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Eagle House, Eccleshall
Eagle House is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire town of Eccleshall, England, which is currently an award-winning bed and breakfast. History Eagle House was erected to replace the old Eccleshall Poorhouse (Workhouse) and was built using construction materials from the demolished local Town Hall. The construction of Eagle House began in 1810 after permission for its construction was given by James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis, then Bishop of Lichfield, who lived at Eccleshall Castle and owned much of the surrounding land. The first residents moved into Eccleshall's new Poor House in 1817. Reforms of the English Poor Laws meant that many of the nation's Work Houses merged and by 1840, all the former residents of Eagle House had been transferred to the workhouse in Stone, Staffordshire. Shortly after Eagle House was closed as a Poor House it was sold to Eccleshall's surgeon, Dr. Christopher Greatrex. The Census of 1841 records Christopher living at Eagle Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eccleshall
Eccleshall () is a town and civil parish in the Stafford district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is located seven miles northwest of Stafford, and six miles west-southwest of Stone. Eccleshall is twinned with Sancerre in France. History According to the Domesday Book, Eccleshall in 1086 was no more than a small village of about one hundred inhabitants. A few fragments of stone at the base of the tower of the present Parish Church of Holy Trinity suggest that a stone church was in existence about this time and the base of a 10th-century cross still stands outside the church. The oldest part of the church, the pillars and arches of the nave, were begun in 1180 while the remainder of the church was completed during the 13th century, with a fine clerestory being added in the 15th century. Eccleshall became important as a market town for the surrounding area. In 1153 it was granted the right to hold a weekly market. Around the beginning of the 13th century the villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Poor Laws
The English Poor Laws were a system of poor relief in England and Wales that developed out of the codification of late-medieval and Tudor-era laws in 1587–1598. The system continued until the modern welfare state emerged in the late 1940s. English Poor Law legislation can be traced back as far as 1536, when legislation was passed to deal with the impotent poor, although there were much earlier House of Plantagenet, Plantagenet laws dealing with the problems caused by Vagrancy, vagrants and beggars. The history of the Poor Law in England and Wales is usually divided between two statutes: the Poor Relief Act 1601, Old Poor Law passed during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558–1603) and the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, New Poor Law, passed in 1834, which significantly modified the system of poor relief. The New Poor Law altered the system from one which was administered haphazardly at a local parish level to a highly centralised system which encouraged the large-scale development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II Listed Houses In Staffordshire
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Listed Buildings In Eccleshall
Eccleshall is a civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England. It contains 111 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, five are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish includes the town of Eccleshall, villages including Croxton, Staffordshire, Croxton, and the surrounding area. In the parish are Eccleshall Castle, at one time the home of the Bishop of Lichfield, Bishops of Lichfield, and the remains of an earlier castle around the site of the house, Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall, Holy Trinity Church, which contains the tombs of four bishops, other churches and associated structures, and timber framed houses and other buildings, including Broughton Hall, Staffordshire, Broughton Hall. Most of the other listed buildings are houses and associated structu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VisitEngland
VisitEngland is the official tourist board for England. Its stated mission is to "build England's tourism product, raise Britain’s profile worldwide, increase the volume and value of tourism exports and develop England and Britain’s visitor economy". History Before 1999 it was known as the English Tourist Board and between 1999 and 2009 as the English Tourism Council. In 2003, it was absorbed into the VisitBritain, British Tourist Authority and was relaunched as a separate body again in 2009. In 2023, VisitEngland and VisitBritain, VisitBritain started negotiations for office space in Birmingham. Citing the reason for this move from London was for Birmingham's good office space and large number of talented workers. Quality assessment schemes The VisitEngland accommodation assessment schemes were run under licence by Quality in Tourism from 2012 to 2017, when the Automobile Association (UK), AA took on the license. The scheme issues quality awards to holiday accommodation, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town And Country Planning Act 1990
