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Fernhill Park, Berkshire
Fernhill Park is a landed private estate and country house, situated on the edge of the village of Cranbourne in the civil parish of Winkfield in the English county of Berkshire, within the former bounds of Windsor Forest, four miles from Windsor, and in close vicinity of the Windsor Great Park. Park The estate covers of primarily grazing parkland, and some woodland. There is a copse called "The Grove" which covers an area of . Other features of the property include a large man-made lake, a large walled kitchen garden (4000 square yards), and two farms Fernhill Farm and Forest Farm. These have been in existence since at least 1817. The terrain is a gradual slope from NE to SW, with the highest point of at the top end of mounts hill road (Forest farm entrance), to the lowest point of where Lovel and Hatchet lanes meet. Fernhill (the house) commands great views on top of its peak of . Country house At the centre of the property is Fern Hill on which a large Grade II early 18t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country House
An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these people, the term distinguished between town and country. However, the term also encompasses houses that were, and often still are, the full-time residence for the landed gentry who ruled rural Britain until the Reform Act 1832. Frequently, the formal business of the counties was transacted in these country houses, having functional antecedents in manor houses. With large numbers of indoor and outdoor staff, country houses were important as places of employment for many rural communities. In turn, until the agricultural depressions of the 1870s, the estates, of which country houses were the hub, provided their owners with incomes. However, the late 19th and early 20th centuries were the swansong of the traditional English country house lifest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen (german: Schlacht bei Dettingen) took place on 27 June 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession at Dettingen in the Electorate of Mainz, Holy Roman Empire (now Karlstein am Main in Bavaria). It was fought between a Pragmatic Army, composed of the British, Hanoverian and Austrian troops, and a French army commanded by the duc de Noailles. While the Earl of Stair exercised operational control, the Allied army was nominally commanded by George II, accompanied by his son the Duke of Cumberland. As a result, it is now best remembered as the last time a reigning British monarch led troops in combat. Despite being an Allied victory, the battle had little effect on the wider war, and has been described as 'a happy escape, rather than a great victory.' Background The immediate cause of the War of the Austrian Succession was the death in 1740 of Emperor Charles VI, last male Habsburg. This left his eldest daughter, Maria Theresa, as heir to the Habsburg mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II Listed Buildings In Berkshire
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Kathleen Pelham-Clinton, Duchess Of Newcastle
Kathleen Florence May Pelham-Clinton, Duchess of Newcastle-under-Lyne OBE (née Candy; 1872 – 1 June 1955), was a well-known conformation show judge and dog breeder who influenced the Borzoi and Wire Fox Terrier breeds. Early life Born in 1872, the future Duchess was the daughter of Major Henry Augustus Candy by his marriage to Hon. Frances Kathleen Westenra, the daughter of Henry Robert Westenra, 3rd Baron Rossmore. Marriage She married Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle, in 1889, with whom she shared several common interests. Both were interested in animals, with horses and dogs being their favourites. Prior to the marriage, Kathleen was already a judge and dog show exhibitor, primarily of Fox Terriers. The Duke knew of the Duchess's knowledge of dogs, and when a dealer attempted to sell him a spaniel he once said "It would not suit me to do that. Her Grace knows the market value just a bit too well to suit my fancy." The couple had no children. Dogs and kennels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke Of Newcastle
Henry Pelham Archibald Douglas Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (28 September 1864 – 30 May 1928), was an English nobleman, styled Earl of Lincoln until 1879. Biography Henry was educated at Eton College and then Magdalen College, Oxford. He held a number of local offices appropriate to his rank and station, such as High Steward of Retford, Master Forester of Dartmoor and Keeper of St Briavel's Castle. He had poor health and played only a small part in public life. As a staunch Anglo-Catholic he spoke on ecclesiastical issues in the House of Lords. One of his achievements was the restoration of the fortunes of his family estate. In 1879 a serious fire destroyed much of Clumber House; he had it magnificently rebuilt to designs by the younger Charles Barry. The duke was actively involved in the rebuilding process, and in particular in the design and building of the magnificent St Mary the Virgin Chapel in the grounds. He was also responsible for the establishm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Theophilus John Metcalfe, 5th Baronet
