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Birdingbury Hall
Birdingbury Hall is a 17th-century country house situated at Birdingbury, near Rugby, Warwickshire. It is a Grade II listed building and now serves as the head office of a commercial organisation. Details The manor of Birdingbury was held in ancient times by the Priory of Coventry. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries it was acquired by the Throckmorton family. In 1674 it was sold to Sir Charles Wheler Bt. and in 1687 to the Biddulph family. Parish records show the Hall to be owned by Thomas Blyth, lime and cement manufacturer, in 1891 through to his death in 1896. During this time, there were eight family members supported by resident teacher, cook, three house maids and two parlour maids. Prior to Birdingbury Hall, Blyth resided previously at Stockton House, Stockton, Warwickshire. The house was built in about 1630 but was extensively remodelled and rebuilt following a fire in 1859. The Jacobean style The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdingbury Hall - Geograph
Birdingbury is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England, just south of the River Leam, and not far from Draycote Water. It is located roughly halfway between Rugby and Leamington Spa, about eight miles from each. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 327, increasing to 362 at the 2011 Census. History The village was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Derbinggerie''. It was given to the Monks of Coventry by Leofric, Earl of Mercia. The village appears as ''Birbury'' on the Christopher Saxton map of 1637. Birdingbury today consists mostly of 20th century developments, but Birdingbury Hall dates back to the early 17th century, and was rebuilt in Jacobean style in the mid to late 19th century following a major fire, it is a grade II listed building. The current St Leonard's Church in the village dates from the late 18th century, but was enlarged in 1873. It is also grade II listed. Birdingbury once had a railway station, about a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdingbury
Birdingbury is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England, just south of the River Leam, and not far from Draycote Water. It is located roughly halfway between Rugby and Leamington Spa, about eight miles from each. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 327, increasing to 362 at the 2011 Census. History The village was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Derbinggerie''. It was given to the Monks of Coventry by Leofric, Earl of Mercia. The village appears as ''Birbury'' on the Christopher Saxton map of 1637. Birdingbury today consists mostly of 20th century developments, but Birdingbury Hall dates back to the early 17th century, and was rebuilt in Jacobean style in the mid to late 19th century following a major fire, it is a grade II listed building. The current St Leonard's Church in the village dates from the late 18th century, but was enlarged in 1873. It is also grade II listed. Birdingbury once had a railway station, about a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in eastern Warwickshire, England, close to the River Avon. In the 2021 census its population was 78,125, making it the second-largest town in Warwickshire. It is the main settlement within the larger Borough of Rugby which has a population of 114,400 (2021). Rugby is situated on the eastern edge of Warwickshire, near to the borders with Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Rugby is the most easterly town within the West Midlands region, with the nearby county borders also marking the regional boundary with the East Midlands. It is north of London, east-southeast of Birmingham, east of Coventry, north-west of Northampton, and south-southwest of Leicester. Rugby became a market town in 1255, but remained a small and fairly unimportant town until the 19th century. In 1567 Rugby School was founded as a grammar school for local boys, but by the 18th century it had gained a national reputation as a public school. The school is the birthplace of Rugby foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon and Victorian novelist George Eliot, (born Mary Ann Evans), at Nuneaton. Other significant towns include Rugby, Leamington Spa, Bedworth, Kenilworth and Atherstone. The county offers a mix of historic towns and large rural areas. It is a popular destination for international and domestic tourists to explore both medieval and more recent history. The county is divided into five districts of North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby, Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon. The current county boundaries were set in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. The historic county boundaries included Coventry, Sutton Coldfield and Solihull, as well as much of Birmingham and Tamworth. Geography Warwickshire is bordered by Leicestershire to the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II Listed Building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland. The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000. The statutory term in Ireland is " protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without special permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency, particularly for significant alterations to the more notable listed buildings. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to a listed building which involves any element of demolition. Exemption from secular listed building control is provided for some buildings in current use for worship, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priory Of Coventry
