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Thomas Wylde (clothier)
Thomas Wylde (bef.1508 – 1559) of The Commandery, Worcester, England, was a wealthy and prominent cloth merchant. Origins He was the son of Simon Wylde of The Ford, near Dodderhill (where Thomas later acquired the manor of Impney). Offices Parliament He served as a Member of Parliament for Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), Worcester. He was elected to the List of Parliaments of England#Parliaments of Edward VI, Parliament of 1547 in 1551 to fill a vacancy. He was re-elected in List of Parliaments of England#Parliaments of Elizabeth I, 1558.Alan Davidson ''Thomas Wild, The History of Parliament 1509-1558'', 1982 shortly before his death. City of Worcester *1545–1546 chamberlain *1547–1548 bailiff *1548 alderman *1554–1555 bridgemaster *1551 member of parliament *1555 member of the Twenty-Four *1555–1556 auditor Business By late Middle Ages, medieval times the population of Worcester had grown to around 10,000 as the manufacture of cloth started to become a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monument To Robert Wilde, Clothier
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance. Some of the first monuments were dolmens or menhirs, megalithic constructions built for religious or funerary purposes. Examples of monuments include statues, (war) memorials, historical buildings, archaeological sites, and cultural assets. If there is a public interest in its preservation, a monument can for example be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Etymology It is believed that the origin of the word "monument" comes from the Greek ''mnemosynon'' and the Latin ''moneo'', ''monere'', which means 'to remind', 'to advise' or 'to warn', however, it is also believed that the word monument originates from an Albanian word 'mani men' which in Albanian language means 'rememb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Edward Bullock
Sir Edward Bullock of Faulkbourne (c.1580–1644) was an English landowner who was knighted by King James I. He was a prominent member of the Bullock family and the owner of Faulkbourne Hall in Essex.Bullock, Llewellyn C W, ''Memoirs of the Bullock Family'', A J Lawrence 1905Bullock, Osmund, ''Faulkbourne and the Bullocks'', 2005 Life Born about 1580, he was the elder son of Edward Bullock of Wigborough and Loftes in Great Totham and Joan Collen of High Laver, Essex. In 1602, Bullock obtained from William Camden, the Clarenceux King of Arms, a "confirmation" of the arms of the Bullocks of Aborfield with due difference to mark his descent from a younger son. On 3 July 1609 he was knighted by King James I at Richmond Palace. From 1613 to 1618, he was Captain of Militia for the Maldon Hundred. In the early days of the reign of King Charles I, he was appointed a Forced "Loan" Collector for the County of Norfolk whilst living in Pentney (c. 1622-1631). His accounts, which were ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Sheriff Of Worcestershire
This is a list of sheriffs and since 1998 high sheriffs of Worcestershire. The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. Under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the office previously known as Sheriff was retitled High Sheriff. Under the same act Herefordshire and Worcestershire were merged to form the new county of Hereford and Worcester, therefore the office of Sheriff of Worcestershire was replaced by that of High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester. However, in 1998 the new county was dissolved, restoring Herefordshire and Worcestershire and creating the offices of High Sheriff of Herefordshire and High Sheriff of Worcestershire. Medieval Early Norman Henry II (25 October 115 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wilde (jurist)
John Wilde (or Wylde;monumental inscriptions, church of St Peter de Witton Droitwich 1590–1669) was an English lawyer and politician. As a serjeant-at-law he was referred to as Serjeant Wilde before he was appointed judge. He was a judge, chief baron of the exchequer, and member of the Council of State of the Commonwealth period. Early life He was the son and heir of George Wylde of Worcester, The Harriots Droitwich and Kempsey, Worcestershire, serjeant-at-law, who also represented Droitwich in parliament, by his wife Frances, daughter of Sir Edmund Huddleston of Sawston, Cambridgeshire. He matriculated from Balliol College, Oxford, on 18 January 1605, aged 14, and graduated B.A. on 20 October 1607 and M.A. on 4 July 1610. Wilde became a student of the Inner Temple in about November 1602, and was called to the bar in 1612. He was elected a bencher in 1628, and created a serjeant-at-law in 1636. He was appointed under-steward of Kidderminster by the new charter for that borou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Walter Blount, 1st Baronet
Sir Walter Blount, 1st Baronet (1594 – 27 August 1654) of Sodington in the parish of Mamble in Worcestershire, was a Member of Parliament for Droitwich in 1624 and supported the Royalist cause in the Civil War. Origins Blount was the eldest son of Sir George Blount, Knight, of Sodington in Worcestershire by his wife Eleanor Norwood, a daughter of William Norwood of Leckhampton of Gloucestershire, and Elizabeth Lygon, daughter of William Lygon and Eleanor Dennis. Career He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford on 12 October 1610 aged 16 and entered the Inner Temple in 1611. He served as Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1620. In 1624 he was elected Member of Parliament for Droitwich. He was created a baronet on 5 October 1642. He was a Royalist during the Civil War and was taken prisoner by the Parliamentarian forces at Hereford in December 1645, and was imprisoned at Oxford and in the Tower of London. His house at Sodington was burnt down by Parliamentarian soldiers and his est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wylde II
