffordshire, england, with an area of 36 square miles 93 km2.
This data sheet was compiled by the building research establishment bre. The leaking roof and widespread rot makes securing the building difficult and expensive. Christopher turnor used stoke rochford hall as his main residence but his son, edmund turnor 18381903, preferred the familys other country house, panton hall, at wragby demolished in 1964 choosing to let stoke rochford to tenants. The history of ashbourne little has changed in ashbourne since the 18th century and it is one of derbyshires finest old market towns, combining a medieval street pattern and historic buildings with a wealth of high quality shops. A fuller list of books about the history of the area can be found in the appendix of matthew pointons book. I was unable to place it and turned to the internet for help. Kedleston hall derbyshire national trust guidebooks by garnett, oliver and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. These descriptions cover manuscripts, maps, books, pamphlets, photographs, museum objects and original artworks. Only relevant to people interested in local history. Stoke halls unique location, landscaped grounds, enchanting secret garden and beautiful interior make it the most stylish civil ceremony and wedding venue in the east midlands. Contact stoke hall weddings for weddings and civil. This is a juxtaposition which created many routeways roads, tracks, railways and even canals through the derbyshire uplands, connecting people and merchants from far and wide.
Elizabeth wells, sister in law of bernard wells of hazelbadge, stoke hall and holme hall bakewell was my great grandmother x 8. Listed in the domesday book, the first known occupant of stoke was gerbert. Nottinghamshire history the great houses of nottinghamshire. Post town and money order and telegraph office, calver, under sheffield. He was the son of sir richard arkwright who invented the water frame and had a major involvement in the cotton industry. Saving this 18th century building would be difficult and expensive, but steve and natalie were convinced it. Technical data sheet stoke hall sandstone stoke hall quarry grindleford, hope valley, derbyshire, s32 2hw contact. The duke of newcastles wife wrote a book about her husbands support of the king. History of stoke in derbyshire dales map and description. Stoke hall and nutbourne pumping station restoration home. Houses 1767 and it is thought that the hall may have been designed and built by.
Staffordshire archives and libraries genealogy familysearch. Oct 10, 2008 this is an excellent, indepth history of derbyshire. The original 17th century bridge had only one rounded arch. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
John gell was born at hopton hall, near wirksworth in derbyshire. A quick search revealed that there was no extant house of this name but that it might have been another name for stoke toll bar in the past. Stoke hall is a grade ii listed 30room georgian palladian mansion near the village of grindleford, derbyshire, england, whose restoration featured on the bbc series restoration home and the followup restoration home one year on. Conveniently situated between the a1 and m1, the dualling of the a46 makes stoke hall ideally placed to serve the counties of lincolnshire, nottinghamshire, derbyshire, leicestershire and yorkshire. However for local people this is the best local history book. Situated within attractive public parkland, alfreton hall is a former country house which was built 172425 by rowland morewood who owned coal mines in the area. The experiences of its sheep farmers on the fringes of the northern moors were very different from those of the cheesemakers south of ashbourne or the cerealgrowers over near the nottinghamshire border. Stoke hall, grindleford, derbyshire british listed buildings. Richard arkwright junior 17551843 bought sutton scarsdale hall in 1824. Jan 21, 2015 kedleston hall really is a unique gem tucked away amidst the beautiful derbyshire countryside. Stoke hall is a handsome country house of considerable stature with the distinction of a grade ii listing and described by the architectural. A substantial portion of the peak district national park lies within derbyshire, containing the southern extremity of the pennine range of hills which extend into the north of the county.
Stoke ontrent was the name given to the amalgamation of six famous potteries towns, the other five being burslem, fenton, hanley, longton and tunstall. Beach cottage holidays book now at british beaches. Dec 22, 2007 stoke hall is a handsome brick building of baronial pretensions. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described stoke like this. See all books memories of stokeontrent read and share your memories of stokeontrent itself or of a particular photo of stokeontrent. I think, even for people on holiday in derbyshire, it may be a little too complicated. The county contains part of the national forest, and borders on greater manchester to the northwest, west. Nov 03, 2008 derbyshire is made up of many contrasting parts. An article in the derbyshire courier of 1905 mentioned a house called stoke hall lodge.
Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The population of chesterfield according to the census was 27,185. Extracts from various early records mentioning stoke. Stoke hall is a 30room georgian mansion whose future has been far from certain for decades. Place and see with photos, pictures, travels and places around the world. Top recommended books include match of my life stoke, whos who of stoke city, a portrait of stoke city f.
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