St Mary's Priory and Cathedral was a Roman Catholic institution in Coventry, England, founded in the 12th century by transformation of the former monastery of St Mary, and destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the early 16th century. It was located on a site north of Holy Trinity and the former St Michael's parish churches in the centre of the city, on a site bordered by Priory Row to the south, Trinity Street to the west, and the River Sherbourne to the north. Excavated remains from the west end of the cathedral are open to the public. Origins The first chronicled event in the history of Coventry took place in 1016 when King Canute and his army of Danes were laying waste to many towns and villages in Warwickshire in a bid to take control of England, and on reaching the settlement of Coventry they destroyed the Saxon nunnery founded by St Osburg.Historic Warwickshire, Mary Dormer Harris, Memorials of Old Warwickshire, ed Alice Dryden, 1908 Leofric, Earl of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheler Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Wheler, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Wheler Baronetcy, of the City of Westminster in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of England on for William Wheler, Member of Parliament for Westbury and Queenborough, with remainder to his cousin Charles Wheler. The Wheler Baronetcy, of Otterden in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on for Granville Charles Hastings Wheler, Member of Parliament for Faversham. The title became extinct on his death two years later (. Ancestry and history of the Baronetcy of the City of Westminster Charles Lyttelton, a former Lord Bishop of Carlisle, and from an old Worcestershire family, said that the Whelers were seated in Worcestershire as early as Edward II. and bore coat armour. In a manuscript volume in the possession of Hanbury, Esq. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddulph Baronets
The Biddulph Baronetcy, of Westcombe in the County of Kent, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 2 November 1664 for Theophilus Biddulph, of Westcombe Park, Greenwich, Kent, Member of Parliament for the City of London (UK Parliament constituency), City of London and Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency), Lichfield. His son, Michael, the second Baronet, also represented Lichfield in the British House of Commons, House of Commons. This line of the family failed on the death of the second Baronet's son, Theophilus, the third Baronet, in 1743. The late Baronet was succeeded by his first cousin once removed and namesake, Theophilus, the fourth Baronet. He was the son of Edward Biddulph, elder son of Simon Biddulph, younger son of the first Baronet. His grandson, Theophilus, the sixth Baronet, fought in the Battle of Waterloo and served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1849. He was succeeded by his son, Theophilus, the seventh Baronet. He was a Deputy Lieutenant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Blyth
Canon Thomas Allen Blyth DD (7 January 1844 – 19 July 1913), author, historian, editor of the Worcester Diocesan Calendar (1889), Hon. Canon of Worcester Cathedral (1898), examining Chaplain and Commissary to the Archbishop of Ottawa, Commissary to the Bishops of Niagara (from 1890) and Surrogate to the Diocese of Worcester (from 1900). Early life Thomas Allen Blyth was born in London on 7 January 1844, the second son of Henry Ralph Blyth of Wivenhoe, Beaumont, London and Bedford. He was educated at Bedford Modern School and Queen's College, Oxford (BA (Hons in Theology) 1882, MA 1885, BD 1888, DD 1892). Career Blyth was an Assistant Master at the Bedford Schools (1865–75) and ordained in 1875. He was Curate of Wymondham, Norfolk (1875–77), Clifton-upon-Dunsmore (1877–78), Thame (1879–81) and St Saviour in the Parish of Upper Chelsea (1884–85). He was a Fellow of the Educational Institute of Scotland (1870); Hon. Fellow Academy of Roman Citizens (1870); PhD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lime (material)
Lime is a calcium-containing inorganic material composed primarily of oxides and hydroxide, usually calcium oxide and/or calcium hydroxide. It is also the name for calcium oxide which occurs as a product of coal-seam fires and in altered limestone xenoliths in volcanic ejecta. The International Mineralogical Association recognizes lime as a mineral with the chemical formula of CaO. The word ''lime'' originates with its earliest use as building mortar and has the sense of ''sticking or adhering''. These materials are still used in large quantities as building and engineering materials (including limestone products, cement, concrete, and mortar), as chemical feedstocks, and for sugar refining, among other uses. Lime industries and the use of many of the resulting products date from prehistoric times in both the Old World and the New World. Lime is used extensively for wastewater treatment with ferrous sulfate. The rocks and minerals from which these materials are derived, typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