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990c 8 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom regulating the development of land in England and Wales. It is a central part of English land law in that it concerns town and country planning in the United Kingdom. Repealed in parts by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991, it is now also complemented by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Contents In the United Kingdom, the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 contains 15 parts with 337 sections, plus 17 schedules, and serves as an incomplete, but expansive code of planning regulations in England and Wales. Part I, planning authorities Subsections 1 and 2 set out that county and district (county and county borough in Wales) councils are Local Planning Authorities ('LPA's) in non-metropolitan counties; that metropolitan district councils (usually unitary authorities) are LPAs in metropolitan counties and that different authorities govern Greater London and the Isles of Sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Stafford
The town of Stafford, Staffordshire, England gained its mayoral charter from King James I. The first mayor was Matthew Cradock, jnr in 1614. The following have been mayors of Stafford: SourceStafford Borough Council unless otherwise stated *1614–15 Matthew Cradock (MP died 1636), Matthew Cradock, First Mayor of Stafford, MP for Stafford 5 times between 1621 and 1628 *1622 Thomas Worswick *1706 William Abnett *1708 Abraham Hoskins *1716 Abraham Hoskins *1719 William Robins *1720 William Abnett *1731 William Robins *1740 William Robins 19th century Source: Stafford Borough Council * 1836 John Masfen Jn. Kenderdine Shaw * 1837 William Jones * 1838 Charles Dudley * 1839 Thomas Stevenson * 1840 Edward Lloyd * 1841 John Rogers * 1842 Charles Chester Mort * 1843 Thomas Boulton * 1844 John Griffin * 1845 Charles Ed Morgan * 1846 James Webb * 1847 John Marson * 1848 James Turnock * 1849 Thomas Benson Elley * 1850 Thomas Benson Elley * 1851 Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone, Staffordshire
Stone is a market town and civil parish in Staffordshire, England; it is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of the county town of Stafford, 7 miles (11 km) south of Stoke-on-Trent and 15 miles (24 km) north of Rugeley. As a notable canal town, Stone is recognised for its rich history, originating from the early Bronze Age and continuing through the Industrial Revolution, with the introduction of the Trent and Mersey Canal shaping the town's development and local industry. Originally governed as an urban district council and a rural district council, Stone became part of the Borough of Stafford in 1974. Over the years, the town has seen a steady growth in its population, which was recorded as 12,305 in the 1991 United Kingdom census, 1991 census, 14,555 in United Kingdom 2001 census, 2001 and 16,385 in United Kingdom 2011 census, 2011. Etymology The place-name's meaning is exactly what is stated, a "stone, rock (geology), rock", from the Old English language, Old En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eccleshall Castle
Eccleshall Castle is located in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England (). It was originally built in the 13th century. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II* listed building. Origins The land was reputedly granted to St Chad, the medieval bishop of Lichfield. In 1200 Bishop Geoffrey de Muschamp was granted by King John a ‘licence to crenellate’ a castle. As Eccleshall was conveniently situated on the main road between the centres of the Lichfield diocese in Chester, Lichfield and Coventry it was an ideal location as a diocesan base. This original castle was replaced by a larger castle in 1305 by Bishop Walter Langton, Chancellor of England. War of the Roses At the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses, Margaret of Anjou, Queen consort of Henry VI, took refuge within the castle after the Battle of Blore Heath in 1459. In June 1643 the castle was besieged by Sir William Brereton and his Parliamentary forces encamped around the church. Their guns caused considerable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. The classification schemes differ between England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland (see sections below). The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, although the statutory term in Ireland is "Record of Protected Structures, protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Lichfield
The Bishop of Lichfield is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers 4,516 km2 (1,744 sq. mi.) of the counties of Powys, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Chad in the city of Lichfield. The Bishop's residence is the Bishop's House, Lichfield, in the cathedral close. In the past, the title has had various forms (see below). The current bishop is Michael Ipgrave, following the confirmation of his election on 10 June 2016.OurCofE twitter (Accessed 11 June 2016) History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis
James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis (25 February 1743 – 20 January 1824) was a British clergyman and Peerage, peer. Life He was the third son of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of the Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, and niece of Robert Walpole, Sir Robert Walpole. His uncle, Frederick Cornwallis, Frederick, was Archbishop of Canterbury. Frederick's twin brother, Edward Cornwallis, Edward, was a military officer, colonial governor, and founder of Halifax, Nova Scotia. James's brother William Cornwallis, William was an Admiral in the Royal Navy. His other brother, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, was the general of the American Revolutionary War. Cornwallis was educated at Eton College, proceeding in 1760 to Christ Church, Oxford. He was subsequently a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. He was Rector (ecclesiastical), Rector of Ickham from 1769 to 1773, of Addisham-with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
