Halls most popular book is the secret teachings of all ages. It is thought that the original church was built in. A former winner of bestkept village, over peover dates back to anglo saxon times, this ancient village is steeped in history and was even mentioned in the domesday book. Nov 15, 2004 the photo on our website is our store at our previous canadian metropolitan toronto location. The mainwaring family, who lived at peover hall, can be traced back over 500 years and it is thought that they originally came to the area in the time of edward i. History of over peover, in macclesfield and cheshire map. Sladden, ma bd oxon, 1st edition 1968, 4th edition taking into account an architectural report by mr. Read more about capesthorne halls history and features. Whitmore hall is the home of the cavenaghmainwaring family at whitmore, staffordshire. Historic houses in cheshire historic cheshire travel guide. By the time of the norman conquest, the manor of whitmore was held by one richard the. Jul 19, 2019 peover hall is a lovely peaceful spot to spend a summer afternoon.
The bold family, of the lancashire township bearing the same name, trace their origins back to anglosaxon times before the norman conquest of 1066. Photographs with notes on antiquities in cheshire, england. Parish history edit edit source peover over, is a chapelry in rostherne parish, cheshire. Historic houses in or near peover tabley house collection and capesthorne hall are listed below. Williams lectured at both manchester and the wea, mainly in local history, for thirteen years before becoming head of history at altrincham grammar school for girls. Peover hall this striking elizabethan house, a family home to this day, has a rich and fascinating history. Meetings are held at altrincham town hall, market street, altrincham wa14 1pg pictured below, right in the old council chamber, on the first floor lift available. The domesday book of 1086 describes lower peover as a small vill, waste and woodland, held by william fitznigel from earl hugh. Peover hall farm is a grade ii listed building in peover superior, cheshire east, england. Peover hall was a private residence near knutsford, england which had been turned over to the military for the duration of the war. The house and its private chapel were built in the early 18th century, replacing an earlier hall and chapel nearby. Apr 04, 2018 the american forces had a strong presence around knutsford. There is a white sign directing you here to over peover church and hall.
We are now located in northern ontario, canada and our stock is mainly concentrated in first editions, rare volumes, fine bindings, history, literature, travel, exploration, voyages, canadian art books, local history, childrens books and general antiquarian books. My grandfathers name was gilbert william tickle born 1923 in peover, cheshire, he had a sister called gladys tickle and their father was gamekeeper at peover hall. It included marthall cum warford, peover superior and snelson. The walls of the music room are hung with cherryred silk damask. The domesday book describes over peover, together with many manors in cheshire, as wasta meaning abandoned or useless land. The halls rich history stems back to 1585 when it was built by sir randle mainwaring. See the links section to the right for more information on dna testing. A wealthy cotton family, the peels, bought the hall and estate in 1919, before it was acquired by the brooks family in 1940. The house was greatly altered in the georgian period to create an elegant house in keeping with the style of that time, but the georgian exterior was taken down when the house was restored in. Cheshire history and has written books the most recent of which is owners.
Her parents were john and hannah buckley married 19. The village of over peover, originally and still sometimes referred to as peover superior, has a population of about 700 and is situated midway between northwich and macclesfield. The afternoon tea was superb and very reasonable priced. Location, area, boundaries, landform, setting peover hall stands c 1km southwest of the hamlet of over peover, c 5km south of knutsford.
With an ma in history from manchester university, joanna m. I have a family grave in the church yard and the people who look after the grounds leave the place looking beautiful all year round. Today, over peover is a modern rural community in a peaceful and attractive countryside environment. They were built to neoclassical designs by william smith and probably his son francis.
There are three churches and four dissenting chapels. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. A good number of the saxon lords were dispossessed of their lands and the spoils of these acts of devastation were divided between the victorious normans. Hall has 274 books on goodreads with 36794 ratings. Notes on cheshire gentry families in the 18th century.
The local pubs were designated for various ranks of the forces, some for the gis, others for the office ranks. The hall s rich history stems back to 1585 when it was built by sir randle mainwaring. Prentice hall world history abebooks shop for books. The photo on our website is our store at our previous canadian metropolitan toronto location. Prentice hall us history allinone teaching resources world war ii 19411945 by unknown and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The history is evident in its number of halls and listed buildings that still stand throughout the village. A grade i listed building, the hall was designated a house of outstanding architectural and historical interest and is a fine example of a small carolean style manor house. Peover hall isnt like that or at least its less like that than any other similar place that we can recall. Previously known as nether peover, the village consists of two parts, the first is a group of cottages that huddle around a small village green. The manor of peover superior, with peover hall, belongs to the baronet family of mainwaring. It has a post and telegraph office under knutsford. By the time of the norman conquest, the manor of whitmore was held. Peover hall is a country house in the civil parish of peover superior, commonly known as over peover, cheshire, england. The thrill of a new discovery, or rediscovery of a longlost treasure, calls me to sales all around the country. Full text of short history of the mainwaring family. Jul 19, 2019 peover hall isnt like that or at least its less like that than any other similar place that we can recall. Oswalds lower peover, a pamphlet available in the church for the flower festival, 1 to 3 august, 2003. Peover hall is a lovely peaceful spot to spend a summer afternoon. One of the premier stately homes of cheshire and indeed of all england, tatton park offers not one but two houses to visit.
