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T H E A RC H ZE O LO GY 81 0 O T H E D R , F I ST I CT .

I llu s tr a te d b Ph o to rcwu r es 0. y g , 80

ASSI ST ANT MAST E R AT R E PTON S C H OOL .

S E C O ND E D IT IO N .

2 k“ AWR E NCE PR I NTE R , R E PT ON . A . J . L ,

M DC CCX CI X .

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PR E F A E C .

e ar 1 8 2 I the y 9 , ventured to write , for

R e t o nian s R p , a short History of epton , its quick sale emboldened me to set about obtaining

materials for a second edition . The list of Authors , f &c . o , consulted (printed at the end this preface) , will

a enable any one , who wishes to do so , to investig te the

u various events f rther , or to prove the truth of the

R u facts recorded . o nd the Church , Priory , and School

centre all that is interesting , and , naturally , they occupy nearly all the pages of this second attempt to supply all

wh o the information possible to those live in , or visit our

&c old world village , whose church , . , might well have f served the poet Gray as the subject o his E legy .

’ B e n e a h o s e r u e d E m s a t Y e w- r e e s s a de t th g g l , th t h ,

’ r e e a e s t h e T u r f man a m oul d r i n H e a Wh e h v in y g p ,

E a h i n h i s n ar r o w Ce ll f o r e v e r l a d c i , H T h e r ude Fo r e f a t h e r s o f t h e am l e t s l e e p .

In writing the history of R epton certain events stand

e out more prominently than others , g , the Conversion

D i uma of Mercia by , its first bishop , and his assistant

G . missionaries , Adda , Betti , and edda , the brother of St Chad the Founding of the Monastery during the reign d i v PR E FA C E . — A D . 6 o f Pe ada or his brother W u lph e re ( . 55 675) the 8 coming of the Danes in 74 , and the destruction of the

Abbey and town by them : the first building of R epton E Church , probably during the reign of dgar the Peace

A . D . : able , 95 7 the Founding of the Priory by Maud ,

1 1 0 Countess of Chester , about the year 5 , its dissolution

1 8 1 in 5 3 , its destruction in 55 3, and the Founding of the

School in 1 55 7 . I nterwoven with these events are others

i which have been recorded in the Chron cles , Histories ,

R &c . egisters , , consulted , quoted , and used to produce as interesting an account as possible of those events , which extend over a period of nearly twelve hundred and fifty years

The hand of time , and man , especially the latter ,

re s t r a has gradually destroyed anything ancient , and o

tions have completely changed the aspect of the village .

“ The Church , Priory , Hall , and Cross , still serve a s

links between the centuries , but , excepting these , only L one old house remains , in Well ane , bearing initials

T . S . 1 6 and date 86.

E ven the Village Cross was restored % Down to the

1 806 , wa s year the shaft square , with square capital , in

’ which an iron cross was fixed . In B ig sb y s History of R ( p . epton , there is a drawing of it , and an account

R e v R . R . R of its restoration , by the . awlins . During the last fifteen years the old house which

’ , ( C a t t le s stood at the corner adjoining Mr y house , )

C o ur t L ee % wa s in which the held , and the round Offi house at the back of the Post ce , with its octagonal R F C P E A E .

shaped walls and roof, and oak door , studded with iron nails , have also been destroyed . The consequence is that the History of R epton is

chiefly concerned with ancient and medi aeval times .

The Chapters o n the N eighbourhood of R epton have been added in the hope th a t they may prove useful to those who may wish to m ake expeditions to the towns and villages mentioned . More might have been included , f and more written about them , the great di ficulty was to

t curtail both , an d at the same ime make an interesting , and intelligible record of the chief points of interest in the places described .

I n conclusion , I wish to return thanks to those

who by their advice , and information have helped me ,

R L . . e v . . especially the J Charles Cox , L D , Author of

‘ E s . b &c . . . , q , Der yshire Churches , , J T Irvine and

Messrs . John Thompson and Sons who most kindly

o f u supplied me with plans Crypt , and Ch rch , made during the restorations of 1 885 6.

F m a o r the any beautiful photogr phs , my best

a . . thanks are due to M iss M . H . B rham , W B

E s . E s . . . Hawkins , q , and C B Hutchinson , q , and others . T E D L TE D OR U . O OK E T C . CONSU O B S , , Q

- R . Anglo Saxon Chronicle , ( olls Series) N 1 1 0 Bassano , Francis . Church otes , ( 7 )

E . Bede , Venerable . cclesiastical History R R R e v . . Bigsby , obert History of epton ,

h lac . l . G u t Birch , W . de Gray . Memoria s of St

R . R e v . Browne , ( ight Bishop of Bristol) Conversion of

the Heptarchy .

R e v . . . Cox , J Charles Churches of Derbyshire a 1 8 Derbyshire Arch eological Journal , ( 79

‘

E c ke n s t e in L . . , Miss ina Women under Monasticism

Diocesan Histories , i M o nas t c o n . Dugdale . R E . vesham , Chronicles of, ( olls Series) ’ Gentleman s Magazine .

r Glover , S . History of De byshire ,

. R E . Green , J . Making of ngland

Ingulph . History .

Leland . Collectanea .

- L . ingard Anglo Saxon Church . L ysons . Magna Britannia , ( Derbyshire) ,

w . R . Paris , Matthe Chronicles , ( olls Series)

Pilkington , J . A View of the Present State of Derby ” shire , R R epton Church egisters . R R epton School egister .

- . m a xo nic u . Searle , W G Onomasticon Anglo S

ff . Stebbing Shaw . History of Sta ordshire

Topographer . N Tanner otitia Monastica . CON T E NT S .

L I ST O F I LL U ST R AT I O N S

C H A PTE R I . R epton (General)

H P R C A TE I I .

R — - R &c . epton ( Historical) The place name epton ,

H P R C A T E I I I .

’ R epton s Saints ( G ut h lac and W yst an)

H P C A T E R IV . R epton Church

H P R C A TE V . R epton Church R egisters

H R C APTE VI . R epton ’ s Merry Bells

H E R C APT VI I . The Priory

H E R V C APT I I I . R epton School CO NT E N TS .

C H APT E R I X .

R epton School v Gilbert Thacker

C H APTE R X .

R epton Tile - Kiln

H R X C APTE I . R epton School Tercentenary and Founding of the &c School Chapel , .

C H APTE R X I I .

&c School Houses , .

“ C H APT E R XI I I . E Chief vents referred to , or described

‘ H R C APT E XI V .

T H E N H N E I G BO U R H OO D O F R E PTO . Ashby - de - la - Z ouch

w w - b - Barro , S arkeston , and Stanton y Bridge Bretby and Hartshorn E gginton , Stretton , and Tutbury E twall and its Hospital Foremark and Anchor Chur c h Melbourne and Breedon

Mic kIe - Po t lac Over , Finderne , and Newton Solney T ic ke nh all , Calke , and Staunton Harold

I N D E X L I ST OF I L L TR ATI O U S N S .

' ' R epton Church f r ont z sp z ec e ’ Prior Overton s Tower l o f a c e pag e 1 R epton Church Crypt R epton Camp and Church Plans o f Church an d Priory B e ll Marks R epton Priory Sir John Porte and Gilbert Thacker The Outer Arch of Gate House

’ M r E x h R epton School Chapel and . am s House ’ The H all and Porter s Lodge Pears Memorial H all Window

’ ’

C at t le s . Mr . y , Mr Forman s and Mr . Gould ’ s Houses E ’ ’ Mr . stridge s and Mr . Gurney s Houses

k - Cric et Pavilion , Pears Memorial H ll & a , c . Ashby Castle and Staunton Harold Church Barrow Church and Swarkeston House Anchor Church and Bretby Hall E gginton Church and Willington Church E twall Church and H ospital Breedon Church and Melbourne Church T ic ke nh all R ound House DA COR R I GE N .

F or E a b u rg h r ea d E adb urg h . G g g a E gga

l e So w y Solney .

Grindley Grinling .

re c e t ar p p y preceptory .

no w father of the . Humaston Bu rnaston

Plat e

R e pt o n Hall .

’ P io ve rt o n s o we a e ( r r O T r, p g H APT C E R I .

RE PT O N (G E NE RA L) .

E PT O N i n is a village the County of Derby ,

o f - o n - e four miles east Burton Trent , s ven miles

- o f D e rb a n d south west y , gives its name to the deanery , ‘ s h o r t o and with Gresley , form the undred , division , which it belongs . The original settlers showed their wisdom when they selected the site : on the north flowed “ the smug and ” o silver Trent , pr viding them with water ; whilst on

o the s uth , forests , which then , no doubt , extended in

o m t o unbr ken line fro Sherwood Charnwood , provided o f fuel ; and , lying between , a belt green pasturage pro v ide d fodder for c a ttle and sheep . The hand of time and

o u man , has nearly destroyed the f rests , leaving them s ch

o f a n d a in name alone , and the remains forests p sturage ” “ R have been annexed . epton Co mmo n still remains 1 66 o m in name , in 7 it was encl sed by Act of Parlia ent , ” o m and it and the wo ds round are no longer com on .

E o a a nd xcavati ns made in the Churchy rd , in the field

a to the west of it , have laid b re many foundations , and

o o f - o a s - o porti ns Anglo Sax n buildings , such head st nes

o f of doorways and windows , which prove that the site

a the ancient Monastery , and perh ps the town , was on that part of the village now occupied by church , church

a o a n d y rd , vicarage and gr unds , was protected by the R o f n o iver Trent , a branch which then , doubt , flowed at

o o f . o the f ot its rocky bank At some time unkn wn , the

c . ourse of the river was interfered with Somewhere , A H P. R E PTO N A N D N E I G H B OU R H OO D . C A a bo ve o r a bout the present bridge at Willington , the t wo river divided into streams , one flowing as it does no w o , the ther , by a very sinuous course , crossed the

a nd fields flowed by the town , and so on till it rej oined o f the Trent above Twyford Ferry . Traces this bed can

a nd be seen in the fields , there are still three wide pools left which lie in the course o f what is now called the

Old Trent . There is an o ld tradition that this alteration was made

’ f r H en . . o A c t I I I by Hotspur I n S hakespeare s play y I V.

Hotspur , Worcester , Mortimer , and Glendower , are at the house of the Archdeacon at Bangor . A map of

' E b e fo re t h e m ngland and Wales is , which the Arch deacon has divided into three parts . M ortimer is made to s ay

E n la nd r o m T r e n t o S e e r n t e t o g , f t v hi h r , ’ By s o u t h a n d e a s t i s t o my pa rt a s s ig n d

All we s t wa d Wa e s b e o n d t h e S e v e r n s o r e r , l y h ,

A n d a ll t h e e e la n d w h n t h a t b o u n d f rtil it i , ' ‘ l o Owe n G e n do we a n d d e a r Oo z t o o u l r ; , y

T h e r e m na nt n o r t wa r d n o ff f r m T r n o e t . h , l y i g

“ The dear Coz Hotspur , evidently displeased with his share , replies , pointing to the map

Me t h nks m m o e t n o t r o m Bu t o n h e r e i y i y , r h f r , I n q u a n t i t y e q ual s n o t o n e o f y o u r s

S e e h o w t h s r v e c o me s m e c ra nk n i n i i r i g ,

A n d c ut s m e r o m t h e b e s t o f al l m la nd f y , A h u e a f mo o n , a m o n s r o u s c a n l e o u g h l t t t . ’ I ll h a t e t h ’ e c ur r en t i n thi s p la c e da mm d up A n h d er e th e s m ug a n d s i l ver T r en t s h a ll r u n

I n a n e w c h a nn e l f a i r a n d e ven ly

I t s ha ll n o t win d with s u c h a dee i n de n t p , ” To r o b me o so r ic h a b o tt o m her e f . Whether this passage refers to the alteration of the

s o f a t R o cour e the Trent ept n , or not , we cannot say , a but th t it was altered is an undoubted fact . The da m c a n be traced j ust below the bridge , and on the M a p , Parish the j unction of the two is marked . R P N N R L E TO (GE E A ) . 3

Pilkington in his History o f Derbyshire refers t o “ eight a cres of land i n a n is l a nd b e t wixt R ep/o n a nd ” Wi lli ng /on a s belonging t o the Canons of R ept o n

’

o . a Pri ry They are still known s the Can o ns Meadows . On this “ island ” is a curious parallelogram of raised

a s u osed t o b e m R e rth , which is pp the re ains of a oman

R e a n dunu m - R . O . Camp , called p by Stebbing Shaw , ,

o o f a ff the Hist rian St ordshire , but he gives no proofs “ ” for the assertion . Since the Itineraries neither

n o r m a mention ark it , its origin l makers must remain doubtful until excavations have been made on the

. o N o 1 spot Its dimensi ns are , rth side , 7 5 yards , foot ,

68 1 E a 2 1 South side , yards , foot , st side , 5 yards , foot ,

2 . o West side , 54 yards , feet Within the f ur embank

t wo m a n d a ments are rounded ounds , p rallel with the

t wo a o n e South side are inner ramp rts , only parallel with “ N o a the orth . It is supp sed by some to be a s cred

area surrounding tumuli . The local name for it is

“ ” The Buries . I n my opinion it was raised and used

8 R o a wh o A . D . by the D nes , in 74 visited ept n , and

D . . destroyed it before they left in A . 875 Befo re the Conquest the Manor o f R epton belonged

