Family history hathersage, derbyshire or nationwide a truly comprehensive collection of family research sites. It lies slightly to the north of the river derwent, approximately 10 miles 16. Fairholme, a director of steel manufacturers thomas firth and sons. A settlement was first mentioned here in 6 with the existing grade ii listed tower house dating from 1594 and probably replacing an earlier elizabethan timberframed hall.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Moulded stone doorcase in tower, and two c17 hearths, one later, with elaborately moulded surround. These include hathersage, outseats, highlow, offerton and padley, in 1935 part of the parish of hathersage was transferred to the parish of nether padley. Walking the jane eyre trail the book family rogerson. I think it would be helpful on the next page to include some information about the 18th and 19th history of hathersage. Since this these pages were written we have found a new set of froggatt family deeds at the dro. Hathersage s church has become famous for its eyre and bronte connections, but it also has another remarkable claim to fame. The george hotel hathersage in central england and. The quaint village of hathersage is within 5 minutes walk of the mill with a wealth of history. We were well impressed and came away much better informed, motivated to learn more by visiting the kelham island museum the following day a perfect combination. The next recorded history of the village is in the domesday book where hereseige was the land belonging to ralph fitz. Hathersage is a village and civil parish in the peak district in derbyshire, england. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and.
The george as it was originally known is believed to have been first built in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. Charity no 520541 booking process thank you for choosing to hire the hathersage memorial hall. The 10 best things to do in hathersage 2020 with photos. Parents father was patrick bronte, the eldest of 10 children born to hugh brunty and eleanor. Aug 11, 2012 mike is proud of the history of the hall. Hathersage hathersage in derbyshire hathersage is an attractive, prosperous and busy gritstone village,cum small town, situated in the derwent valley, derbyshire, and the peak district national park, 12 miles north east of buxton on the a625 buxton to sheffield road and part of the sheffield commuter belt. North lees hall, nr hathersage, is a fine tudor mansion and still has the remains of a secret chapel hidden in the grounds. At the foot of its churchyard is a very long grave, which is always beautifully kept. One of the best ways to get a feel for the culture of a city is to absorb yourself in its history. Extracts from a letter written by barrister charles stubbs. About their pets, their friends, the parsonage their house, haworth the town in which they lived, the moors they loved so much, the victorian era in which they lived. Hathersage is a beautiful historic village in the peak district. The village of hathersage enjoys an enviable position in the hope valley in the heart of the peak district national park, set close to the river derwent with the rugged backdrop of stanage edge to the north.
It is a grade iilisted building and dates to the late 16th century. Totley hall, built in 1623 and enlarged in the 19th century, was converted to a teacher training college in the 1950s and was latterly part of sheffield hallam university through the district run the totley brook and the old hay brook, which are the. Find ancestors born in or around hathersage, derbyshire, nationwide plus military records or trace war graves. Furthermore, it allows you to immerse yourself in hathersages history. This, so legend states, is the final resting place of little john, the faithful lieutenant of robin hood. Charlotte bronte was here north lees, hathersage 1845. Her thornfield hall for example is widely accepted to be north lees hall situated on the outskirts of hathersage.
The recorded history of hassop reaches back 900 years to the domesday book. Which means after finding a sense of belonging in the middle of nowhere for the day, evening culture in the form of independent food places and craft beer bars are just 30 mins back. He married eleanor mcclory, known as alice in 1776. The reception hall alone is 17ft by ft with a stoneflagged floor and stone archway leading to an inner hall with a castiron fireplace set on a stone hearth and access to a wine cellar. The original buildings were of timber and have disappeared, with the platforms being rebuilt in masonry. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. North lees hall,highlow hall in 1845, charlotte bronte stayed at the hathersage vicarage, visiting her friend ellen nussey, whose brother was the vicar, while she was writing jane eyre. Located in the picturesque village of hathersage, 10 miles from sheffield, the george hotel offers free wifi. This is a blog about the bronte sisters, charlotte, emily and anne. Near the village other associated sites with the outlaw are robin hoods cave, well and stoop.
