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High Ercall Hall
High Ercall Hall or Ercall Hall is the remaining part of a larger complex in the village of High Ercall, Shropshire, 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Shrewsbury. The present structure is a Grade II* L-shaped, three-storey building of 16th-century origin, constructed of sandstone and brick. It has 5 bays with 3 alternate projecting gables. Adjacent to the house is a row of arches, the only remainder of a larger 17th-century house building that was badly damaged during the English Civil War. History Hamo Peveril bought High Ercall in 1098 and it remained in the Peveril family until 1271. It then passed to the Ercall (or Arkle) family, who held it until 1391. The earliest recorded building on the site was a 12th-century Manor House built by the Ercall family. This was protected by John de Ercall in the 13th century by the construction of curtain walling and defensive towers. The manor then passed to Thomas Newport in 1391 and the present house was constructed by the Newport fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Ercall Hall - Geograph
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High Ercall
High Ercall ( ), also known in the past as Ercall Magna (), is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The civil parish is still called Ercall Magna, and had a total population of 1,679 at the 2001 census,Ercall Magna CP ONS reducing to 1,639 at the 2011 census. The parish includes the villages of Rowton, Shropshire, Rowton, Ellerdine and Cold Hatton, and a number of hamlets including Cotwall, Osbaston, Telford, Osbaston, Poynton and Roden, Shropshire, Roden. The village lies on the junction of the B5062 road, B5062 and B5063 roads. History, architecture The etymology of the name ''Ercall'' (also seen in Child's Ercall) is obscur ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the parish had a population of 76,782. It is the county town of the ceremonial county of Shropshire. Shrewsbury has Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon roots and institutions whose foundations, dating from that time, represent a cultural continuity possibly going back as far as the 8th century. The centre has a largely undisturbed medieval street plan and over 660 Listed buildings in Shrewsbury, listed buildings, including several examples of timber framing from the 15th and 16th centuries. Shrewsbury Castle, a red sandstone fortification, and Shrewsbury Abbey, were founded in 1074 and 1083 respectively by the Normans, Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery. The town is the birthplace of Charles Darwin. It has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Civil War
The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Cavaliers, Royalists and Roundhead, Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the struggle consisted of the First English Civil War and the Second English Civil War. The Anglo-Scottish war (1650–1652), Anglo-Scottish War of 1650 to 1652 is sometimes referred to as the ''Third English Civil War.'' While the conflicts in the three kingdoms of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland had similarities, each had their own specific issues and objectives. The First English Civil War was fought primarily over the correct balance of power between Parliament of England, Parliament and Charles I of England, Charles I. It ended in June 1646 with Royalist defeat and the king in custody. However, victory exposed Parliamentarian divisions over the nature of the political settlemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Newport (died 1623)
Sir Francis Newport (ca. 1555 – 6 March 1623) was an English politician. Francis was born the eldest son of Richard Newport (died 1570), Sir Richard Newport and the brother of Andrew Newport (died 1611), Andrew. He was educated at Shrewsbury School (1569–1571) and Magdalen College, Oxford (1574) and studied law at the Inner Temple in 1577. He succeeded his father in 1570 and was knighted in 1603. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Shropshire from c. 1582, High Sheriff of Shropshire, sheriff for 1586–1587 and 1601–1602, and a Deputy Lieutenant of the county in 1590. He was a member of the Council of the Marches of Wales in 1601. He commissioned the rebuilding of his two country houses, Eyton-on-Severn Hall (completed 1595) and High Ercall Hall (completed 1608). Newport employed a stonemason called Walter Hancock, and in November 1595 he wrote from High Ercall to the town council of Shrewsbury, recommending Hancock be employed to build a Old Market Hall, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury
The Old Market Hall (in recent years branded as the "OMH") is an Elizabethan building situated in the town centre of Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. History A market hall has stood on the site since the 1260s. A new market hall, replacing the original structure, was erected on the site in 1567. The current building, which is thought to have been designed by Walter Hancock in the Classical architecture, Classical Renaissance style, was completed in 1597. Walter Hancock was recommended by one of his employers, Francis Newport (died 1623), Francis Newport, who praised his abilities in a letter to the town corporation on 11 November 1595. Hancock had also worked for the lawyer Thomas Owen (died 1598), Thomas Owen. The building was arcaded on the ground floor so that markets could be held, with an assembly room on the first floor. The arcading was formed by a series of Tuscan order columns supporting voussoirs. The first floor was fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport
Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport (7 May 1587 – 8 February 1651). was an England, English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. He supported the Cavaliers, Royalist cause in the English Civil War and was created Baron Newport in 1642. Biography Newport was the son of Francis Newport (died 1623), Sir Francis Newport of High Ercall and Beatrix Lacon, daughter of Rowland Lacon. Newport was educated in Brasenose College, Oxford, from 1604 to 1607 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1614 he was elected member of parliament for Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency), Shropshire. He was elected MP for Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency), Shrewsbury in 1621. In 1624 he was elected MP for Shropshire again and was re-elected in 1625, 1626 and 1628. He sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He was appointed High Sheriff of Shropshire for 1626� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of High Ercall Hall
The siege of High Ercall Hall in High Ercall, Shropshire, England took place during the First English Civil War. There were a total of three sieges. In each of the sieges, the Hall was held by the Royalists and besieged by the Parliamentarians. The final and longest siege took place from July 1645 to March 1646, when the Royalist commander surrendered the hall to the Parliamentarians. History of the building High Ercall Hall, in the village of High Ercall, was a fortified 13th-century manor built by the Arkle family. In the seventeenth century the estate was owned by the Newport family and a new mansion had been built in 1608 for Sir Francis Newport alongside the older house. Siege The Newports were prominent royalists and during the civil war, Richard, Lord Newport garrisoned the Hall for the King with 200 troops. A large earthen bank was raised over the north and north-west curtain walls to provide a defence against cannon and musket fire. Between 1645 and 1646 the hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertha Steedman
Bertha Steedman (20 July 1866 – 11 January 1945) was a British tennis player who was a four time semi finalist at the Wimbledon Championships. She also won nine All England Championships double titles, a precursor to the Wimbledon Championships, between 1889 and 1899 that were held as part of the Northern Championships. Steedman won the All England Championships doubles tournament with her sister Mary Steedman in 1889 and 1890. From 1893 to 1897 she won the doubles title partnering Blanche Bingley, then in 1898 and 1899 with Ruth Durlacher. Bertha and her sister Mary were among the first who focused on playing volley which was the basis of their success.Arthur Wallis Myers (1903): ''Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad.'' Scribner's sons, New York, p. 181, 182.online In singles, her last appearance at Wimbledon was in 1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 10 – The Aceh Sultanate was fully annexed by the Dutch f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Steedman
Mary Steedman (married name Vane) (March 1867 – 29 July 1921) was a British tennis player during the late 19th century who won the Northern Championships in 1890 and was a semi finalist at the Wimbledon Championships the same year. She was active from 1885 to 1894 and won 3 career singles titles. Career Mary played her first tournament in July 1885 at the Midland Counties Championship Cup at Edgbaston where she reached the final and lost to Margaret Bracewell, she did however win the women's doubles event with her sister Bertha Steedman. In 1886 she reached the semi finals of the Derbyshire Championships but lost to May Langrishe. In 1888 she reached the quarter finals of Irish Championships. In 1889 she played at the 1889 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' singles, Wimbledon Championships where she reached the quarter finals before losing to May Jacks. the same year she won singles title at the Middlesex Championships at Chiswick Park against her sister Bertha, and they both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Team
''Time Team'' is a British television programme that originally aired on Channel 4, Channel 4 from 16 January 1994 to 7 September 2014. It returned in 2022 on online platforms YouTube and Patreon. Created by television producer Tim Taylor (producer), Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode features a team of specialists carrying out an archaeology, archaeological Excavation (archaeology), dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in lay terms. The specialists changed throughout the programme's run, although it consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding (archaeologist), Phil Harding. The sites excavated ranged in date from the Palaeolithic to the Second World War. In October 2012, Channel 4 announced that the final series would be broadcast in 2013. Series 20 was screened from January–March 2013 and nine Time Team (spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Ercall Magna
High Ercall, Ercall Magna is a civil parish in the district of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. It contains 28 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, two are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of High Ercall, and smaller settlements including Roden, Shropshire, Roden and Rowton, Shropshire, Rowton, and is almost entirely rural. Most of the listed buildings are houses, farmhouses and farm buildings. The other listed buildings include two churches, a churchyard wall, a former manor house, the remaining parts of a former Jacobean architecture, Jacobean mansion, a former watermill and mill house, a mounting block, and a monument. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