E a . a to Algar , rl of Mercia In Domesd y Book it

a s t o is described belonging him and the King , having

a t w o t wo . church and priests , and mills It soon

E a m after belonged to the rls of Chester , one of who ,

R an du l h B lu n de v ille 1 1 . p de , died in the year 5 3

o w a His wid , Matild , with the consent of her son Hugh ,

R r founded epton Pri o y . ’ M n a B r i t a n n ia a In Lysons ag , we re d , The Capital ’ Messu a ge of R e pi ng do n was taken into the King s

1 2 . a (Henry I I I . ) hands in 5 3 Afterwards it appe rs t o a o a o h ve passed thr ugh many h nds , J hn de Britannia ,

o F n de rne William de Clinton , Philip de Strelley , J hn y , F n de rn e etc . , etc . In the reign of Henry IV . , John y was seised o f an estate called the Manor of R e pi n g do n

’ ’ a lz a s t re lle s o o m S y part , fr m wh it descended through

o n de rn e t o a n F n de r n e Ge rge Fy J e y , who married R o f Sir ichard Harpur , Judge the Common Pleas , H P. R E P N A N D N E H R H D . C 4. TO I G BOU OO A

H r u rs wh o se tomb is in the mortuary chapel of the a p R a in S wa rkeston Church . ound the al baster slab of t h e t o mb o n which lie the e ffig ie s o f Sir R ichard and

w i s his ife , the following inscription , Here under

u r e d b o d e s o f R were b y the y ichard H arpur , one of the

J usticies o f the Comen Benche at Westminster , and

h i s F n de rn e Jane wife , sister and heyer unto Thomas y

o f F nde rne E s u e r . . y , q y Cogita Mori Since the disso lut io n of the Pr iory there h a ve been t wo Manors of

R o R a R . ept n , epton M nor and epton Priory Manor From Sir R ichard Harpur the Manor of R epton

Va u n c e descended to the present Baronet , Sir y H arpur

Crewe . Sir Henry Harpur , by royal license , assumed

o f 1 800 . the name and arms Crewe , in the year The Manor of R epton Priory passed into the hands o f o f the Thackers at the dissolution the Priory , and 1 2 8 remained in that family till the year 7 , when Mary R Thacker devised it , and other estates , to Sir obert

m rk o re a . Burdett of F , Bart

o The Village c nsists of two main streets , which meet a t a the Cross St rting from the Church , in a southerly

o n e fo r . direction , extends about a mile , towards Bretby

- o n - The other , coming from Burton Trent , proceeds in ” “ E n d an easterly direction , through Brook , towards

T i c ke n h all &c o Milton , and , . The r ad from Willington a 1 8 w was m de in 39 , hen it and the bridge were completed , and opened to the public . A swift stream , rising in the

Pis t e rn H ills m , six iles to the south , runs through a

t wo broad valley , and used to turn four corn mills , ( of n o w t wo which are mentioned in Domesday Book , ) only R are worked , one at Bretby , the other at epton . The ’ first , called Glover s Mill , about a mile above Bretby , h a s i o n the names of many of the M llers , who used to w o r a work it , cut , app rently , by their own hands , in the c stone of whi h it is built . The last mill was the Priory

a nd t h e Mill , stood on the east side of the Priory , arch ,

’ - s t ill i n s z l a through which the mill race ran , is , it was blocked , and the stream diverted to its present course , by 1 Sir John Harpur in the year 606. On the left bank

H C AP .

C H APTE R I I .

RE PT O N ( H I S T O RIC A L) .

- E N E R E N & c . T H E P LAC A M PTO ,

H E first mentio n of R epton occurs in the Anglo

e . R Saxon Chronicle , under the y ar 7 5 5 eferring ” “ a o f E t h e lb ald o f t o the sl ughter King , King Mercia , “ a one out of the six M SS . relates that it h ppened on

” “ “ ‘ H re o a ndu ne R fiv e o n p , at epton the other have ” “ e c c a ndu ne m S , at Seckington , near Ta worth Four du n e o f . H re a n the M SS spell the name p , one ” R a n du ne H re o a du n e e o . p , and one p 8 Under the year 74 , when the Danes came from R “ Lindsey , Lincolnshire , to epton , and there took f o . winter quarters , four the M SS spell the name

H r e dune H re n n e o o e du e . p , one p Again , under the

a 8 l ye r 75 , when they eft , having destroyed the Abbey

H r du n e o e e . and the town , the name is spelt p The

a e a fin l represents the d tive case . I n Domesday Book it ” ” R du a e n n e R a e ndv ne o r R a e n dv n . is spelt p , p , p

m a o f I n later ti es , mong the various ways spelling the

m o o H r a du n R a du n na e , the f llowing ccur yp , yp ,

R a a n dun R a indo n R e e n do n R e i n do n R e i n do n p , p , p , p , p g ,

R e ndo n R e in t o n R e n t o n R i in t o n R i i n t o n py , p g , py g , p g , pp g ,

&c . a n d R l Zon , finally epton ; the final sy lable being , of

’ a o o n . course , c rrupti n of the ancient a n or don No w as to the meaning of the name . There is no

’ do u o ffi a u n wa s o bt ab ut the su x , which ad pted by the

- a b i ll Anglo Saxons from the Celts , and means , and was R P N H R C . I I . E TO ( I STO I A L) 7

- o generally used to denote a hill f rtress , stronghold , or forti ” fie d H re o an place As to the meaning of the prefix p , ” H re o e n o r R o p , epen , the foll wing suggestions have

“ ” been made H re o pa n is t h e genitive case of a ’ H re o a a n d H re o a s Saxon proper name , p , means p ” - 2 H ro a n o r H re o a n hill , or hill fortress . ( ) p p , a verb

o r a m o r H ro to shout procl i a noun , p ,

“ m o r “ o m o ma cla our , pr cla ati n , and so y mean the ” R o o r . hill of sh uting , clamour , proclamation (3) epan ” o r R t o R e o r R i ipan , a verb , reap or a noun , p , p , ”

h ill o f o r a . H re r a harvest , the reaping h rvest (4) pp , ” “ “ ill N o o a h . a rse n un for a vill ge , a village on a ” ” R m “ (5 ) ipa , a noun eaning a bank , a hill on a bank , of the river Trent , which flows close to it . o o f The questi n is , which these is the most probable meaning % The first three seem t o suit the place and m position . It is a very co mon thing for a hill or pla c e t o f bear the name o the o wner or o ccupier . As

H r e o a n du n w a s p the capital of Mercia , many a council may have been held , many a law may have been pro

m m a o claimed , and any a fight y have been f ught , with

o n ise and clamour , upon its hill , and , in peaceful times , a harvest may have been reaped upon it , and the land A S around . regards the two last suggestions , the arrival N t o o of the orsemen , in the eighth century , would be late for them t o name a place which had probably been in

‘ a n existence , as important town , for nearly two centuries

a before they c me .

“ t o R The prefix ripa seems favour a oman origin , R but no proofs of a oman occupation can be found . I f

a r e o there any , they lie hid beneath that oblong encl sure

o f R in a field to the north epton , near the banks of the

To o r a h er river Trent , which Stebbing Shaw , in the p g p

“ w a s a n (Vol . I I . , p . says ancient colony of the

’ a R e a n u n u m n R om ans c lled p d . As the name does o t

“ o f appear in any the Itineraries , nor in any of the

o m min r settle ents or camps in Derbyshire , this statement m is extremely doubtful . Most probably the ca p was constructed by the Dan e s when they wintered the re in D H . 8 R E PTO N A N D N E I G H B O U R H OO . C AP

' R e an du nu m the year 874 . The name p appears in ’ ” Spruner and Menke s “ Atlas A n t iq u u s as a town

o C o r na v ii PC o rit a n i am ng the ( ) , at the j unction of the Trent and Dove N o w So far as to its n a me . we will put together the various historical references to it .

“ ” This place , writes Stebbing Shaw , in the “ To o r a h er Vo l . . . 2 0 p g p , I I , p 5 , was an ancient colony of R R e a ndunu m the omans called p , and was afterwards

R e a n du n H re o a ndum called p , ( p , ) by the Saxons , being o f the head the Mercian kingdom , several of their kings ” having palaces here . “ wa s A . D . 600 Here , before , a noble monastery of religious men and women , under the government of an

a o Abbess , fter the Sax n Way , wherein several of the ” roya l line were buried . As no records o f the monastery have been discovered m we cannot tell where it was founded or by who . Penda ,

a o f the P gan King Mercia , was slain by O swin , king of . N a b o f W i nwa dfie ld orthumbri , at the attle , in the year

6 6 a n d Pe a da 5 , was succeeded by his son who had bee n

t o t o f converted Christianity , by Alfred bro her O swin ,

z w a ll a and was bapti ed , ith his ttendants , by Finan ,

o f a 6 2 . bishop Lindisfarne , at W lton , in the year 3 fl i ’ f a fl Pa r s C/z r o n . M a . Pe a d ( , j ) After Penda s death , a brought from the north , to convert Mercia , four priests ,

G o . D i um a Adda , Betti , edda br ther of St Chad , and , who wa s consecrated first bishop of the Middle Angles and

fo r t wo a Mercians by Finan , but only ruled the see ye rs , when he died a nd wa s buried among the Middle Angles a t F e i n u m R pp g , which is supposed to be epton . In the “ a 6 Pe a da a n a ye r 5 7 was Sl in in a very ef rious manner ,

a o f E a s m s a during the festiv l aster , betrayed , so e y , by h i s a nd W u l h wife , was succeeded by his brother p e re .

’ ' a N ol z l z a . 8 Co l /e m V l . , o . T nner , f 7 ; Leland , , I I ,

'

. 1 a Jl o n — 57 ; , a s /z c o u . . . 2 80 2 p Dugd le , Vol I I , pp , all a o 660 gree that the m nastery was founded before , so

Pe a da o r u l , his brother W p h e re could have been its founder . I I . R P N H R C L E TO ( I STO I A ) . 9

The names o f sever a l of the Abbesses have been

o . E a db u r h o f E a ldwu lf n o f E rec rded , daughter , Ki g ast

. ZE lft h r t h E lfri t h a w h o c G u t h la c Anglia y ( ) re eived , VV . ae r u rh \Ve r r (see p b (St . b u g h ) daughter of King u l h e r n W p e . Cy e w a ru ( Ke n e wa r a ) who in 835 granted

a o f o n the manor and le d mines Wirksworth , lease , to

one Humbert . Am o ng those w hom w e kn o w to have been buried

a re M e r e w a ld o o f W u l h r within the monastery , br ther p e e .

C n e h e a r d o f n a y , brother the Ki g of the West S x o ns .

[E t h e lb ald o f c s , King the Mer ians , lain at S e c c a n du n

o a t ( Seckington , near Tamworth) , and his b dy lies

H re o a n du n A n o - a n l S x o C/z r on . p ( g ) under date 7 5 5 . W i laf o r VVi t h laf o f g , another King Mercia , and his W n VVi st a n . s t a o grandson (St y ) , murdered by his c usin

B e rf u rt a t W i s t an s t o w e 8 0 in 5 ( see p . After existing for o ver 2 00 years the m onastery was destroyed by the

Danes in the year 874 . I n this ye a r the a rmy of the

m c t o H re o e du n Danes went fro Lindsey (Lin olnshire) p , ” o o w a A n l o - S a x o n and there t k inter qu rters , ( g and as I n gulph relates “ utterly destroyed that most

a o m o a o f celebr ted m nastery , the st sacred m usoleum all ” the Kings of Mercia . F o r t w o a over hundred ye rs it lay in ruins , till , pro

a E 8 - bably , the d ys of dgar the Peaceable (95 7 5 ) when a

o n . church was built the ruins , and dedicated to St n W ys t a . When Canute was King ( 1 0 1 6- 1 035 ) he transferred

W s t a n t o E the relics of St . y vesham Abbey , where they 1 2 0 o rested till the year 7 , when , wing to the fall of the

a central tower which sm shed the shrine and relics , a

o R portion of them w a s granted to the Can ns of ept o n . ( s ee s e of S t Wy n/a mp In Domesd a y Book R epton

a s c lw o is entered having a Chur h with priests , which proves the si z e and import a nce of the church and parish

E a s o n in those early times . Algar , arl of Merci , of

o Leofric , and Godiva , was the wner then , but . soon after ,

o o f it passed int the hands the King , eventually it was E restored to the descendants of Algar , the arls of Chester . B R P N AN D NE H R H D . C H P E TO I G BOU OO A .

a o o f R a n dul h E o f M tilda , wid w p , arl Chester , with the c o f n t h e onsent her son Hugh , e larged church , and o o f f unded the Priory , both which she granted to the

a R C nons of Calke , whom she transferred to epton in the

1 ye a r 1 7 2 . I C HAPT E R I I .

’ RE PT ON S S A I NT S ( G UT H L AC 6: W Y S T A N) .

H E sober recita l of historical fa c t is decked with

a a a legends of singul r beauty , like rtifici l flowers a dorning the solid fa bric of the Church . Truth and fiction are so happily blended that we cann o t wish such

o u t o f o u r s holy visions to be removed ight , thus wrote

w o f R a l Bishop Sel yn the time when our epton S ints ived , and in order that their memories may be kept green , the o f llowing account has been written .