Sir Theophilus John Metcalfe, 5th Baronet (1828–1883) was a British Bengal civil servant of the East India Company. He is noted for his part in the 1857 Indian Rebellion, and his vindictive behaviour in the aftermath. Early life Born at Delhi on 28 November 1828, he was eldest son of Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 4th Baronet, by his second wife, Felicite Browne, the daughter of J. Browne, of the Bengal Medical Board. Theophilus Metcalfe was first sent to Addiscombe College, but was moved to East India College, after an illness had cost him the use of his right eye, ruling out a military career. In 1848 he entered the Bengal Civil Service. Documentation of the Koh-i-Noor In 1849, the Treaty of Lahore transferred possession of the Koh-i-Noor diamond from Maharaja Duleep Singh to Governor-General Lord Dalhousie. As part of preparations for sending the diamond to England, Dalhousie tasked Metcalfe with writing a history of the Koh-i-Noor. His instructions were "to collect and rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Metcalfe, 4th Baronet
Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 4th Baronet, Order of the Bath, KCB (2 January 1795 – 3 November 1853) was an British East India Company, East India Company civil servant and agent of the Governor General of India at the imperial court of the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. Biography Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe was born on 2 January 1795 at 49 Portland Place, London, and christened on 27 March 1795 in St Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone, London, England, Saint Marylebone, London, England. He arrived in Delhi in 1813 and lived there for forty years. His elder brother, Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe, Charles (1785–1846), was Resident to the Mughal Empire, Mughal Emperor's court, and briefly the provisional List of Governors-General of India#Governor-Generals of Bengal.2C 1833.E2.80.931858, Governor General of Bengal (1835–36). He married Fe'licite Anne Browne on 13 July 1826. In 1830, Metcalfe began to build the "Metcalfe House" on the outskirts of Delhi, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Metcalfe, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baronet (8 January 1745 – 17 November 1813) was a British soldier and politician. Biography Metcalfe was the son of Rev'd Thomas Metcalfe, a chaplain in the British Army, and his wife, Margaret Williams. Metcalfe was born at Throstle Nest, Gisborough, Cleveland, England. He served as an officer in the army of the East India Company having first traveled to India in 1767, eventually becoming a major in the Bengal Army. He was a Director of the East India Company intermittently between 1789 and 1812, and gained a considerable personal fortune. He purchased the manor of Chilton and the estate of Fernhill at Winkfield in Berkshire, He was elected Member of Parliament for Abingdon in 1796 as a Tory. He sat for the seat until his defeat at the 1807 general election. Most of his contributions in the Commons related to India and its administration. On 21 December 1802 he was created a baronet, of Chilton in the County of Berkshire in the Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knollys Family
Knollys, Knolles or Knowles (), the name of an English family descended from Sir Thomas Knollys (died 1435), Lord Mayor of London, possibly a kinsman of the celebrated general Sir Robert Knolles. The next distinguished member of the family was Sir Francis Knollys or Knowles (c. 1514–1596), English statesman, son of Sir Robert Knollys, or Knolles (died 1521), a courtier in the service and favour of Henry VII and Henry VIII. Robert had also a younger son, Sir Henry, who took part in public life during the reign of Elizabeth I and who died in 1583. From the time of Sir Francis, the family were associated with Greys Court at Rotherfield Greys and Caversham Park, then in Oxfordshire, as well as the nearby town of Reading in Berkshire, where the family's private chapel could once be seen in the church of St Laurence. Lettice Knollys was pronounced the most prominent member of the family, from her birth in 1543 until her death in 1634 Sir Francis Knollys (c.1514–1596) Francis K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper Clayton
Lieutenant General Jasper Clayton (died 27 June 1743) was Governor of Gibraltar. Military career Born the son of Sir John Clayton and Alice (Bowyer) Clayton, Jasper Clayton lived at Fernhill in Buckinghamshire. He chose to join the army and climbed the ranks to become a lieutenant general. In 1707, during the War of the Spanish Succession, he was present at the Battle of Almansa. In 1713 he was made colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot. He commanded a brigade during the suppression of the 1715 Jacobite Rising in Scotland.Lyons, p. 67 He was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Gibraltar in 1727, remaining there until 1730. He fought in the War of Austrian Succession and was killed at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743. He is buried at Wingfield in Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cranbourne, Berkshire
Cranbourne is a village in Berkshire, England, within the civil parish of Winkfield in the borough of Bracknell Forest. The settlement lies near to Windsor Great Park and Legoland Windsor, and is approximately south-west of Windsor. Neither Cranbourne Chase nor Cranbourne Lodge, which it surrounds, are in Winkfield but across the border in Windsor. History Cranbourne was the location of a free school that eventually became Ranelagh Church of England School. St Peter's Church was built in 1850. The Fleur de Lis The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a lily (in French, and mean 'flower' and 'lily' respectively) that is used as a decorative design or symbol. The fleur-de-lis has been used in the ... pub on the corner of Hatchet Lane is now flats. External links Villages in Berkshire Winkfield {{Berkshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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