The bronte family grandparents paternal hugh brunty was born 1755 and died circa 1808. The george hotel luxury hotel in hathersage, peak district. Hathersage bookgroup book sale hathersage in the peak district. There was a great deal of history of the family and i feel the book is of more.
Hathersage, a village and a township in bakewell district, and a parish partly also in chapelenlefrith district, derby. It was owned by the eyre family from approximately 40 to 1842, at which point one branch of the family had already emigrated to the united states. Hathersage was once an important centre for the manufacture of millstones, needles and pins. This called for additional research into sources beyond those originally investigated. The history and antiquities of haddon hall is the first historical book devoted. To get on to the london road the traveller had to go down coalpit lane and button lane to little sheffield a group of poor and timeworn cottages. World class rock awaits the adventurous visitor to the outdoor city, with amazing climbing locations in the peak district under 30 mins away. A stay in one of these hathersage traditional hotels can give you a feel for a bygone period right from the start. Hathersage has become a popular place to visit for those in search of legendary heroes and literary heroines. Hathersage hall business centre, s32 1bb, hathersage, derbyshire england company number 068232 jurisdiction englandwales sic code 58110 book publishing date of incorporation 18 feb 2009 company type private limited company previous addresses 21 bilham road clayton clayton west huddersfield hd8 9pa. The infant heiress to hassop became a ward of the king. North lees hall is a grade ii listed building in hathersage, derbyshire, england.
Hathersage hall, hathersage, derbyshire history in structure. Grandparents maternal thomas branwell born 1746 died 5th april 1808 was married in 1768 to anne carne baptised 27th april 1744 and died 19th december 1809. My uncle charles and my father james scott were born at nether hall in the early 1900s. Yha hathersage makes for ideal peak district accommodation for discovering everything the area has to offer. There are many books relating to hathersage history, some solely about the village, some about the surrounding area. According to legend six halls around hathersage were built by william the conqueror and given to the family of six eyre brothers. History of hathersage in derbyshire dales map and description.
Property details for hazleford hall leadmill hathersage. 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. The mill is hidden in the derbyshire hills, by a stream at the edge of hathersage village. Hathersage hall, hathersage, derbyshire british listed buildings. One of our new years resolutions is to take up hiking again so walking the jane eyre trail was a perfect way to combine books and the great outdoors. She also used north lees hall, an elizabethan manor house 2km north of hathersage as the house where mrs rochester jumped from the roof to her death. Jul 08, 2017 nether hall has been owned by the same family for 179 years who decided, in the summer of 2017, to put the house on the market with a price tag of. With flexible packages to suit your needs, were confident our unique hotel and dedicated team will help create special memories for both you and all your guests. The george hotel is a beautiful wedding venue, located in the picturesque and historic village of hathersage in the peak district. North lees hall can be found in a secluded position above birley lane and adjacent to one of the main footpathsbridleways from. He built halls for his seven sons, all of which were visible from highlow. Yha hathersage can sleep up to 42 people in the main house and the annex. North lees hall is thought to have been the model for thornfield hall in jane eyre.
North lees hall another of the residences of the widespreading eyre family. Hathersage has one special attraction all of its own however. Village history what to see hathersage in the peak. Haddon hall 2 new a visit to haddon hall was amongst the excursions on offer to the victorian tourist. The house has a strong association with charlotte bronte and was used by her as inspiration when writing jane eyre. Renishaw hall in derbyshire has been the seat of the sitwell family since 1625. Hathersage history history of hathersage hathersage local. Hathersage royal british legion 191419 world war the. Hathersage, a village, a township, and a parish in derbyshire. Within the main house there are two dorm rooms, both sleeping six. The mill keeps its victorian industrial appearance on the outside but now has contemporary comfort and decadent design on the inside. The domesday book records that in 1066 hathersage was held by leofric.