G U T H L AC . ST .

ZE t h e lb a ld At the command of , King of the Mercians , E Felix , monk of Crowland , first bishop of the ast Angles ,

u h l . wrote a life of St . G t a c

a o He derived his information from Wilfrid , bb t of

a B e c c e lm o m Crowl nd , Cissa , a priest , and , the c panion of h G u t la c . , all of whom knew him Felix relates that G u t h la c was born in the d a ys of

ZE t h e lre d 6 a m I c le s , ( 75 his parents n es were and

Tette , of royal descent . He was baptised and named “ ” “ G ut h lac a - la c , which is said to me n Gud , belli ” a o f munus , the gift of b ttle , in reference to the gift

m o f . one , destined to a ilitary career , to the service God o f a t The sweet disposition his youth is described , length ,

a a o o o f a by his biogr pher , ls the ch ice military career , in f o which he spent nine years o his life . During th se years he devastated cities and houses , castles and villages , with H D H R E PTO N A N D N E I G H BO U R OO . C AP .

a n d a fire and sword , g thered together an immense

f s o f qu a ntity o poil , but he returned a third part it to

. O n e s s th o se wh o o wned it leeple s night , his conscience

o o f m t a wo ke , the en rmity his cri es , and the doom awai ing

a o a such a life , suddenly r used him , at daybre k he

t o o m n s o o f a nn o unced , his c panio , his intenti n giving up

o f o o f the pred a tory life a s ldier fortune , and desired them

a a to choo se nother le der , in vain they tried to turn him

m s o o f - fro his resolve , and at the age twenty four , about 6 m t o the year 94 , he left them , and ca e the Abbey of

R o s . ZE lfrit h a epton , and s ught admi sion there , the abbess , admitted him , and , under her rule , he received the ” “ f . m o f . o ystical tonsure St Peter , the prince the Apostles F o r t wo years he applied himself to the study o f sacred a nd monastic literature . ’ The virtues of a hermit s life attracted him , and he

t o m 6 6 determined adopt it , so , in the autu n of 9 , he again

o u t a o f a a h im set in se rch suitable pl ce , and soon lost

m n o t fa r — self a ong the fens , from O ronta which has

i n de n t ifie d been with Grantchester , near Cambridge

a T a t win e m here , a byst nder , named , entioned a more remote island named Crowland , which many had tried

t o &c . a to inhabit , but , owing monsters , , had f iled to do

u h la c T win e . G t a t o u t so Hither and set in a punt , and ,

a o n b u t l nding the island , built a over a hole made by

G u t h la c o n . treasure seekers , in which settled St Bart

’ ’ h o lo me w s us 2 t h Day , ( Aug t 4 , ) vowed to lead a hermit s

. o f life Many stories are related , by Felix , his encounters

wh o with evil Spirits , tried to turn him away from the o r faith , drive him away from their midst . Of course the miracul o us elem ent a bounds all through l the narrative , chief y connected with his encounters with evil spirits , whom he puts to flight , delivering those possessed with them from their power . So great was no b le s his fame , bishops , , and kings , visit him , and E a b u r h , o f R a A ldu l h g Abbess epton , d ughter of p , King o f E s a t Angles , sent him a shroud , and a coffin of Derby a shire le d , for his burial , which took pla c e on the r 1 t h of

A D . 1 April , . 7 4 .

D H . I 4 R E PTO N A N D N E I G H BOU R H OO . C AP

B e c c e lm th o nged whips . , his companion , is seated inside

o f a o n the Chapel , in front the alt r , which is placed a

Ch a nce . h G u t h la c n m o f The 8t . , with a i bus sanctity round his

h a s o he a d , been b rne to the j aws of hell , (in which are a

s t wo , king , a bi hop , and priests) by the demons and is h l o m wh o G u t ac . rescued by St . Barthol ew , gives a whip to h o f G u t h la c The 9 t . The cell is surrounded by five

o . o ne dem ns , in various hideous shapes He has seized , a n d is administ ering a go od thrashing with his whip .

h u t h la c The 1 0t . G expels a demon from the mouth of

o o f E t h e lb a ld . Ogga , a f llower the exiled

h u t h lac H e a dda 1 1 t . G The , kneeling before bishop , is

s o rd a ined a prie t . h [E t h e lb ald s G u t h la c 1 2 t . The King vi its , both are f a G u t h la c o . se ted , and is speaking words comfort to him

u h la c B lm 1 t h . G t e c c e The 3 is lying ill in his oratory ,

r o f t is k n eeling in f ont him listening o his v o ice .

h la c t w 1 . G u t o The 4th is dead , angels are in attend o n e s o u l m ance , receiving the , ani a as it issues from o f his mo n t h . A ray light stretches from heaven down to the face of the saint . B lm 1 . e c c e The 5th and an attendant in a boat , into

o f G u t h lac which Pega , Sister , is stepping on her way to

o f o perform the obsequies her br ther . h l 1 6 . G u t ac The th , in his shroud , is being placed in a

a r o ne marble sarcoph gus by Pega and th ee others , of whom censes the remains .

i t h . G u t h la c ZE h e l l The 7 appears to King t b a d . i h The 8t . Before an a ltar stand thirteen principal a f o . E a o n e benef ctors Crowland Abbey ch , beginning

fE t h e lb a Id o n with King , carries a scroll which is inscribed their name , and gift .

a The Abbey of Crowl nd was built , and flourished till a 8 0 bout the year 7 , when the Danes burnt it down , four

o R years later they destr yed epton . G u t h la x t o n Hundred in the southern part o f Leicester

a nd o c Shire , f ur chur hes , dedicated to him , retain his

a . B ro t h e rh o u s e n me The remains of a stone at , bearing ’ I I I . R P N E TO S SAI N TS . 1 5

n a a n d a m f n c o n his me , ouldering e figy , in its i he the west

o o f u o f o w a a r e t t o s fr nt the r ins Cr l nd Abbey , s ill be een .

H i s s a w a s a t R o n a n d a s w e a s e e nctus bell ept , sh ll ,

o o f o r c a in the acc unt the Pri y , acquired ur tive p o wers fo r

headache .

ST W Y ST A N . ,

Among the Chronicles a n d M e mo ri a ls of Gre a t

a Britain and I rel nd during the Middle Ages , published

’ o o f by the auth rity Her Maj esty s Treasury , under the direction o f the M aster of the R o lls is the Chronicon

Ab b at i ae E m m M a rle b e r de vesha , written by Tho as de g e E o r a o o f . a n M rlborough , Abb t vesham In appendix o W to the Chronicle he also wr te a life of St . y s t an from

o t &c . which the f llowing fac s , , have been gathered .

\V s t an s o n o f W im u n d s o n o f W i laf y was the , g , King ’ a a E lfl e da V m . Vi u n d of Merci , his mother s n me was

’ o f - died dysentery during his father s life time , and was

w a a n d buried in Cro l nd Abbey , , later on , his wife was

l a id by his s ide . When the time came fo r W y st a n to

o s t o succeed to the cr wn , he refu ed it , wishing become

n a n heir o f a hea venly ki gdom . Following the example

a n d u of his Lord master , he ref sed an earthly crown ,

n fo r o n e a n d o excha ging it a heavenly , c mmitted the

o m t o a m o kingd the c re of his ther , and to the chief men

B e r t u l h c a n o f the land . But his uncle p onspired gai st

h im “ a m ul , infl ed with a desire of r ing , and with a secret

- c m a lo v e for the queen regent . A ouncil was asse bled t

a a s W i s t a n s t o we a place , known from th t day to this , ,

i n m B e r t u l h Shropshire , and to it ca e p and his son

a B e rfu rt B erf ur t . Bene th his cloak had concealed a

sword , and (like Judas the traitor) , whilst giving a kiss W s t a n m o of peace to y , drew it and s te him with a m o o n ortal w und on his head , and so , the eve of Pente

“ o i n 8 le av rn c st , the year 49 , that holy martyr g his precious body on the earth , bore his glorious soul to

w a s o heaven . The body c nveyed to the Abbey of R epton , and buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather , R H D . H P 1 6 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H BOU OO C A .

a nd . with well deserved honour , the greatest reverence

s o f F o r thirty d ay a column light , extending from the

s t o o spo t where he w a slain the heavens ab ve , was seen

h o a nd by a ll th o se w dwelt there , every year , on the day o f of his martyrdom , the hairs his head , severed by the ” sword , sprung up like grass . O ver the Spot a church was built t o which pilgrims were wont to resort , to see the annual growth o f the hair . W s t a n R t ill The remains o f St . y rested at epton the days o f Canute ( 1 0 1 6 when he caused them to E s o be transferred to vesham Abbey , that in a larger and more worthy church the memory of the martyr might be held more worthily and honourably I n the year

1 2 0 o f E a fe ll 7 the tower vesh m Abbey , smashing the

a ll presbytery and it contained , including the shrine of

W s t an . St . y The monks took the opportunity of inspect ro ing the relics , and to p ve their genuineness , which some doubted , subjected them to a trial by fire , the w broken bones were placed in it , and ere taken out R unhurt and unstained . The Canons of epton hearing of the disaster caused by the falling tower , begged so

o o f earnestly for a porti n the relics , that the Abbot

R an du l h skull p granted them a portion of the broken , f f and a piece o an arm bone . The bearers o the sacred R relics to epton were met by a procession of prior , o an d canons , and thers , over a mile long , with tears of o j y they placed them , not as before in the mausoleum of his grandfather , but in a Shrine more worthy , more

a a suit ble , and as honourable as it was possible to m ke it , in their Priory church , where they remained till it wa s 1 dissolved in the year 5 38 . W . s t a n c In memory of St y , the first Parish Chur h of

R wa s epton dedicated to him , as we shall see in our c R a count of epton Church .

CH APT E R I V .

RE PT ON C H U RC H .

E PT ON C H U R C H is built o n the site of the

- Anglo Saxon Monastery , which was destroyed by the Danes in the year 874 . It was most probably

‘ built in the reign of E dgar the Peaceable ( 95 9

s ' as Dr . Charle Cox writes Probably about that period the r eligious ard o ur o f the persecuted Saxons revived their thoughts would naturally revert to the glories of monastic R epton in the days gone by . On the ruins of the Abbey they raised

t o . W s t a n . a church , and dedicated it St y According

o ak to several writers , it was built of stout beams and o f planks , on a foundation stone , or its Sides might o f have been made wattle , composed of withy twigs , interlaced between the oak beams , daubed within and without with mud or clay . This church served for a

e . considerable time , when it was r built of stone The o n floor of the chancel , supported beams of wood , was higher than the present one , so the chancel had

“ ” an upper and lower choir , the lower one was lit by narrow lights , two of which , blocked up , can be seen in the south wall of the chancel . When the

r e - church was built the chancel floor was removed , and the lower “ choir was converted into the present c r t y p , by the introduction of a vaulted stone roof,

- which is supported by four spirally wreathed piers ,

fiv e feet apart , and five feet six inches high , and eight square responds , Slightly fluted , of the same height , a and distance apart , all with capitals with square baci , H P. 1 8 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B OU R H OO D . C A

R o walls which are ch a m fered o ff below . und the four

- w a lls a re i s a double string course , below which the

a ashlar , remark bly smooth , as though produced by rubbing the surface with stone , water and sand . The

- vaulted roof springs from the upper string course , the o n e ribs are square in section , foot wide , there are no

a di gonal groins , it is ten feet high , and is covered with t o a thin coating o f pla s ter . which is continued down

- the upper string course . The piers are monoliths , and between the wreaths exhibit that peculiar swell which

- &c we see on the shafts of Anglo Saxon belfry windows , .

- The double string course is terminated by the responds .

There were recesses in each o f the walls of the crypt .

In the wall of the west recess there is a small arch , 1 8 opening into a smaller recess , about inches square , Many suggestions have been made about it ( 1 ) it was a “ 2 holy hole for the reception of relics , ( ) or a opening in which a lamp could be kept lit , ( 3) or that it was used o f as a kind hagioscope , through which the crypt could o f be seen from the nave the church , when the chancel l floor was higher , and the nave floor ower than they are

no w .

t wo There are two passages to the church , about feet m wide and ten feet high , ade from the western angles of the crypt .