The library has a collection of over 8000 books with. It comprises the townships of peover superior, marthall and snelson. Patton stood before his men, wearing a tailored, formfitting, brass buttoned battle jacket with four rows of battle ribbons and decorations. Principal building work on peover hall listed grade ii, intended to be a large e or hplan building, was begun in 1585. Later in the 18th century, the house was extended by the addition of an orangery and a drawing room.
The history of bostock is a perfect example of the evolution of a model village, the only one i know of that can claim a reading room social club, laundry village hall, bowling green and pavilion, a working smithy and even a tree marking the centre of the county. Bruera, cheshire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The house was built in 1585 and the stables added in 1654. The northwest tip of the park abuts the main a50 knutsford to holmes chapel road, and other short sections of the park boundary follow minor local roads and tracks. The village is known for its picturesque surrounding countryside and surprisingly convenient location. Arthur married emmelia emmy wakefield in 1900 l peover, st oswalds.
Ydna evidence shows this hall line likely originated in the border regions between scotland and england. Pattons drive tells the story of how a young man born to warwho believed himself the literal incarnation of all great warriors pastbecame a modern american general. The first is a tudor old hall, begun in 1520 by sir richard brereton, and later purchased by sir thomas egerton, who built the nearby mansion. Peover hall farm peover park, knutsford wa16 9hw england. The church at lower peover was built by richard grosvenor of hulme hall as a chapel of ease. The name peover is pronounced peever and derives from the anglosaxon peeffer meaning a bright river, this bright river being the river peover which runs.
Manchester a cultural powerhouse perfect for group tours. Cheshire, 1971 wood jones, r b, transactions of the lancashire and cheshire antiquarian society in the architectural history of peover hall cheshire, vol. Over peover st lawrence is an ecclesiastical parish in the county of cheshire, created in 1827 from peover superior chapelry in rostherne ancient parish. Peover inferior is a civil parish in the borough of cheshire east and the ceremonial county of cheshire, england.
See more ideas about my family history, english artists and art. Over, cheshire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Altrincham history society meets monthly from september to may, on the second tuesday of the month, starting at 7. There is a parish council consisting of eight members. Over, is a small town, a township, and a subdistrict in northwich district, and a parish partly also in nantwich district, cheshire. My grandfather died 10 years ago, however, we never knew what happened to gladys married name hughes or their daughters, heather and hazel hughes. It comprises the township of peover superior and a portion of that of snelson.
Inside, the property has been lovingly restored following a period of disrepair during wwii, and it is surrounded by fine historic gardens. The day after the staff were safely in their guarded billets, all of the men, enlisted and officers, were assembled on the large terrace in front of peover hall, pattons headquarters. Tatton park history, tourist information, and nearby accommodation. They were built to neoclassical designs by william smith and his son francis. Books and journals pevsner, n, hubbard, e, the buildings of england. The american forces had a strong presence around knutsford.
Over peover village website the village of over peover. Jul 04, 2012 a new baronetcy was created for his son henry, a famous master of the cheshire hunt. Wrenbury, is a village, a township, a parish, and a subdistrict, in nantwich district, cheshire. When you take the tour here you wander through rooms that are very obviously lived in, with the familys odds and ends lying around here and there right down the the master of the houses favoured rollup tobacco and cigarette papers. Peover hall was requisitioned during the second world war as an hq for general patton of the us army. Capesthorne hall is a country house near the village of siddington, cheshire, england. Mary william billy sons david and keith philip b 1900 fanny b 1903 victor vic b 1906 reginald reg b 1908 visited l peover in june. When work ceased however in 1590 only one cross wing, containing services, of the proposed threestorey brick structure had been completed. A great mixture of homely touches and stately grandeur. A new baronetcy was created for his son henry, a famous master of the cheshire hunt.
It comprises the townships of nether peover, inferior peover, allostock, and plumley. The tour was excellent, the guides were very knowledge and the history of the house is fascinating. So, if you find yourselves with a free tues or thurs summer afternoon, avoid the crowds and eyewatering prices at. You can read more about the fascinating history of the village and peover hall in the book written by barry wienholt and john mottershead and published to commemorate the queens golden jubilee in 2002. It is recorded in the national heritage list for england as a designated grade ii listed building. It comprisesthe townships of peover superior, marthall, and snelson. If you liked peover hall and gardens peover show is held in the grounds once a year. The village stands on the river weaver, the ellesmere canal, and the crewe and shrewsbury railway, 5 miles sw of nantwich. Over peover, cheshire genealogy heraldry and history. Peover hall introduction todays bostock is a relatively young village in comparison with the original saxon settlement of botestoch noted in the doomsday book of 1086. General patton used lower peover hall as his base, while his forces were housed in the grounds of nearby toft hall.
Peover over, a chapelry in rostherne parish, cheshire. Radbroke hall is a grade ii listed building in peover superior, cheshire east, england. Lower peover, cheshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Passing another entrance to barclays radbroke hall, on your left, carry on for approximately 1. See more ideas about cheshire england, primary and secondary sources and domesday book. The hall is an elizabethan house and a rare gem that boasts a fascinating history and is still used today as a family home. Old historic families of lancashire geni family tree. Peover lower, is a chapelry in great budworth parish, cheshire. Beside the bright stream, the background and history of st. Cheadle hulme where the story of her own school founded in the 1850s to educate the orphans of warehousemen and clerks first sparked an interest in local history. The tour was excellent, the guides were very knowledge and the history of the. Bruera st mary is now an ecclesiastical parish on the site of a former ancient chapel to chester st oswalds. Upon retiring from teaching she became a parttime guide at peover hall in cheshire.