George Wylde (or Wilde; 1594 – 15 January 1650) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1628 and 1650. Wylde was the younger son of George Wylde and his wife Frances Huddleston, daughter of Sir Edmund Huddleston of Sawston, Cambridgeshire. He was baptised at St Peter de Witton, Droitwich, matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford on 18 March 1608 aged 14 and was awarded BA on 24 January 1611. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple on 16 April 1618. In 1628, Wylde was elected Member of Parliament for Droitwich with his brother John and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He became a bencher of his Inn on 14 June 1635. In December 1648 he was elected MP for Droitwich in the Rump Parliament and sat until his death in 1650. His principal residence was The Harriots, Droitwich. Wylde died on 15 January 1650 and was buried in Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowland Berkeley (died 1611)
Rowland Berkeley (about 1548 – 1 June 1611) of Worcester, England, Worcester and Spetchley was an English cloth merchant, clothier and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1611. Berkeley was the eighth son of William Berkeley, mayor and MP for Hereford, great-nephew of William de Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley, William, 1st Marquess of Berkeley. Worcester and Spetchley Rowland Berkeley became a successful clothier at Worcester. He bought Spetchley Park from Philip Sheldon. He was bailiff of Worcester in 1585 and 1587. He was appointed first master of the Clothers Company of Worcester under the Clothers Charter of 23 September 1590. After his death his eldest son acquired extensive property in Cotheridge. House of Commons In 1593, he was elected Member of Parliament for Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), Worcester. He was re-elected MP for Worcester in 1597 and 1601. In 1605 he was elected MP for Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Noake
John Noake (1816–1894) was an English journalist and antiquary, known for his writings on Worcestershire. Life The son of Thomas and Ann Noake, he was born at Sherborne, Dorset on 29 November 1816. He came to Worcester in 1838 to work on ''Berrow's Worcester Journal ''Berrow's Worcester Journal'' is a weekly freesheet tabloid newspaper, based in Worcester, England. Owned by Newsquest, the newspaper is delivered across central and southern Worcestershire county. History 16th Century Printing Press Worces ...'' and lived in the city for the rest of his life. Noake later worked on the ''Worcestershire Chronicle'', and his last appointment was as sub-editor of the ''Worcester Herald''. Around 1874 he concentrated on local affairs. He was in turn sheriff (1878), mayor and alderman (1879), and magistrate (1882) for Worcester; as mayor he reopened the old Guildhall, which had been restored and enlarged. For many years he was one of the honorary secretaries of the Worcester Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Grammar School Worcester
The Royal Grammar School Worcester (also known as RGS Worcester or RGSW) is an eleven-eighteen Mixed-sex education, mixed, Independent school (United Kingdom), independent day school and sixth form in Worcester, England, Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Founded before 1291, it is one of the oldest British independent day schools. In September 2007, the school merged with the neighbouring The Alice Ottley School, Alice Ottley School and was briefly known as RGS Worcester and the Alice Ottley School (RGSAO) before reverting to their original name. The school began accepting girls in 2003, prior to the merger. The school currently consists of the main high school and three preparatory campuses known as RGS Springfield (previously of Alice Ottley School) RGS The Grange (opened 1996). and RGS Dodderhill. Until 1992 it accepted Boarding school, boarders. Boarding pupils would reside in Whiteladies House, a building that is rumoured to contain hidden treasure from Charles I of Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wylde I
George Wylde (or Wild or Wilde; 1550 – 27 March 1616) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1611. Parents Wylde was a younger son of Thomas Wylde of The Commandery Worcester from whom he inherited a small estate. However George was the eldest son of his father's second wife, Ellinor daughter of George Wall of Droitwich, and through his mother he acquired further property at Kempsey, Impney and Droitwich, Worcestershire. Career A Worcester lawyer, Wylde was admitted at Inner Temple in November 1567 and was called to the bar. In 1584, he was elected Member of Parliament for Droitwich. He became a bencher of his Inn in 1591 and auditor in 1593. In 1593, he was elected MP for Droitwich again. He was JP for Worcestershire from around 1595 and became one of the Council of Marches of Wales on 7 July 1603. From 1603 to 1605 he was treasurer of his Inn. In 1604 he was elected MP for Droitwich again replacing his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Droitwich
Droitwich Spa (often abbreviated to Droitwich ) is an historic spa town in the Wychavon district in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe. It is located approximately south-west of Birmingham and north-east of Worcester. The town was called Salinae in Roman times, then later called Wyche, derived from the Anglo-Saxon Hwicce kingdom, referred to as "Saltwich" according to Anglo-Saxon charters, with the Droit (meaning "right" in French) added when the town was given its charter on 1 August 1215 by King John. The "Spa" was added in the 19th century when John Corbett developed the town's spa facilities. The River Salwarpe running through Droitwich is likely derived from ''sal'' meaning "salt" and ''weorp'' which means "to throw up" - i.e. "the river which throws up salt" - which overflows from the salt brines. The town is situated on massive deposits of salt, and salt has been extracted there since ancient times. The natural Droitwich brine contains of salt; te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