A doorway was made , on the north side , with steps leading down to it , from the outside , during the thirteenth century ; there is a holy water stoup in the wall , on the right hand as you enter the door . For many years it has been a matter of dispute h o w far the recesses in the crypt , on the east , north , and south

. E sides , extended xcavations j ust made ( Sept . have exposed the foundations o f the recesses . The s o n reces on the s uth side is recta gular , not apsidal as

2 . 2 . some supposed , it projects ft in from the surface of a o 6 . 2 t w the w ll , utside , and is ft in . wide . About o feet o below the gr und level , two blocks of stone were dis o 2 ft . 1 . 1 c vered , ( each X ft 4 in . X ft . 9 two feet a o n part , they rest a stone foundation . The inside

C H . 2 0 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B O U R H OO D . AP

In the south ai s le the foundations o f a south door were a lso discovered (s e e pl a n o f church) . To this period o f bel o ng the wind o ws in the north side the chancel , and h in the narro w piece o f w a ll between the last arc and ch a ncel wall on the north side o f the present choir . There were t wo corresponding windows on the south

o ne o f . Side , which remains All these windows have been blocked up . The D ec or a /ed Sly ]: is represented in t he nave by four

ut s i x o of the lofty pointed arches , supported by hexagonal

t wo columns ; the , on either side , at the east end of the

a 1 8 . n ve , were erected in the year 54

The tower and steeple were finished in the year 1 340 . N A n o Basano , in his Church otes , records the fact P ’ 1 32 0 40 . The tower steeple belonging to the Prior s

a n d Church of this town was finished built up , as appears

S c ro le L T u rri s by a in ead , having on it these words

a da t a t u r r i u c r u r . T e s t u p qua t a e c t de o at . M c ter xx bis ” Palini Jobis .

o o f A groined ro f stone , having a central aperture ,

b e lls through which the can be raised and lowered ,

a sep rates the lower part of the tower from the belfry . The north and south aisles were extended to the present width . The eastern end of the south aisle was a lso enlarged several feet to the south and east , and o f rmed a chapel or chantry , as some say , for the nde rn e s L R Fy , who were at one time ords of the epton

Manor . A similar , but smaller , chapel was at the east end of the north aisle , and belonged to the Thacker ” family . They were known as the Sleepy Quire , and ’ ” the Thacker s Quire . U p to the year 1 79 2 they were separated by walls (which had probably taken the place of c a rved screens of wood) in order to make them more % comfortable , and less draughty These walls were ” 1 2 removed in 79 , when a restoration took place .

“ The square - headed south window of the F ynde rne ” w Chapel composed of four lights , with two ro s of trefoil and quatrefoil tracery in its upper part , is worthy of notice as a good specimen of this style , and was R P N C H R C H . IV . E TO U 2 1 prob a bly inserted abo ut the tim e of the completion of the

o w o tower and spire . The ther ind ws in the church of o n e a n d m , two , three , four lights , are very simple exa ples

a a a of this p eriod , and , like the ch ncel rch , h ve very little

c m i n pretensions to archite tural erit , design at least . The Pe rpe ndic u la r S ty le is represented by the clerestory

t wo o o o f windows of lights each , the r f the church , and the south po rch . The h igh - pitched roof o f the earlier church was lowered — the pitch is still indicated by the string - course on the — eastern face of the tower the w a lls over the arcades were raised several feet from the string - course a bo ve the

n d o o n a t o . arches , the present r f placed here It is sup

d - m a a porte by eight tie bea s , with orn mented sp ndrels

- a beneath , and wall pieces which rest on semi circul r

o s - a corbels on the n rth ide , and semi oct gonal corbels

a a o - on the south side . The sp ce b ve the tie beams , and the principal rafters is filled with open work tracery . Between the beams the roof is divided into six squares f with bosses of foliage at the intersecti o ns o the r a fters .

o The south porch , with its high pitched ro f, and vestry , w o n t belongs to this period . It had a indow ei her Side , and was reached from the so uth aisle by a spiral stairc a se u ( see plan of ch rch) . ’ D eba sea t le R The S y began , at epton , during the year

1 1 a 1 8 . a 1 1 7 9 , and ended about the ye r 5 4 I n the ye r 7 9

’ a singers gallery w a s erected a t the west end of the

w a s . church , and the arch there bricked up In the year 1 7 7 9 the crypt was “ discovered in a

a R curious way . Dr . Prior , Headm ster of epton School ,

1 6 died on June th of that year , a grave was being made

- a in the chancel , when the grave digger suddenly dis ppeared from sight he had dug through the vaulted roof, and so fell into the crypt below In the so uth - west division of lo t o f m the groined roof, a rough rubble , used to end the hole , indicates the spot . D u ri ng t h e year 1 7 9 2 a restor a ti o n of the c hurch

r e - e w e d o - took place , the church was p , in the h rse box

“ style % All the beautifully c a rved o ak work on pews H R E PTO N A N D N E I G H B O U R H OO D . C AP . a n d elsewhere which Stebbing Shaw describes in the

T o o r a /z e r M a p g p ( y , and many monuments were f o a k a o u t o r . o cle red , destroyed Some the carved found

i t s w a a wa s t o y into private h nds , and used panel a

- — m . dining room , and a sum er house Some of the carved

a a a n d p nels h ve been recovered , can be seen in the vestry

o f over the so uth porch . One the monuments which used t o be o n the top o f an alt a r tom b at the upper end o f

the north aisle , was placed in the crypt , where it still

- f o f wa its a m ore suitable resting place . I t is an e figy a Knight in plate armour (circa E dwa rd and is R s supposed to be Sir obert Franci , son of John Francis ,

T i c ke nh all wh o . of , settled at Foremark If so , Sir

R o Alu re d bert was the Knight who , with Sir de Solney ,

a 1 6 c me to the rescue of Bishop Stretton in 3 4 , and is an

ancestor of the Burdetts , of Foremark . The crypt seem s to have been used as a receptacle for all and various kinds o f rubbish during the re s t o ra

h le at h o t e a 1 80 2 . S tion , for , in ye r , Dr f und it nearly

filled up , as high as the capitals , with portions of ancient

- &c . &c . monuments , grave stones , , I n the corner , formed by north side of the chancel and east wall of the

north aisle , a charnel , bone , or limehouse had been placed in the Middle Ages this house was being cleaned out by

’

. S le a t h s Dr orders , when the workmen came upon the

o o stone steps leading down to the crypt , f ll wing them

o o a d wn they found the d orw y , blocked up by rubbish ,

this they removed , and restored the crypt as it is at the

present day . During the yea rs 1 84 2 and 1 848 galleries in the north

a and south isles , extending from the west as far as the

third pillars , were erected .

1 8 t wo I n 54 , the round arches and pillars , on either o f side of the eastern end the nave , were removed , and were repl a ced by the present pointed arches and a hex gonal piers , for , as before stated , the sake of uniformity % Thus a n interesting p o rtion belonging to

w a the ancient church s destr o yed . The illustration o opp site was copied from a drawing done , in the year S .

e t n C a m R p o p.

F H . ( . c . ) ( Pa g e

Plat e 4 .

. R P C H C IV E TO N U R H . 2 3

1 8 . . 47 , by G M Gorham , then a pupil in the school , n o w Vicar of Masham , Bedale . To him our thanks are due for allowing me to copy it . It Shows what the

1 8 . church was like in his time , 47 1 88 In 5 the last restoration was made , when the

R e v . VVo o d a t t George y was Vicar . The walls were o f scraped , layers whitewash were removed , the pews ,

a & c . o o g lleries , , were rem ved , t he fl or of the nave o l wered to its proper level , a choir was formed by t wo raising the floor steps , as far west as the second pier , the organ was placed in the chantry at the east end of the south aisle . The floor of nave and aisles was paved with wooden blocks , the choir with encaustic

- . re e we d tiles The whole church was p with oak pews , “ and the choir with stalls , and two prayer desks . m f A new pulpit w a s given in emory o the R e v . W . ”

1 882 . Williams , who died in The Perpendicular roof wa s restored to its original design : fo rtunately there was enough o f the o ld work left to serve as models fo r f o &c . w the repair the bosses , The clerestory indows

“ ” on the south side were filled with Cathedral glass .

The splendid arch at the west end was opened .

o ld o da m The base of the f nt was found among the ,

B lo m fie ld a new font , designed by Sir Arthur , (the archi t e c t wa s employed to do the restoration) , fixed on it , and erected under the tower .

Since that restoration , stained glass windows have been placed in all the windows o f the north aisle by Messrs .

h it e fri ars James Powell and Sons , W Glass Works ,

London the one in the south aisle is also by them . The outside appearance o f the church roof was improved by the addition of an embattled parapet , the roof itself was recovered with lead .

1 8 6 b e lls . In 9 all the were taken down , by Messrs John o f Taylor , Loughborough , and were thoroughly examined

t wo t h 6t h and cleansed , of them , the 5 and (the tenor bell) ,

- re . were cast , ( see chapter on Bells)

o f The only part the church not restored is the chancel , o t h e L o Va u n c e and we h pe that ord of the Man r , Sir y H P 2 4 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B OU R H OO D . C A .

- Harpur C rewe , Bart . , will , some day , give orders for its

a n d . careful , necessary restoration

U E N - R E TO N &c O F N . I C M B TS , . P

li n . E d . VVa l . Jo . , curate Temp

R N . ichard ewton , curate

B . A . . Thomas Blandee , , curate John H Oro b i ne

George Ward , minister . R Mathew odgers , minister

a F le s h u i e r Bern rd , R George oades , R John obinson ,

John Thacker , M . A . , minister .

a . William Weely , cur te

w . . Lo e H urt , M A

William Astley , M . A . E w B A John d ards , . .

John Pattinson .

o . Joseph J nes , M A .

W . Williams . B A Gr . W o o d a t t . . y ,

. M r M c a st e . . A A . , M A

’ - ’ lx LZ L T Q N C H M H C H

Pl a n o f Rept o n Chu rc h

( F . c . H )

R E PT O N F’FHOR Y

Phue 5 .

P a n o e t Pr r l f R p o n io y. w . H ( . H . S T . J H N H PE M n t D e l. O O , e s e ) ( Pa g e 2 5 ) CH APT E R V .

H RE PT ON C U RC H RE G I S T E RS .

H E R E are three ancient register books of births

baptisms , marriages and burials , and one register

’ ’ book of the Churchwardens a n d Constables Accounts R of the Parish of epton . They extend from 1 5 80 1 0 to 67 . The oldest Volume extends from 1 5 80 to 1 62 9 : the

1 62 1 6 : 1 6 — 1 6 second from 9 to 5 5 the third from 5 5 7 0 .

’ ’ The Churchwardens a n d Const a bles Acco unts from

1 5 82 to 1 635 . The olde st Volume is a small folio o f parchment

1 5 . ( 3 in . by in ) of 45 leaves , bound very badly , time m o f stained and worn , in parts very badly kept , so e the leaves are loose , and some are quite illegible . It is

fi a divided into two parts , the rst part (of thirty p ges) begins with the yea r 1 5 90 and extends to 1 62 9 : the second part begins with Here fo lloweth the register

fo rme m arke B re t b e book for Ingleby , and y , from

1 5 80 to 1 62 4 . The Second Volume consists of eighteen leaves of

1 . 6 parchment ( 3 in by unbound , the entries are very faded , only parts of them are legible , they extend from 1 62 9 to 1 65 5 .

- The Third Volume has twenty six leaves in . by

a n d The entries are very legible , extend from

1 1 655 to 670 . C H P . R E PTO N A N D N E I G H B O U R H OO D . A

On the first page is written

e 1 1 6 . December y 3 , 5 5 R e e a re Geo . oades y day y above written approved R c s u o rne R egister fo r y e parrish of epton in y County

M N . o f Derby By me J A E S AB EY

T H E FO L LO WI NG ENT R I E S O CC U R .

W m e Milton . Alt who was drowned buried y i 2 6 of fle b ru ar e . William a poor child wh died in the Church

e t h Porch buried y 4 of June . r 1 61 0 Mr c s Jane Thacker daughter of M Gilbert Thacker E s q uye r b u rye d the X t h of January ° A D mi 1 61 0 .

“ Vi x it v i v e t s u e rni s Jana deo , pia Jana p , ” E sto Pa nOph ae o gratia grata l ovi . M r Gilbert Thacker E sq u ye r b u rye d the X

o f July .

n John VVa yt e c h u rc h entered the X XVI of Aprill . Philip y e sonne of M r Haughton Lady Sarah

B rat b 0 . his wife was bapt at y . March 3 The lady Jane B u rdit wife of S ir Thomas B u rdit

r 2 t h b u ye d the 4 of March . R obert the sonne o f M r Francis B ur de t of For mark E s q uio u r was borne the 1 1 t h day of January and baptized the 4t h day of February 1 640 .

m o f Willia the son Will Bull bap about Candlemas .

o f E n le b e N o v John Wilkinson g y was bur 4 . 8 d R d / ec 6 8 for the grave . d t h Godfrey Thacker sen bur March 2 6 . Old Ashe o f Milton bur Oct 1 2 Samuel ye so n of Thomas Shaw ye younger 2 bap 8 June .

a N &c (He bec me the eminent onconformist Divine . ) A la t t er at Tho B ra mly bur Aug Ta o/er o f R ( , a pupil epton School who lodged or t a bled a in the vill ge) . C H R C H R R . 2 v . U EG I STE S 7

1 6 8 Y e fo o le A nc h o rc h u rc h 1 5 at bur Aprill 9 . 1 65 8 James a poore man dyed at Bretby Manner was 2 0 bur May .

’ 1 660 A ladd of N u b a ll s o f E ngleby bur y e same day

a n J 2 . 1 66 M r wa s 1 4 Thomas Whitehead bur Oct 7 .

I s t R ( U ssher of ept o n School . ) 1 666 Th o s R a t h b a n (R athbo ne) the Under School

N v 0 master was bur o 3 . 1 667 M r William U llock the Head Schoolmaster o f

° R epton Scho o l died M a y the 1 3 and was ° buried in the Chancel May the 1 5 Collected a t R epton (for r e li e fe of y e inhabitants of S o u lb a y in y c County o f Suff olk yt suffered by fire) October y c 30 1 65 9 the sum e o f Tenn

Shillings and eight pence .

