Penkridge hall history books

You can still add photographs, update condition and use the tabs below. Penkridge history publications the littletons of teddesley hall the lives and times of a staffordshire family, 17401930 by robert maddocks. Penkridge is a market town or village and civil parish in staffordshire, england. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of penkridge. Penkridge is a market town and parish in staffordshire with a history stretching back to the anglosaxon period. Whiston hall is a grade ii listed building in penkridge, staffordshire, england. Penkridge hall was formerly included in cardington c. Village hallslibraries penkridge library haling dene centre, penkridge peace memorial hall, penkridge brewood library brewood jubilee hall bishops wood village hall dunston village hall 01785. Pillaton old hall moated site is situated in an isolated context within a wide valley, 180m south of pillaton hall farm. Local tradition has it that the building of the new house was financed by the discovery of a hoard of coins in a chimney at pillaton hall during alterations. Property details for penkridge hall leebotwood church.

No future events currently found at hatherton hall hotel in penkridge, staffs view past events. But the author of a short history of nearly everything found inspiration for his most recent book after a hike through his own old, victorian house. Wyre hall in the cannock road is a stone and brick house dating in part from the early 17th century. Pillaton old hall is a good example of a moated site with major contemporary buildings standing above ground.

The house is said to be on the site of a preceptory of the knights templar. Deposited parish registers at staffordshire record office bap 15731927 mar 15731946 bur 15731944 lichfield record office holdings of bishops transcripts bap 16591881 mar 16591823 bur 16591881. The west half of the road front is of this date, the lowest story. Informational and inspirational, our books and films bring the history of mayo clinic to life. Stretton hall, the seat of the lord of the manor, is a fine old mansion designed by inigo jones. The population in 2011 was 68,472, and that of the wider borough of stafford 122,000, the third largest in the county after stokeontrent and newcastle. Penkridge is a market town and parish in staffordshire with a history stretching back to the. It and outbuildings once formed part of a larger settlement called lydley hayes, now deserted. Researching and publishing books on the history of penkridge and its people over the years in conjunction with the people of penkridge. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of lichfield.

Penkridge peace memorial hall is set in the heart of the village and was built in 1926. Association members staffordshire history home page. There were four children from the marriage, albert b1874, florence b1882, george b1885 and thomas henry b1893 my grandfather. Penkridge heritage centre began life as an 18th century barn and was later converted to a gaol. Property details for wyre hall cannock road penkridge. From the pub face the canal and turn left onto the tow path, not passing under the cannock road bridge, a short way along the canal you arrive at longford lock and brooms bridge followed by woodbank lane bridge, the canal leaves penkridge and there is one more bridge and then. Stretton penkridge, staffordshire genealogy heraldry.

Penkridge, staffordshire genealogy heraldry and history. The penkridge workhouse stood on cannock road formerly husbandman street opposite reynolds cottage. Small timberframed enclosure in attic, possibly former store or safe room. Wyre hall and attached wall and railings to the east. For cities, the associated administrative units will usually include parishes, especially ecclesiastical parishes, one of whose names is the name of. Penkridge history publications the littletons of teddesley hall the lives and times of a staffordshire family, 17401930 by robert maddocks click here for details. Economic history, churches, schools and charities agriculture. Michael and all angels, a chapel royal and royal peculiar that maintained its independence until the reformation. Stocks have been in the village for around 500 years, conveniently placed beside bell brook for the easy disposal of rubbish thrown at miscreants. Resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to. The hamlet of moor hall in the manor of penkridge occurs in 1598 when there was also mention of moor hall house and moor hall wood. This book is a sweeping transatlantic history of puritanism from its emergence out of the religious tumult of elizabethan england to its founding role in the story of. Parts of the house date back to 8, being based on the previously existing templar buildings. History of penkridge in south staffordshire map and.

It lies about 16 miles 26 km north of wolverhampton, 18 miles 29 km south of stokeontrent and 24 miles 39 km northwest of birmingham. Penkridge, a small town, a township, a parish, a subdistrict, and a district, in staffordshire. Welcome to st michaels church penkridge church hall page. Buy penkridge and brewood in old photographs 1st edition by whitehouse, adrienne isbn. These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with penkridge, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. Speaker of the house thomas tip oneill and his friends and neighbors in their north cambridge neighborhood. Penkridge middle school is a great school for pupils from age 9 up to age. A religious as well as a commercial centre, it was originally centred on the collegiate church of st. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The penkridge advertiser december 2018 by the penkridge. They may well include the names of other locations or areas. Check out the similar venues below or view events in stafford. The 10 best things to do in penkridge 2020 with photos. At about the same time as they purchased the manor of penkridge in the mid 18th century, the littleton family moved from pillaton hall to their newly built hall at teddesley.