Described by simon jenkins in best houses as the most perfect house to survive from the middle ages, this remarkable old house is surrounded by terraced elizabethan gardens and is set amongst the rolling. Dated 1496, but mainly late c16 and mid c18, incorporating earlier fragments and with a major remodelling c1830. Haddon hall is a fortified medieval manor house dating from the 12th century, and is situated about 12. Totley was mentioned in the domesday book of 1086 as totinglee, the name meaning a forest clearing belonging to tota probably the saxon lord. First floor room in tower has moulded plaster ceiling, c1630, and reminiscent of c17 plasterwork at renishaw hall. Hathersage memorial hall oddfellows road, hathersage, hope valley. Many of the locations mentioned in her novel match locations in hathersage, the name eyre being that of a local gentry family.
Hathersage hall business centre is a prestigious office development in derbyshire providing offices from 500 1500 sq ft for high quality, knowledgebased businesses. Hathersage swimming pool public swimming pool hathersage. Stunning stanage edge walk from hathersage, peak district. Hathersage hall is a grade ii listed building in hathersage, derbyshire, england. We raise money for local and distant charitable causes. And their father patrick, their mother maria and their brother branwell. Our friend rented the property and his partners anniversary surprise was completed by four of us knocking on the door as the sun went down to. By the south door of the church of st michael is the grave of robin hoods lieutenant, little john, who was reputedly born in hathersage. It was occupied at various times by members of the eyre family and was stayed in by charlotte bronte in 1845, who immortalised it in jane eyre as thornfield hall. The branch of wire drawing, and the manufacture of needles, are carried on here extensively. Of special interest, and in alphabetical order, are. The road ran across the gorseclad swampy common called sheffield moor, forded the porter brook over which there was only a footbridge. North lees hall can be found in a secluded position above birley lane and adjacent to one of the main footpathsbridleways from hathersage leading north to stanage edge. The food was first class and the staff team was led by robert who just made you so welcome and at ease throughout the whole stay of 3 nights.
Highlow hall said to be the most haunted house in derbyshire was the base of robert eyre. There are 17 beds in the main house and 25 within the annex. Kitchen and cooking facilities are in the main house. From the derbyshire village book compiled by the derbyshire federation of womens. The peak district online directory brings you information and details on hathersage history, history in hathersage, peak district history, history of hathersage, hathersage historic information, hathersage historic buildings and historic buildings in hathersage. The hall was originally bought, in 1928, for the people of hathersage at a cost of. Hathersage hall business centre prestigious office development. Boco publishing ltd hathersage, hathersage hall business. There are some outstanding areas of natural beauty surrounding the village, including stanage and burbage edges, offerton and abney moor and bretton clough. This fine elizabethan hall, built circa 1590, is a nice example of the north derbyshire tower house. Village history what to see hathersage in the peak district.
North lees hall has been tastefully renovated by the vivat trust and our stay there was a magical experience. Hathersage, derbyshire genealogy heraldry and history. It was opened in 1894 on the midland railways dore and chinley line now the hope valley line. There is evidence that hope has been extremely significant in the region throughout its long history. North lees hall condominium, hathersage, england tripadvisor. Village history what to see early settlers the people who originally arrived in the hathersage area would have found the valleys mainly covered in trees with rivers and streams running down the wooded slopes, making them boggy, dark and dangerous places in which to live. Highlow hall is a historic elizabethan manor house in hathersage, derbyshire, england. This village was first recorded in the domesday book in the year 1066, but remains of a settlement have been found which date back to the roman period. Since then the hall has been extended and developed, with a major refurbishment completed in 2007. The village stands on the river derwent, in the midst of a mountainous tract, 2 miles s of the boundary with yorkshire, 7. A superb museum that captures the local history of abbeydale perfectly, its very much as it was hundreds of years ago.