O E o : R D . OA E S , Pastor

“ fo r Several similar collections , the fire att ” VV h a m t e S . 6d . y Church , Sussex , the sum of 3

“ Sept 4 1 664 To wards the repairs o f the church at

Basing in the county of S o uth a mpton 4 5 . 3d . 1 1 6 Feb . 9 64 For the inhabitants of Cromer at

h c S ipde n y sume o f fo ur shillings fiv e pence . For two widdows that came with a letter of request viz : M rs E lizabeth B e n ni n g fie ld and ” rs d . M Mary Berry the sum of 3s . 4

r s lli n 2 d . Ditto for M C a g a e 3S . S e p r 2 3 1 660 “ For a fire att W illi n g h a l Staff ordshire ” e y sum of I 3/S .

G E O : R D . OA E S , Minister

H N N . JO STO E , Churchwardens

his 44 mark .

Across the l a st page of the register is written this sage piece o f advice Bewa re toe wh o m e you doe commit the s e c rit e s of your m ind for f ule s in fury will tell a ll m o v e in g in there ” minds .

R C H R D R R N 1 68 . I A O G E SO , 4 A N N H R H D C H . 2 8 R E PTO N D E I G B O U OO . AP

O R E O N E S I N R EG S E R S N A M E S F PT FA M I LI I T .

Pic ke rin e P c ke ri n . g , y g

M e k n M e a k n M e a ki ne M e k n . y y , Meakin , y , , y y

Orchard . B h h s o B u s o . y pp , pp

C a u t r ill or ell . M e asa m M e so m M e so m , Measom , y , Mesam , ,

Me s s am M e a s m M m M e s h am o e e s u . , , y , Measham , y

Gamble , Gambell . R ff R if at le . atcli e ,

W W e e W e a e at W a t e t t . Waite , , y , y , Weite , y

M a r u ri e M r e rr b a b o w . Marbury , ,

Ke e linge .

Wayne .

Gilbert .

l u b a ll . N u b o u d, N

C h e dle C h e t le Ch e t ill . , , h f B a nc ra f e B a nc ro t . t ,

h k u e r Thacker or T ac q .

G u dda ll .

M min M m n mi n e e i Mi s . y g , g , g

G u dwine . , Goodwine

Bull . E E E yton , aton , ton . D r o wb o rro w . D w l o g as t .

B lad nn B l id n o e . a o . (carrier . ) D k n Dakin . a y . V VVaine wri h V a ne ri h w t . g , y g

R R v e t t R ivett , y , ivet .

Kyuton .

Heawood .

Budworth . M a ri yo t t .

Pratt .

Smith als Hatmaker .

B ka r y .

Ward . C H R C H R R V . U EG I S TE S . 2 9

a i h N B r c a r . ichol s , l B o e s se .

Shaw .

H e ar dwe r e .

S t a n lye .

C h a r li n e h l n e C a a . Chaplin , p , p y h My rc e ll .

B o wlaye s . h F a i re b rig t .

H yg at e .

D e o n s . Denyse , y

H e i i n b o t h a m H i i n b o t t o m g , g g g

h o r t o s e h o r t h a s s e S , S

H o wle b u t t .

i n Wixon . W g s o l W a n da l or ell . M o rle ig h

o C ro b o ro C ro b e r Hastings Crowbor ugh , or , y , barrow .

2 nd o Damnes . ( usher of scho l)

B o ake s . , Boaks

Proudman . k B a s t er .

a . Chauntry , Ch ntry E bbs . Wallace

Sault . k B a s t wi c e .

Hooton . Truelove

Gressley , Greasley .

Pegg .

Ju rdan .

I lS ly .

R obards . S t e e v i st o n of Milton

R a t h b an . . R athbone , ( under schoolmaster )

Po isar .

N uton . H . 30 R E PTO N A N D NE I G H B OU R H OO D . C AP

D i x n c s o .

D o xy

’ The R egister b o o k o f the Church wa rdens and Con

’ a s 1 8 2 1 6 st ble Acco unts extends from 5 to 35 , and includes

R a o f F o r mark epton , and the Ch pelries , I ngleby , and

Bretby .

w o 1 6 . I t is a narro f lio volume of course paper , ( in by

6 2 . in by in thick) , and is bound with a parchment

o o f which f rmed part a Latin Breviary or Office Book , m with usic and words . The initial letters are illuminated , the colours , inside , are still bright and distinct At the beginning o f each year the accounts are headed

C o m o t u s a rdia no r um Po c h i a lis E R e in do n p g ccle de pp , then follow ( I ) The names of the Churchwardens and Constable for the year . & 2 c . ( ) The money (taxes , ) paid by the Chapelries a bove mentioned . 3) The names and am ounts paid by Tenants of Parish l a nd .

(4) Money paid by the Parish to the C o nstable . ( I s t 5 ) Money gathered for a communion , men t io ne d in the year 1 5 96. At first it was gathered only once in July , but afterwards in January , June , September , o N m Oct ber , and ove ber .

The amounts vary from jd to v jd . ( 6) The various “ items expended by the Church

a w rdens and Constable .

Dr . J . Charles Cox examined the contents of the R Parish Chest , and published an account of the egisters & c . , and accounts , in Vol . I . of the Journal of the Derby s a 1 8 . hire Arch eological Society , 79 Of the Accounts he writes , it is the earliest record of parish accounts with

’ o f a the exception All S ints , Derby , in the county , and “ the vo lume is wo rthy o f a closer analysis than that for s no w which pace can be found . Acting on that hint ,

m 1 8 - during the winter onths of 9 3 4 , I made most copious “ e t extracts from the Accounts , and also a verbatim

H R H D . C H P. 32 R E PTO N AN D N E I G BO U OO A

r ue e n e o f ou Q , from the Babington

conspiracy . ) I t to G ylb a rt e H ynt o n for pav yng e the Church floore iijli iijs jd A note o f the a rmo u re o f R epton given

into . o f R VVe at t e b e i n e the hands ichard , y g Constable Anno Di 1 590 I n primi s ij c o rs le t t s w t all that bel o ngeth unto

them .

It ij platt cotts (coats of pl a te armour . )

i t wo s we o rde s ii da e rs i r e lls It j , j g , j g y g

(girdles) . t h It ij calivers w fla xe s and t u c h b o x e .

c a liv e r s ux es a ( , fl , muskets , fl sks for

t o uc /z b ox es powder , to hold the

priming powder . )

It ij pyc ks a nd ij halberds . It for the T re b a nd S o u lde ar a cote and

a f o f bowe and schef e arrows , and a

quiver and a b o we .

( T r e b a nd S o u ldea r o u r volunteer . Train - band soldiers were fo rmed in

1 88 . 5 , to oppose the Spanish Armada ) H It to Mr . e a wo o de for the C o men pr a e r boke H I t geven t o Mr . e awo o de for t akyng e payne in g at h e ryn g t yt h yn e It geven to R yc h arde Prin c e fo r R e c e v y inge the bull and lo kin g e t o b ym It spent at Darby when I payde the money for the lame s o ldi ar s (returned m fro France . ) It spente at Darby when we weare called 2 by s yt a t yo n xxiii d a ye o f January i It geven to Th o m a s B e lsh e r fo r b ry n gy ing a s e r t yfyc a t t e for us b e yi ng e xc o mmu nyc at t E ( xcommunication issued b y the Arc h C H R C H R R U E G I ST E S . 33 deacon owing to the neglect of the

Church windows . ) It spent att Darby— where we weare called by Syt at io n for glazing the — Church in the court It at Darby when we s art yfye d that our Church was glazed— to the R egester

I n this year the amt “ gathered for a

communion , is first mentioned .

v The amounts varied from jd to jd . Also an account of a do wb le t yt h yne levied and gathered fo r y e Church

by Gilbart Hide , at ijd per head , on

& R . all beasts c . in epton an d Milton It payd to Will Orchard for y e meaned l s o u ldye r s for y e whole ye are

E . . . ( By an act passed , 35 liz cap 4 the

ma imed relief of soldiers , and sailors was placed on the parochial assess

merits . ) I t payd to W illm M a s sye for killinge of towe baggers ( badgers and one foxe

d a rrit o r a a r it or It pay to the p ( pp , an

’ officer of the Archdeacon s court . ) ’ “ The Constables charges this p se nt r 1 0 1 ye a e 6 . Spent at y e muster at Stapenhill ye xxi day of Dee r It payd to y e g e alle (j ail) for y e halfe ye a re v js v iijd It spent y e v daye of Aprill at ye leat ( court) It for mending ye pinfo uld in Pinfold Lane) It for me nding e ye stockes and for wood for them ( The st oc ks used to stand in front of the

village cross . ) R H D . C H 3+ R E PTO N A N D N E HS H B O U O O AP .

’ d fo r c e t It pay to Mr . Coxe a p p for VVa r di ng e

' ’ r n e lVa/c lz z ng e 69 Wa di g . A term used to imply the duties o f Parish

Constables . The number of men wh o were bound to keep w a t c lz a nd i n a r d &c . w , , is Specified the statute

’ o f W inchester ( 1 3 ed . It given to ye prest s o wldie r s It was in the year 1 60 1 that the con

s irac E E p y of ssex , in which the arl R of utland was implicated , was dis

covered . Special arrangements were

made t o meet it . A general muster of ( pr essed) soldiers was made in

Derbyshire . It payd fo r one s w o rde It 3 girdles It dressing ye pikes It one le (a)thering for y e fl a x e s wo rde I t dagger sheathe , a scaber It p a yd for one horse to carry y e armor and for bringing it home I t payd fo r a p a yre o f M o u lde s (for making bullets) It spent ledinge y e a rm o re to D a rb e y (According to t h e S tatute of Win chester the armour had t o be taken n by the co stables to be viewed . ) It spent w t h y e saltpeter m e n ” S a l/pet er me n engaged during the

. a n d reign of James I Charles I . in a w collecting nimal fluids , which ere

a n d converted in saltpetre , used in

o f o the manufacture gunp wder . )

’ It spent W i n a priso ner being w h him 1 11js ijd all n ight and go ing with him to D a rb ye C H R C H R R U E G I STE S . 35

It p a yd t o Thomas Pea rso n for mend xjs iiijd ing the crosse

a s ( The Vill ge Cros . ) It given to gipsies y c XXX o f Ja n u a rye to avo id y e towne This is by fa r the earliest menti o n ” l n of gypsies in the Mid a d Counties .

E a a 1 00 They arrived in ngl nd bout 5 , in 1 5 30 they were forbidden t o

t o wander about , and were ordered

leave the country . ) It payd in the o ffis h alle s Courte t a ki ng e

our othes . ( The oa t /1s in taking office as Church

wardens . ) I t payd t o y e Clarke of y e M a rke t t for a pro c la ma t i o n e It payd to Tho s Cham berlain for kill inge o f v ii h e dg e h o g e s It recd by these Churchwa rdens Henry

S l' o n Pratt , J hn Cartter , He ry Caut

o s a e a r e rall , Th Hill the d ye and y

. above s a yd ( x v 111 Dec 1 603) One t h boxe w xviii pieces o f evidences . (E v i denc es deeds referring to plots

&c . o r a . of land , , in , near the P rish There are 1 7 o f these deeds in the

church chest . )

The Chalice . One olde boxe with a Cheane theret o o f le a de fixed , towe pieces and four

K a e ye s . It spent in m aking e a search the night the robbery was d o ne in C a u lke It payd fo r wine for a C o mm u ni o ne y e x iij daye o f January for 3 g a llands It for bread Firste spent a t y e me t i n g e a bout Geneva 1 1 8 68 633 R N AND N E H R H D . C H E PTO I G BOU OO AP .

I t spent g o ing e to D a rb ye to paye y e money for Geneva (A collection for the support of refugees

there . ) It payd for one booke of ye c o ns t it u tion of o r Kinge (I ssued by order of King James after

the Hampton Court Conference . ) It payd for one booke of t h a nksgi v ing e for our Kinge

(After the Gunpowder Plo t . ) I t given to the parrit o r from the bishop ( s i c) of Canterbury I t payde for po ynt ing e the steeple It R e c e av e d of the Churchwardens of B re t b ye for there part towards b yi ng e iijs the booke of Jewells wo rke s It spent the Amb u la t io n e weeke “ (Perambulating the parish , or beating R the bounds in ogation week . ) For ledinge com e to the tithe barne (which amounted to) v li iiijs xjd For g at h e ri ng e of tithe for M r B ur dane 1 9 days half jli ix s iijd

5 n H 3, V S Vd without his mare J

jli x v s v iijd

I t given u ppo n C ande llma s daye to one that made a sermone

T/z e Cb ur c lz B o okes . B i l First one b e . 2 b o oke s of Common Prayer . One booke of Para ph a se of E rasmus u ppo n the o s e ll G p s .