War memorials trust needs to avoid contributors changing locationdescription details as we help to protect and conserve this war memorial through our casework. Tiny package of history this tiny building would be so easy to miss but you should not, it is an incredibly important part of the history of penkridge and anyone visiting can learn a. It ranges from acton trussell to the zulu war, from the poverty of penkridge to the glittering high society in london. The workhouse in cannock formerly penkridge, staffordshire. The monument is the manorial moated site of rodbaston old hall together with a dry fishpond and earthwork features to the n. The church was formerly a chapel of ease to penkridge parish church, is. Fopl was formed in 2014 to support the continuation of a professional library in penkridge. We have over 2,500 members and everyone is welcome. Taylor crawford the penkridge hall annex in the english countryside region of. Penkridge local history group great marsh publications meetings approx. About the book to order book or to contact me directly to make comments or offer information email. The good old grit a history of the people of penkridge 1270 1939.

The old hall, which is partly in use as a dwelling and is partly ruined, originally stood within a waterfilled moat and, although the moat has been drained since 1860 and is now mostly filled. Penkridge hall was built in 1590 on the site of a templar preceptory dating back to the 1100s. Pillaton hall was used for a time as a home for other. Teddesley hall was built by sir edward littleton, the fourth to hold the baronetcy, who succeeded in 1742, while still a minor. Rodbaston old hall moated site and fishpond, penkridge. The littletons had risen steadily in importance as landowners in the penkridge area over the course of more than two centuries. 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. We can be found in penkridge in staffordshire, england. Roman camp, kinvaston is a scheduled monument in penkridge, staffordshire, england. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Penkridge, a small town, a township, and a parish in staffordshire. Penkridge heritage centre 2020 all you need to know. Website of local historian robert maddocks, author of several books on the history of. The essence of the history of penkridge, lies with its people. Built after the style of teddesley hall it became the hub of the village. Wyre hall and attached wall and railings to the east is a grade ii listed building in penkridge, staffordshire, england. Teddesleyhay, an extraparochial tract in penkridge district, stafford. If you believe any of the information you cannot edit is wrong or information is missing, please make a note of the. Penkridge photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Many of staffordshires parish register entries have been transcribed in full by staffordshire freereg and can be searched for free.

The extant remains of the monument include a largely scrub and tree covered raised island c. Their seat since the early 16th century had been pillaton hall, a short distance east of the village, the site of which they had inherited. It is situated across the road from the old constables cottage and directly behind the village stocks. An old map of shropshire, handdrawn in 1840 for the renowned cartographic publisher samuel lewis. History of penkridge in south staffordshire place names. The true history of a place lies in the lives of its people. The essence of the history of penkridge, lies with its. Penkridge market history of penkridge great marsh publications and bob maddocks website. Pillaton old hall, penkridge 1011061 historic england.

The moated island will retain important structural and artefactual evidence for the other buildings known to have occupied the island and the infilled ditches will retain information regarding the environment and economy of its inhabitants. Brewoods workhouse was originally on the lane leading to kiddemore, between the churchfields and hockerill, but moved in around 1800 to premises on bargate. Many famous people knew and visited penkridge, if only from the vantage point of teddesley hall. These superbly detailed maps provide an authoritive and fascinating insight into the history and gradual development of our cities, towns and villages. She married thomas chilton in 1872, her father being nameless and deceased, so i am struggling to confirm date of birth and parentage. Books and journals salter, m, castles and moated mansions of staffordshire and west midlands, 1989, 43 tidesley, j c, the history of penkridge6366 hammer, m e, staffordshire archaeology in the moated sites of staffordshire, vol. Penkridge has a history since the 17th century as an industrial and commercial centre for neighbouring villages and the agricultural produce of cannock chase, strengthening its interpretation as a small town the wealthiest establishment in penkridge in the middle ages was that of its collegiate church, the. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of. Mark foster gages new monograph, perceiving our collective.