Charlotte bronte stopped at the local vicarage and people reckon she modelled the village of morton in jane eyre on hathersage and took the name from the previous owner of the hall. Of course, the shuttleworths eventually took advantage of the old houses charms and have lived there for most of its recent history. At that time it would have been an alehouse serving the packhorse trains trudging between the quarries of castleton and the foundries of sheffield. Hathersage outdoor heated swimming pool is in the picturesque peak district village of. Hathersage swimming pool, hathersage, united kingdom. After some refurbishment it was opened as a war memorial hall in 1929 with a village dance. Charlotte bronte visited hathersage in 1845 and used it as the norton of the story jane eyre taking the heroines surname from the local family. The record in the doomsday book would support the family of le heyre were of saxon origin and descended from keeper of the hounds, edward, whilst not of noble blood the association by appointment was maintained over the generations. Yha hathersage hostel cheap accommodation hathersage. All proceeds to support young ethiopian students from lalibela who are in higher education. We have rooms available from all the favorite hotel chains worldwide. No isbn, and now sadly out of print smith, barbara m a history of the catholic chapel at hathersage. This charming view of hathersage church and the small danish earthwork nearby called camp green, once surrounded by a ditch, dates from about 1860. This document is designed to help you through the process.
This will explain how hathersage became so interesting to visitors. Travelling can be more than just checking off a sight on your map, it can also be about taking in the culture and history of a place. Extracts from my froggatt family history books please click on the link above to see some pages from books i have made for my children and grandchildren. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. Charlotte brontes description of thornfield hall from jane eyre. Haddon hall 1, 1840 lithograph, with accompanying text, from william adams the gem of the peak. Historical hathersage millennium project hathersage images of the past. A stay in a hathersage historic hotel still gives you a wellappointed room and one with lots of character.
Hathersage memorial hall, hathersage, derbyshire the hall. She used the hall as the setting for thornfield in her book jane. Subsequent to the publication in 2014 by hathersage branch of the royal british legion of when hathersage went to war 19141918, members of the public pointed out relatives and other individuals who had not been included. We are an amateur dramatic group, now celebrating our 41st year. The ceiling is divided into square panels with alternating square and diamond motifs. North lees hall, hathersage, derbyshire history in structure. Innkeepers lodge hathersage, peak district this rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. All hotels by independent in hathersage 2020 updated. By 1086 ralph son of hubert is listed as both lord and tenantinchief.
The population in 1086 was 8 villagers and 2 smallholders. We present a pantomime every february and plays every may and october. Books for the sale in good condition gratefully received from 9. The lounge, dining room and drying area are also within the main house. Hathersage photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The village stands on the river derwent, in the midst of a mountainous tract, 2 miles s of tlie boundary with yorkshire, and 10 n of bakewell r. The domesday book records that in 1066 hathersage was held by leofric and his brother leofnoth. Hathersage railway station serves the village of hathersage in the derbyshire peak district, in england.
Furthermore, it allows you to immerse yourself in hathersage s history. Peters church, opposite the old hall public house, dates from around the th century. Leam and hazelford are really in eyam woodlands or now grindleford parish, but very close to leadmill bridge. Hathersage hall, hathersage 1109807 historic england. The inn was clean the accommodation was warm clean and cosy with all the accessories provided the staff were so helpful and enthusiastic. Today, hathersage hall is a superb combination of the best of both worlds a house of immense historic character possessing every modern amenity. Peak scenery or the derbyshire tourist by ebenezer rhodes, written in 1819. The village is mentioned in the domesday book of 1086 as having both a priest and a church, the only place in north derbyshire to have such status at the time. Little johns bow, some arrows and chain armour were hanging in hathersage hall in the reign of charles i, although coxs research seemed to show that it was kept in the church he was quoting from pilkingtons derbyshire of 1789. Leam, hazelford and abney communities have also been included. Ive written about this before that the derbyshire village of hathersage and its bleak high moors seem to have provided charlotte bronte with much of her setting inspiration for jane eyre see earlier post jane eyre was here. Book low price hotels by independent in hathersage with expedia. Hathersage is continually buzzing with climbing, walking and cycling enthusiasts who cannot get enough of the likes of stanage edge, renowned for pushing climbers of all levels to their limits.
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