C o n r The t a v e r sye b e t wyx t e W h it t e g ift e and C a r t t ri h t e H arr ddin g , Jowell and g e . w rk The booke of Jewells o e s . b k 3 prayer o o e s . R C H U R C H R EGI STE S . 37

The booke of the queens Injunctions . o f One booke Sermons . One bo oke of Articles had a t the B i s h o pe s

visitatione . n The said b o o ke s be in the Ke e pi g e o f Mr . Watts

a R c 1 Sone (Headm ster of epton S hool , 5 94 except the Bible and one booke of C o mmon

Prayer . A long list of 7 7 subscribers for a ll V l t h newe b e e . Probably the bell

x i li v ii s v ii d ( the tenor ) . Sum gathered j j j

R e c e av e d o o by Christopher Ward , C nstable , fr m

A r m r o o e . J hn Cantrell , the Townes 2 r l 2 i k C o s e t t s with p c e s . 2 C u liv e rs

One fl a ske and t u c h b o x e .

V head peeces towe of them ould ones .

2 h o wllb o a rde s .

One payre o f B a ndde b ro w e s .

o r t i n a ( Small wooden cases , covered with le ther ,

o r each holding one charge for musket culiver ,

a o f a fastened to broad band leather , c lled a

b a n dole er o . , worn over the sh ulder)

2 oulde girdles .

: t wo e s o wldie rs 3 newe girdles of them with the .

o f h an e rs s o wldi e r s ke e i n 3 payre gg in the p g e .

s o w rde s i a . 3 , w th two d ggers r wl ie r k i n Alls o e the s w o de s in s o d s e e p g e .

Alls o e 2 C o o t t e s t platte y Clocksmith not delivered . It paid for an A dmo nit io n e here and there to enter into matrimonie agree able to the lawe It given in ernest for a newe b yb le R e c e av e d for the ould B yb le v s It p a ide for a N ewe B yb le x liijs

(This Bible is still in the Parish chest , in a very

good state of preserv a ti o n . Imprinted at R London by obert Barker , Printer to the Kings

1 61 . most E xcellent M aje s t ie . Anno 7 H . R E PTO N A N D N E I G H B OU R H OO D . C AP

It paid for a the Common Prayer booke v iijs

M e a s h a m e It paid to R ich . for Killing o f vii h e dg h o g e s v jd

“ f o A li s t o the church b oks , as above , delivered

s a C W illm M e akin e unto the ide hurchwardens , m E F a r o u r . Tho Gill , dward R ookes sent t o M r W illm B lado ne to be e mplo ie d

s for the use of the Parrish , and to be di posed of at the di s c re t i o ne o f M r Th o mas W h it e h e a de

a a R 1 62 1 ( He dm ster of epton School ,

d M r R C a u t re ll R ec by obert Kellett , Godfry ,

R B i s h o e R h oger p , and obert Orc ard , Church

1 62 2 X X Vt h wardens , the of December , the

b o o ke s said , videlicet

First a fa ire Bible well b o und and hinged .

B B ab in t o n e wo r c ke s . 2 . p g his

r M E o o n Co llo si an s . 3. lt n the

r M . 4 . Perkins on the Creede

1 r n e 0 M Dod and Cleaver o y Commandments .

0 his C a t e c h e s mie .

1 r h v m \ M Yo nge his H o u s e o u ld G o e r e n t e . O a r e h O The first and second p t t of the true w at c e .

O a rt t e w at c h e k The second p of the said true by

r M Brinsley . ’ a t h e wa e f 1 0 . o The plaine mane s p y , and sermon

n t a n c e M r D n R e pe t written by e t t e .

’ ’ 1 1 B ra dsh a w e s ar ac o n c R e . p p ( preparation ) to y

c a v i n e e: l u e g of y Bodie and b o de .

1 2 . D e Hieron his Helpe to v o t io n e . 1 Alls o e k 1 3 and 4 . towe b o o e s of M a rt t e rs m D w n a s w rke . 1 5 . o e o s The conditi o ns to be observed concerning the le n din e o f k usinge and g the forsaid b o o e s .

’ First th a t the said minister nowe p s e n t and Churchw a rdens and all t h e i re successors shall ye a re ly at the a c c o u n t t daye for the parrish deliver up the b o o ke s t o be viewed by

M t W h it e h e a de w t h ar ri s h i n the p o e rs .

R P N AN D N H R H D . C H P 40 E TO E I G B O U OO A . It paide for a littell prayer book

It given y e 2 4t h o f May to a preacher

It p aide fo r towe e xc o mm u n i c ac io n s I t paide the I X t h o f No v ember fo r the

R e t a ne ne o f e x c o mmu ni c a c i o n s

It spent the V l t h daye of May going ij s i v d the Amb u lac io n e W e a t t Delivered to Gilbt , John Pratt , Church t h o 1 6 2 . wardens , the 3 daye of December 3 7t h ke s “ the Church b o o .

first the c halice with the cover . n A pe w t ye r flaggi e .

A c e rple s and table clothe . i A c a rp t t e . c u s h ine e u l it t e c o v e ri n e A for y p p and a g Clothe . t wt h m ff s t o o le One able a for e and a Bu ett . f v j c o w e ffe rs ( c o fle r S ) and vij keys t wo e c o wif e rs

filled with le a de . v j formes and m o u lde fr ae me for c a st i ng e of

le ade :

A mo u lde frame .

lls 5 T re s s e of wood . x v iij deeds in a boxe xij of yem sealed and v j

’ w hout seales . o a ddit t io n Church books ( as bef re , with the of) , f One bo o k o Homilies . A praire booke o f t h a nke sgiv i ng e after y e con i i S p ra c e .

a A boke of C nnons ( Canons) .

R egister boke .

Dod and Clea ver .

C o dgers h o u s e h o u ld Government .

Third part of newe watch . It given unto a Irishman and wo ma ne they having a pass to N orthumber l a nd I t paide for X yards of H olland t o make X X VJS v jd a newe se rple s and for m aking e of yt C H R C H R E R 1 U GI STE S . 4

It given to a companie of I ri s h e foulkes they h av in g e a pass allowed by S r R ich Harpur It given to one having g re a t t losses and taken prisoner by T u rrke s It paid to John Cooke for the Com munion table and the frame and the we aling of it about It given to a woman that had two children C H AP .

I C H APT E R V .

’ R E PT ON S M E RRY B E LLS .

’ ’ o u ld e r s R e t o n s me r r b e lls B a rr o w s b ig b , p y ,

’ ’ ke d a n c h e o n s a n d Ne w o n s e s h e l s . F o r e ma r k s c ra c p , t g g l

H U S does a local poet compare R epton bells

with t hose o f neighbouring parishes . It is not intended to defend the comparison , for as Dogberry

“ ” a % s ys , Comparisons are odorous but to write an

o l acc unt of the be ls , derived from all sources , ancient and modern .

L le we ll nn . X . R eli ua r y Jewitt , in Vol I I I of the q y , R “ describing the bells of epton , writes , at the church E ii i in the time of dward VI . there were j great bells j m “ ’ s all . Unfortunately the Churchwardens and Con ’ st a bles accounts o f the Parish of R epton only extend

o a 1 2 1 fr m the ye r 5 8 to 635 . I have copied out most i n of the references to our bells entered them , which will , I hope , be interesting to my readers .

“ ’ ’ E xtracts from the Ch urchwardens and Constables R ” accounts of the Parish of epton .

The levy fo r the bell v jli i x s o ’ It spent at t akyi ng downe the bell It ’ payd to the Bellfounder

’ ’ It bestowed o n the S v a n t s at c a s ti n g o f ye bell ’ . R N M R R L L V I E PTO S E Y B E S . 43

’ It e x pe n s y s at drawing u p the bell

’ It to the ryn g e r s the x v iit h day o f n o vem ber x ijd

% A li 5 d . D . 1 R v v 5 84 . e c e v yd o f the levy fo r the bell j x ij

’ l t of Bretby tow a rds the bell v js v iijd

’ It spent at t a ki n g downe ye bell

’ It bestowed on the bell fo under ’ I t Payd to Bellfounder fo r

iii ii li i s d i . e . i x v ii weight , , j score j j j p o unds

’

A . D 1 . . 5 85 I t for a bell rope fo r the great bell

’ It t o John Pra tt fo r m aki ng e iiijnewe b e llro pe s

’ ’ It the day before S ayn t Hew s

da m e n d n y for y g the bels , for n ayle s

’ ’

A . D f r . 1 86 o o u 5 I t ladie s even , given t o the ringers fo r the pr e servation of o u r Queene

’ Ou r la di e s e v e n e v e o f , the Annunci a ti o n o f the Blessed

a 2 h Virgin Mary (M rch 5 t ) . Pr es er v a t i o n of o u r Que e n e E lizabeth from the Babing

t o n Conspiracy .

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A . 1 . D . 5 87 It given unto the ringers u ppo n coron a tion daye

’ It fo r a bell rope

’ It payde to fr a n c is E aton for m e n dyn g e the irons a b o u t t ijs iijd the bells

’ A 1 2 R a l h e VVe a n D . . t o . 59 It payde p w ryg h t e fo r t r u s s yn g e the bells a g yn e the C o ro n a c yo n daye C H . H R H D . AP 44 R E PTO N AN D N E I G B OU OO

’ t aki n e 1 600 . It spent in g downe ye b e e ll It ’ payd to John Welsh for t a ki ng e hitt donne

’ It spent in lo ding e hitt It ’ spent in charges going with N the b e e ll to ottingham , V’s v u’d being towe days and one night It ’ payd to ye bellfounder for 1 ii s c a st ing e ye b e e ll 111j x v j It ’ spent with him

’ I t payd for yo o ke ing e ye B e e ll i s ii d and for g re ys s e j v j

’ It spent u ppo n them that holpe with the b e e ll ’ It given to the ringers u ppo n N e w yea t es daye mo rni ng e It ’ given to ye ringers upon 2 t h St . James daye (July 5 )

’ I t given to ye ringers the v daye of August ’ I t payd at h an ging e up ye g re at t e bell It ’ bestowed of ye R ingers at ye first R i n g ing e of ye bells It ’ payd for greese for ye bells ’ It given to ye R ingers u ppo n Christmas daye morning ’ It towe b e llc lappe r s The names of them that gave money to bye the newe b e e ll 80 R 62 ( epton , . Milton , Sum gathered x ijli v iijs v iijd First paide for c a st ing e the bell v ll It ’ given to the R ingers at the time of Prince C h arlle s his c o mmi n i g e forth of S pa ne .

(Oct . ’ V I . R P N M R R LL E TO S E Y B E S . 45

E a f o . o xtract from the di ry Mr Ge rge Gilbert .

A . D 1 2 h . . . t 77 , Oct 7 The third bell was cracked ,

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a t . upon ringing Mr John Thorpe s wedding .

n a n The bell upo being t ken dow , weighed

. 2 l . 1 8 b . 2 l b . I t 7 cwt qr , clapper , 4 was sold

t 1 - a d . o l . b . 1 R 85 . e per , £35 hung the third N o v . 2 I s t 1 \V i h . e t 8 bell , , 7 74 g cwt . 3 qr . l 2 b . 1 d . l . b . s . 8d . 4 , at 3 per , Z( 54 7 , clapper ,

1 l . a 2 . 2 2 b t 2 d . 1 . 2 . 1 0d . . 5 s . 6 d qr , , £ £5 5 9 5 .

This is all the inform a ti o n I c a n gather ab o ut ’ ” R i o epton s merry bells from anc ent s urces .

F o r some time o u r ring o f six bells had only been ” c /z i me d o t o o f m , as , wing the state the bea s which

w a s t o r i n supported them , it considered dangerous g

them .

m f a 1 o o 8 6 . During the nth Janu ry , 9 , Messrs John f C o . o Taylor and , Loughborough , (descendants of a

o o f - o o w o l ng line bell f unders) , l ered the bells d wn , and

m t o conveyed the Loughborough , where they were

a n a n o f m thoroughly cleansed d ex mi ed . Four the w t w o t h a nd 6t h o n ere sound , but , the 5 , were f u d

6 o o to be cracked , the th ( the Ten r bell) w rse than h the 5 t . The crack started in both bells from the “ o crown staple , fr m which the clapper hangs ; it ( the staple) is m a de o f iron and c ast int o the crown o f f h a u o . the bell . This s been the ca se many cracked bells

- m a a n d o n o t The two metals , bell et l ir n , yielding

h a s a n d a equally , one to give way , this is gener lly the

“ a o bell met l . The Can ns , as the proj ecting pieces of metal forming the handle , and cast with the bell ,

a a n d a re are c lled , by which they fastened to the

“ ” a o c headstocks , or xle tree , were f und to be mu h

o . o a w rn with age All the Can ns h ve been removed , holes have been drilled through the crown , the staples

o removed , and new nes have been made which pass R H D H P. 46 R E PTO N A N D N E I G H B O U OO . C A

through the centre hole , and upwards through a square hole ld a o s m a o f o . t o o in the he dst ck , de ir n replace the wooden

w - a m s o f m o s . N e ne bell fr e iron , ade in the Shape of the

o o a k let ter H , fixed int beams above and below , support the

s w c a re n o w a a bell , hi h r ised about three feet bove the bell

c a o a nd s . h mber fl or , thu they can be examined more easily

u o f 1 886 o D ring the restoration the Church in , the pening ’ o f the w est arch necessitated the removal of the ringers

a ch mber floor , which had been made , at some period or

o other , between the ground floor and the groined r of, so the ringers had to mount above the gro ined ceili n g when h r a d t o o . they ring chime the bells There , owing to want

of distance between them and the bells , the labour and

o f o f inconvenience ringing was d ubled , the want of su ficient levera ge w a s much felt : now the ringers stand on the % ” o n e w - ground flo r , and with ropes and new sally guides

o their lab ur is lessened , and the ringing improved . ’ the bells were brought back fr o m Loughboro I

“ m a o f de careful rubbings the inscriptions , legends , bell

&c . o a n d marks , , bef re they were raised fixed in the belfry .

a I n The information thus obt ined , together with that

Vo l . X . o f R e li u a r r I I I the g , has enabled me to publish the

o a foll wing det ils about the bells .

