View of stoke hall, a country mansion in derbyshire. Froggatt bridge is a grade ii listed building in froggatt, derbyshire, england. Click to read the history of gayhurst house click to view the. Post town and money order and telegraph office, calver, under sheffield. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. When i was copying pictures of the froggatt stone circle and the stoke flatt site of the neolithic farm system i had a fanciful notion that my very early ancestors may have farmed there. All thats left today of the complex in derbyshire is a grand white house where the hospitals staff once lived. Stoke hall is a 30room georgian mansion whose future has been far from certain for decades. Very silly, i thought, but having just read david heys derbyshire a history i am amazed to find that i. Gresley old hall ghost hunts debryshire haunted houses. A list of reference books and websites about this districts history a list of the history articles published on this website your comments about the areas history the area of draycottlemoors, now known as draycottinthemoors, is. Nev j pitchford added a new photo at stoke hall, derbyshire.
Stoke hall, grindleford, derbyshire history in structure. Bess of hardwick was the proverbial legend in her own lifetime. Stoke hall cottages the rookery is a grade ii listed building in grindleford, derbyshire, england. Stoke hall, nottinghamshire stoke hall weddings venue. This firm favourite and wellknown haunted location stands on the site of the old gresley priory which was built in 15. The account book also records the purchases of timber and nails for the maintenance of the hall, as well as occasionally obtaining furnishings such as the screen and stand for the withdrawing room. Court books 15281915 at the derbyshire record office. Property details for stoke hall grindleford road calver.
With estates such as chatsworth, haddon hall and renishaw hall weve got some of. 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. Stoke hall, standing in a park on the banks of the derwent, is the chief residence. Wells of holme hall stoke hall hazlebadge and chesterfield. Froggatt bridge, froggatt, derbyshire history in structure. The leaking roof and widespread rot makes securing the building difficult and expensive. John gell was born at hopton hall, near wirksworth in derbyshire. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The site of the patient dormitories is being redeveloped to. Discover how your ancestor spent their school days in these fascinating and detailed records. Stoke hall is a grade ii listed georgian palladian mansion near the village of grindleford, derbyshire, england. Stoke hall is the east midlands finest stately home wedding venue for weddings and civil ceremonies. Media in category stoke hall, derbyshire the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.
Williams son thomas, later sir thomas parker, rose to become lord chief baron of the exchequer, a title he held for almost thirty years. For statistics about stoke itself, go to units and statistics. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of stoke in derbyshire dales map and description, a. We have built up an extensive library of documents, and have also placed a significant amount of data online, on this website.
Restoration home is a bbc television series produced by endemol who created the bbc series restoration. Dated 1757 on a rainwater head at the rear of the house and built for. The village itself was a typical derbyshire gathering of stone houses, church, and winding river with a picturesque packhorse bridge in the middle. Full text of the old halls, manors and families of derbyshire. Froggatt family records derbyshire record office the. An additional wing was added by william palmermorewood in 1855.
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. Stoke hall cottages the rookery, grindleford, derbyshire. County of the broad acres was published by carnegie in 2005, has written a book of similar scope and authority about derbyshire. His daughter mary married henry bradshaw, brother of regicide john bradshaw. The original hall formed part of a saxon estate owned by wulfric spott, who died in 1002 and left the estate to burtonontrent abbey. However for local people this is the best local history book. History of stoke in derbyshire dales map and description. Stoke, a township in hope parish, derbyshire, 5 miles nne of bakewell. The county contains part of the national forest, and borders on greater manchester to the northwest, west. For over 25 years the society has linked together people researching their family history in derbyshire. One of the forthcoming episodes of the bbcs restoration home is based on research done at derbyshire record office. Alfreton hall, derbyshire grand former mansion house and. 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. The hall was erected in 1556 using materials from the old priory.
A site specialising in the heritage of stoke goldington in buckinghamshire. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. Click here to get the latest information on attractions, activities, events, accommodation and eating out. This is an excellent, indepth history of derbyshire. The programme, to be broadcast on 19th july bbc2, 8pm, focuses on the fight save stoke hall, in calver. Another daughter and coheiress married robert eyre and. This article has been rated as lowimportance on the projects importance scale. What went on at the hospital that experimented on child. Stoke goldington association intro page milton keynes heritage. With a hall full of history and beautiful architecture, to the gardens with. The gells were a wealthy family with their flocks of sheep and lead mines. A german lady travels to matlock in jane austens time. 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. The house was built, on the site of a previous manor house, in 1627 for barnard wells of stoke hall derbyshire, gentleman.
Stoke hall is a grade ii listed 30room georgian palladian mansion near the village of grindleford. An imposing georgian mansion taken on by a young couple, not realising the amount of time and effort needed to put into it. A history of the town and parish of nantwich, or wichmalbank, in the county palatine of chester by hall, james, of nantwich. Ashlar gritstone with boldly projecting eaves cornice on. People and events are placed firmly with their landscapes and localities. Listed in the domesday book, the first known occupant of stoke was gerbert.
Heritage list entry summary for stoke hall cottages the rookery. Stoke hall cottages the rookery, grindleford 1158673. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Hopton hall today is known for its snowdrops, its roses and its undulating crinklecrankle garden walls. I think, even for people on holiday in derbyshire, it may be a little too complicated. The 14,962 sq ft hall consists of two distinct parts. From an unremarkable family, she became the second richest woman in england only surpassed by queen elizabeth herself. For a family deemed by several chesterfield and derbyshire local historians as of lower class and of no significance i have found it surprising that in major archives there are hundreds of original documents and title deeds relating to the froggatt family of froggatt and their. Split into the manor house and adjoining willoughby court, the hotel has a range of. Stoke hall, derbyshire stoke hall is a grade ii listed georgian palladian mansion near the village of grindleford, derbyshire. Stoke hall, ipswich disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title stoke hall.
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