“ “ The rubbings and squeezes fo r the article in the R eli ua r g y were obtained by W . M . Conwa y (now Sir Martin R Conway) when he was a boy at epton School .

Th e 1 st t r e le ( b ) B e ll .

O n , o ne the haunch between three lines , above , two below , F R AV N C IS T H A C KE R O F I 2 L N C O L N S IN N E S Ql 17 2 1 .

a border : fle u r s - de - lis - a R u dh a ll (fig Bell m rk of Abraham , a m - o f o (a f ous bell founder Gloucester) b rder (fig . a o o f R s R . A cat l gue ing of Bells cast by A . and others , o m 1 68 — 1 8 0 fr 4 3 , is in the Bodleian Library , O xford : this o o f bell is menti ned as the gift Francis Thacker .

’ VI . R P N M R R L L E TO S E Y B E S . 47

At the east end o f the north aisle o f o u r Church there is m m t o m a ural onument his me ory .

h z B e l T e ud l .

O n the crown a b o rder of fl e u r s - de - lis (fig R ound the haunch ,

t w o a w o between lines bove and belo , then bel w the same border (fig . 9) inverted . l6 2 2 GobfrrnGharkrrl aur Gharh rr

’ This bell is referred t o in the Church w ardens accounts

n 1 2 under d a tes 1 61 5 a d 6 3.

T h e r d B e l g l . R ound the haunch , between two lines

T H O S G I LB E R T 8% I O H N T E T L E Y C H V R C H VVA R D E N S 1 7 7 4 PA C K a C H A PM A N O F L O ND O N F E C I T

w . Below , a border , semicircles intert ined This is the bell referred to in the extract quoted above

’ from Geo rge Gilbert s di a ry .

i h Th e 4 B e l l .

R o und the haunch , between six lines ( 3 above and 3 below) ,

: t w o a n d o n e w a shield three bells ( ) , ith a crown between

a f R B r a s e r a . o e d them (fig (Bell m rk ichard y , celebrat H 48 R E PTO N A N D N E I G H BO U R H OO D . C AP .

’ wh o 1 1 Norwich Bell founder , died in 5 3) a lion s head on a

o n . . square (fig . a crown a square (fig and a cross (fig

l Th e st h B e l .

a t wo o n e o n e R ound the h unch , between lines , above , below ,

’ a kin s same marks (except the crown) a SEN o . 4 Bell Ci z g head

w . o s . o cro ned (fig 4) and a cr s (fig Bel w this , round the u o haunch , a beautif l border c mposed of a bunch of grapes and a vine leaf (fig . alternately arranged . f o o o C O . Bel w , the Bell mark J hn Taylor and within a

o a a o d uble circle , a tri ngle interl ced with a tref il , and a bell in the centre . Abo ve the circle the sacred emblem of S . John

Baptist , the lamb , cross , and flag . The name of the firm within the circle .

R E 1 CAST 896.

e i h B l t e t e B Th 6 el ( h nor e ll) .

R t wo t wo ound the haunch , between four lines , above , and below ,

no be ll ma r s ( k ) . l Be ow , a border like that on the fifth Bell .

R E 1 CAST 896.

. VVO O D Y AT T R G , VI CA . LE J AST , l R R E U W N . E C H CH A D S T . . AU D E N , 5

. . Bell mark of J Taylor and Co on the opposite side .

( O w n t o t h e d g ff e r e n c e o f t h e e o f t h e n s c r o n a n i i t yp i i pti , d n ame s , I t 1 8 s u o s e d t h pp a t t s h e ll w a s r e c as t i n 1 677 s o i t m a hi , y h a v e b e e n “ o ne o f h ’ t e t h r e e e at b e s i n E dwa r d I V . s m g r l l ti e . ) ’

1 R E P N M R R E L L . v . TO S E Y B S 49 The follo wing particulars of the bells have been supplied by

Messrs . John Taylor Co .

Diameter . Height . Note . Weight .

. . c wt . . . ft . in . ft in qr lbs

. 2 2 1 No I . 9 5 3 Ci]: 7 3 9 2 m 2 I I . g 45 B 7 2 2 7 0 2 8 1 1 8 I I I . 3 5 45 A

' . 2 2 6 G 2 2 1 IV 3 g fl. 9 6 2 1 0 F 1 2 2 2 6 V . 3 fl: 1 1 T E 1 0 VI . 3 3 7 3

2 . Total 3 tons 4 cwts . o qrs . 7 lbs

- Key note E major . D ‘ To complete the octave , two more bells are required , it and “ E R o . , then indeed epton will have a ring second to n ne H P C A .

R I I C HAPT E V .

T H E P RI O RY .

R O R O U ND ED & c T H E P I Y F , .

E F O R E we write an account o f t h e next most

t h e R . important event in history of epton , viz ,

o f R o the founding epton Priory , we must g back to the

1 0 year 5 9 , when Calke Abbey is supposed to have f E o . . C o x been founded by Algar , arl Mercia Dr is of o pinion that it was founded later , at the end of the reign R o r of William ( ufus) , at the beginning of that of

1 1 00 . o Henry I . circa Ab ut that date a Priory of Canons regular of St . Augustine , dedicated to St . Giles , was m founded . Many benefactors ade grants of churches ,

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&c . lands , , a list of all these will be found in Cox s

l . . v o 6. c Derbyshire Churches , iii , p 34 There is a urious Old Chronicle , written in Latin , by one T(h)omas de a o f E Musc , Canon Dale Abbey . ach section of the

Chronicle begins with a letter which , together , form the ’ o Auth r s name , a monkish custom not uncommon . The E section beginning with an E . ( 0 tempore) records the

l o f arriva , at Deepdale , the Black Canons , as they were c Ka lc L alled , from ( Calke) . Serlo de Grendon , ord of

B a de le o r B r a de le “ y y , near Ashbourne , called together

a o f Ka lc the C nons , and gave them the place of Deep a “ . 1 1 60 d le Here , about , the Canons built for them ” a a n d f selves church , a costly labour , other o fices , which became known as Dale Abbey , in which they lived “ m o f for a ti e , apart from the social intercourse men ,

H P 5 2 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B O U R H OO D . C A .

E it s at Badow , in ssex , estates at Willington , including church , and Croxall . In 1 2 78 a dispute arose between the Prior of R epton and the inhabitants of the Chapelry of M easham , which 1 had been granted to the Priory about 1 2 7 . The “ chancel of Measham Church was out of repair , and % the question was , who should repair it After con s ide rab le debate , it was settled that the inhabitant s would re - build the chancel provided that the Priory

o fli c i a t e Should find a priest to in the church , and

Should keep the chancel in repair for ever after , both of which they did till the dissolution of the Priory . 1 6 R I n the year 3 4 obert de Stretton , B ishop of L i c h fie ld ( 1 360 was holding a visitation at R epton in the Chapter House of the Pri o ry . For some reason or other , not known , the villagers , armed with bows and arrows , swords and cudgels , with much

- tumult , made an assault on the Priory gate house .

Alu re d The Bishop sent for Sir de Solney , and Sir R L obert Francis , ords of the Manors of N ewton Solney and Foremark , who came , an d quickly quelled this “ ” r o w early town and gown , without any actual breach of the peace . The monument in the crypt of R epton Church , where it was placed during the “ ” 1 2 f restoration of 79 , is supposed to be an e figy of R “ Sir obert Frances . The Bishop proceeded on his journey , and , on reaching Alfreton , issued a sentence

u R of interdict on the town an d Parish Ch rch of epton , with a command to the clergy , in the neighbouring churches , to publish the same under pain of greater

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. L zc h e ld D i oc esan e i r excommunication See fi R g st e s . 2 6t h 1 0 On October , 5 3, during the reign of Henry

. , N VI I an inquisition was held at ewark . A complaint was heard against the Prior of R epton for not providing a priest “ to sing the service in a chapel on Swarkeston “ Bridge , nor had one been provided for the space of i twenty years , although a p e c e . o f land between the

, bridge and Ingleby of the annual value of six marks , had been given to the Prior for that purpose . T H E PR R . VI I . I O Y 5 3

T H E R O R D O V E D A N D D E R O ED P I Y I SS L ST Y .

o R w a s o a 1 The Pri ry of epton diss lved in the ye r 5 38 . — By the advice of Thom a s Cr o m w ell ma lle u s nz o n a c h o r u m

— — s the hammer of the monks Henry VI I I . is ued a o f o f o &c . o commission inquiry int the c ndition , , the

E a monasteries in ngl nd . A visitati o n was m a de in

1 o f 5 35 , the results were laid before the House

a o “ Commons , in report comm nly known as the Black ” 1 6 f r Book . I n 5 3 an Act was passed o the suppressi o n o f all monasteries p o ssessing an incom e o f less than

a 6 s £2 00 . a ye r . By this Act 37 monasterie were

a n d a dissolved , their revenues , per nnum , were

% t o m o f granted the King , by Divine per ission Head the

R w a Church % epton Priory s am o ng them . In the i Va lor E c c les i a st c us (2 7 Henry VI I I . ) the gross annual value o f the tempor a lities and spiritualities is given

1 6 . 1 85 . 2 d . 1 . o as £ 7 5 In 5 35 , Dr Th mas Leigh and

R a v i s i t e d R a Dr . ichard L yton , epton and g ve the

1 80 . amount as £ Also they reported , as they were

n o t u expected , that the Canons were living p to their

“ &c . o w a &c . s vows , , , and Th mas Thacker put in possession of the s c i t e o f the seid prio ry and all the

’ demaynes to yt a ppe rt e ynyi ng to o r s o v aig n e l o rde the Kyng e s use the x x v j da y o f O c t o ber in the xxx yere ’ ” r i i t h of o seid s o v a g n e lo rde Kyng henry the v i j . There is a very full invent o ry o f the goods and

R A u me n ta t ion possessions in the Public ecord Office , g f O c e B o o k 1 2 . o o fi , 7 A transcript this invent ry is given

B o R e /on . . . by igsby in his f p , also by W H St

V V f D r h i r r c h o lo i c a l o o l . ] . o e b s e A ae John H pe , in the y g ’

ou r no l . o . . f From this invent ry , and Mr St John Hope s

a o o a n d articles in the j ourn l , a very g od acc unt des c r ipt i o n can be given of the Priory as it was at the time of its dissoluti o n . The dissolved Pri o ry was granted to Thomas Thacker

1 1 8 o in 5 39 , he died in 54 , leaving his pr perty to his son

. i t o Ch ur c h s t or ble v . Gilbert . He , according Fuller ( y , , p . being alarmed with the news that Queen Mary R P N AN D N H R H D . C H P. 54. E TO E I G B OU OO A had set up abbeys again ( and fearing h o w large a reach ) such a precedent might have , upon a Sunday ( belike the

a better day , the better deed) c lled together the carpenters a n d m o f asons that county , and plucked down in one day c h u rc h w o rk ( is a cripple in going up , but rides post in

a coming down) a most be utiful church belonging thereto , fo r saying he would destroy the nest , fear the birds Should build therein again The destruction took place

H o w in the year 1 5 5 3. well he accomplished the work is

1 8 - proved by the ruins uncovered during the years 8 3 4 . 1 6 This Gilbert died in 5 3, as set forth on the mural o f R tablet in the south aisle epton Church , a copy of which I have made , so that my readers may see what “ sort o f a person he was who wrought such a deed of ’ G ilb e r t s o ld o f shame. the remains the Priory to the

o f P01 1 1 executors Sir John in 5 5 7 , he and his descendants 1 2 8 lived at the Hall till the year 7 , when Mary Thacker ,

o f a o f R heiress the M nor epton Priory , left it , and other

f r m k t o R o o o e a r . estates , Sir bert Burdett , F , Bart Since that time the Hall has been occupied by the Headmasters o f R epton School .

R E O N R O R D E SC R I B ED PT P I Y . The Priory followed the usual plan of monastic

f C o n buildings , dif ering chiefly in having the loister the

r t h o f u t no s o h . of its church , instead the This alteration was necessary owing to the river Trent being on the north . I n choosing a site for monasteries the water

' fir s t supply was of the consideration , as everything ,

a nd domestic sanitary , depended on that . The Con v e n t u al - buildings consisted of Gate house; Cloister , R with Church on its south side , efectory or Fratry

o n . H C a le fa c t o ri u m its north The Chapter ouse , , with o n Dormitory above them , its east side . Kitchens , buttery , cellars , with Guest Hall over them , on its

“ . m n o w R west side The I nfir ary , epton Hall , beside

o f the still waters the Trent , on the north of the

. n o w Priory The Priory precincts , ( the Cricket ground) , were surrounded by the existing wall on the

T H E PR R V I I . I O Y . 5 5

west , south , and east Sides ; on the north flowed , what “ ” is now called , the Old Trent , and formed a boundary in that direction .

On the east side of the Priory was the Mill . The

- wall , with arch way , through which the water made its

- way across the grounds in a north westerly direction , is

i n s it u - still in the south east corner of the Cricket ground .

- The Priory , and well stocked fish ponds , were thus

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w a t e r . fo r supplied with domestic , sanitary , and other purposes . The bed o f the stream was diverted to its present course , outside the eastern boundary wall , by Sir John

1 606. Harpur , in the year

Ga t e - h o us e The (now represented by the School Arch ,

a n d o f which was its outer arch , wall) consisted a square

a n d o o m building with an upper chamber , ther r o s o n the

“ ground floor for the use of the porter . Two greate o f gates , with a wicket door let into one them , for use o r when the gates were closed , only pedestrians sought fo r admission , provided an entrance to the Priory . Pro c e e din - - o g through the arch way of the Gate h use , we find

c ourselves in the pre incts . In the distance , on our left W a o f . s t an o n hand , was the P rish Church St y , our

o right the Pri ry Church and conventual buildings .

Pr i or Ch ur c h o o f The y c nsisted nave , with north and south aisles , central tower , north and south transepts , choir , with aisles , and a south chapel , and a presbytery t c e o . N a v . 6 . o the east of the hoir The ( 95 ft in l ng , “ m a 1 . 8 . and , with isles , 5 ft in wide) was separated fro

o f Si x the aisles by an arcade arches , supported by clustered pillars of good design , and must have been one of the most beautiful in this part of the country , all of

a n d exceptionally good character and design , pertained to the transition a l period o f architecture which prevailed

o f E I . 1 2 2 during the reign dward , ( 7 when the severe simplicity o f the E arly E nglish was merging into the more flowing lines of the Decor a ted . In the north

o o o f o C aisle the f undati ns an lder hurch , perhaps the

- 1 88 . original one , were discovered in 3 4 R H D . H 56 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B OU OO C AP .

N t wo There were several Chapels in the ave , of which

r t s . O e are named , viz , lady of p y Chapell and the f Chapell o Saint Thomas , with images , reredoses , of ” “ lt e a le b a st e r t mb e r wood gy , and , and a partition of y ’ t mb e r seled ouer in s e in t Thom s Chapell vij . peces of y o f t mb e r a and lytell oulde house y , prob bly the remains ” “ j i s lls i . e . . x . A o t e of a Shrine , and j p , images of them s a c r in a y g bell , s nctus bell , used during the celebration of the mass . I n the floor , in front of the central tower

( 6 . . . 2 arch , a Slab was discovered , ft 4 in by 3 ft in sc ri bearing a rudely cut cross , with two steps , and an p E tion , in Old nglish letters , partly obliterated , round the margin ( Orate pro ) anima m a gi s t r i e dmu n di dut t o ni quondam ca nonici h u i u s e c c li s ie qui obiit janu a rii

’ o ann o diu m c c c c l cui ppic (deus Amen) . This slab is now lying amon g the ruins at the east end of the Pears

S c h o o L

r 2 1 6 . Cent r a l To roe ( 2 5 ft . by ft . in ) supported by four large piers . Between the two eastern piers there was a

o . pulpitum , a s lid stone screen ( 5 ft 45 in . deep) , with a door in the centre ( 4 ft . in . wide) . I n the northern half o was a straight st ne stair leading to the organ loft above , “ j where was ould pair of Organs , a phrase often met with in old inventories , and church accounts , in describing f that instrument o music . Through the passage under t h i the screen we en er the C o r . The step leading down to the choir floor , much worn by the feet of the canons and i i n t u . s ( 2 6 . 1 pilgrims , is still The Choir ft wide , 3 ft . ) long was separated from the south Choir aisle , by an a o f b rcade five arches , from the north choir aisle , y an o f ’ arcade three arches . All traces of the Canons stalls

- have gone , but there was room for about thirty four , thirteen on each side , and four returned at the west end of the Choir . I n the Choir was the High Altar with

. v great Images at the back of which was a retable , or

o f a ' ledge al baster , with little images , on a reredos with iii elaborate canopies above them) . j lytle c an dle s t yks ” lau m e i e . and a p of latten , . , a metal chiefly composed of “ j ” , d c r copper much use in chur h vessels , also rode o c ross ,

C H P. 5 8 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B O U R H OO D . A

1 a e nt e d Alt e rc lo t h e s towels iiij alter clothes , ] p y ,

&c . &c . , ' ‘ t h e Clo z ste r t h ro u h Leaving the Church , we enter fi g o f N the door at the east end the ave , it opened into the south side o f the Cloister ( 9 7 ft . 9 in . long by 95 ft . wide) . ” ” “ “ o f Here were seats , and a lavatory lead , but , owing t o alterations , very little indeed is left except the

a a outside walls . P ssing along the e stern side we come

a t er H ouse o f to the Ch p , the base its entrance , divided t wo by a stone mullion into parts , was discovered , sl e adjoining it o n the north side was a yp , or passage , through which the bodies o f t h e Canons were carried fo r interment in the cemetery outside . The sly pe 2 1 1 ft . ( 7 . wide by ft long) still retains its roof,

“ a plain barrel vault without ribs , springing from a ” N chamfered string course . ext to the Slype was the

Ca lef a c t or i um o r warming room . O ver the Chapter C a le fa c t o ri u m wa s D or mi t or House , Slype , and the y

o r D or t er o r . , which was composed of cells cubicles The F r a t r y or R ef e c t or y occupied the north side of fo r the Cloister , here the Canons met meals , which were eaten in silence , excepting the voice of the reader . o n o f A pulpit was generally built one the side walls ,

&c . . from which legends , , were read U nderneath the

t o Fratry was a passage , leading the Infirmary , and

&c . rooms , used for various purposes , Scriptorium ,

o f N ec essa r i um At the east end the Fratry was the , well built , well ventilated , and well flushed by the water from the Mill race .

At the west end of the Fratry was the B u tt er y . The

’ west side of the Cloister was occupied by the Pr i o r s Ch a mb er , and five others called , in the Inventory ,

” ” ” “ “ t h e I nner Ga r d n N ext H a lle H h , y , , , and yg ” Ch a mber s . f h dds & e t e r b e c . All were furnished with , , o f for the use guests , who were received and f entertained in this part o the Priory . U nderneath these

“ ” ” “ ” K c h e n n B r u h o u s e rooms were the y , Larder , ,

&c Ce ll a r i u m called the , over which the Cellarer had supreme authority . Originally the Cella r i u m was divided . R P N PR R V I I E TO I O Y . 59

a into three parts , Kitchen , Cell r , and Slype or passage

o o f a into the s uth Side the Cloister . The p rt assigned

c w a s - o o n e o n to the Kit hen sub divided into three ro ms ,

t wo o n the east side , the west . One of these two (the

o h a s a o o s uth) vaulted r f, with plain square ribs , the boss

m h a s a n d o f where they eet been carved , a part one o f the ribs has been o rnamented with the do g tooth

fo r 1 8 moulding , about inches , there it stopped unfinished , in the walls are many recesses fo r the reception o f ”

&c . plate ,

e l r n 2 The C l a was a l o g room (89 ft . by 6 divided “ int o two alleys by a r o w o f six m assive N o rman

o o o f m o n e s c o llo e d c lumns , f ur which re ain , has a pp

o o o a w a s capital , the thers are p lain . The fl r bove divided ’ m in a similar manner , with the Prior s Cha ber at the

Gu es t H a l l o a o m north end , the , divided int the v ri us roo s

a nd a mentioned above , a ch mber over the Slype , which

w a s a s a probably used parlour by the guests .

o m . Besides these there are three h uses entioned , viz ,

- Th e K e l n or Y e l n h ous e Y i . e . w y g y g , ( ele House , , bre ing

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v Ke l n le a de s i m a s h fat t e s . h o use) . It there x j y g and j ” T h e B o u lty ng h o use (where the meal w a s bo lted o r ’ i t ro ffe s b o u lt n . Sifted in the y g hutch) It there j , j b o u lt yn g huche & j o n e s y v e (sieve) . ’ T h e l —h ouse o s e s t ir o n Ky l . I t j heyr up n the Kyll j ” - of lead . (Kyll h o u se Slaughter house

c o f a a The ontents all these , including Gr yne (whe t

a m h a C a t e ll b rley , alt , peas , and y) ; (three Kye ” “ ” “ h o r s s s a n d t wo c a a n d o n e cows) , ten y , old rts ;

R o f a o a a fo r s u m eke (rick) Pe s , sold to Th m s Th cker the

d . . 0 . 2 s . 0 of £4 , made up of the following items

The contents o f the Church Vestry Priory For Grayne and C at e ll

£40 2 0 H . 60 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B OU R H OO D . C AP

“ I m e s ul d f 1 2 . 1 3 6d b o 2 . This , with the sum £ 7 y R by John Smyth and ichard haye , made a total of

1 2 1 5 . 6d . £ 6 . 9 Out o f this R e warde s o f £ 2 each were given to the

- Sub Prior and eight canons , and sums , varying from

- fi 2 s 2 0d . v e 5/ . to , were given to twenty servants , and

8 . 1 6 6d . other exs Total £ 3 s . , so there remained in the

1 2 . 0d . hands o f the Commissioners £ 4 3s . Pensions were also granted to the Sub - Prior and the 6 3 6 . 8d Canons , varying from £ . to . Certain “ Whyte Plate consisting of t wo Chalices 1 0 2 2 and spoons , Four bells , weighing 4 cwt , and 9 “ 1 fothers of lead remained unsold . A fother was 95

c wt . R The following is a list of the Priors of epton , with dates as far as they are known .

Alur d 1 2 e 00 . , before R 1 2 0 eginald , about 3 .

R 1 1 alph , died 3 7 .

L n c h fie ld 1 6. John de Lych or y , 33

I s t . Simon de Sutton , election confirmed August 2 o t h E w 1 ( d ard 347 .

R 1 6- alph de Derby , 35 7 .

T ut t e b u r 1 8 . William de y , 39

M an e s in 1 1 1 William y , 4 .

1 2 0 . Wistan Porter , 4 1 John O verton , 437 .

W lae W ln e 1 John y or y , 439 1 1 Thomas de Sutton , 47 .

1 86. Henry Preste , 4

1 1 1 William de Derby , 5 . Y 1 2 John onge , 5 3.

R - 1 Thomas ede , sub prior 5 35 .

R fi - 1 8 . an e Clarke , sub prior 5 3

V I I I .

CH PT E R V A I I I .

E PT O N S C H OO R L .

H E Foundati o n o f R epton School d a tes from the middle o f that century w hich is truly o f a f n m described as the age the reviv l o learni g . It ay be that other times h a ve witnessed great changes a n d — o u r o w n m progress , that day bears signs of even ore wonderful intellectual activity than any that has go ne before . But o u r successes are only the natural results o f o f a — a the achievements our F thers , the g thering in o f u a the Aut mn fruits sown in th t Spring . The mental revolution o f the sixteenth century broke suddenly o n the dull cold sleep of past ages , with the mysterious impulse and pregnant energy with which a Scandinavian f Spring burst s forth from the bosom o Winter . “ o f o u r m e n The wisest countrymen in those days , wh o o could at once see bef re them , and gather wisdom

t o m from the past , seem have discerned the move ent

a n d when as yet the mass was hardly stirred , it was their care t o provide means t o foster and direct it . Kings and Cardinals and Prel a tes led the way Knights and Gentlemen and Yeomen followed . By the muni

fic e n c e f o Wolsey and King Henry , the noblest Colleges of Oxford and Cambridge were established — E dward

VI . placed Grammar Schools in all his principal towns — as Shrewsbury , and Birmingham , and Bath and L with the same obj ect John yon , (yeoman of Harrow) , L h e riff e L e awrence S , (grocer of ondon) , Sir John Port , H P. 2 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B O U R H OO D . C A

o f o , (Knight the Bath) , f unded their at Harrow

R ugby a nd R ept o n . The founder o f R epton School was descended from

a l o ng line o f mer c h a nts who lived at Chester , then

t o . called Chester . distinguish it from Manchester

l l i s fa ther w a s a st udent in the Middle Temple ,

a nd f , after being called to the Bar , filled many o fices

1 2 a t it . In the year 5 5 he was raised to a Judge

’ s hip of the King s Bench , and was knighted . He m 1 o f E a rried twice , ( ) Margery , daughter Sir dward

a ff 2 a o f o Tr ord , and ( ) Jo n , daughter J hn Fitzherbert ,

f E . o twall , by whom he had a son , John After the

o f . di s s o lution the Monasteries , King Henry VI I I

o o granted t o him the Man r , together with the impr priate f E R ec tory and advowson o f the Vicarage o twall . He i s said t o have taken so m e part in the foundation of

Brasenose College , Oxford , and , with John Williamson ,

“ pro vided stipends fo r two sufficient and able persons

a o o n e to read and te ch penly in the hall , the philosophy ,

the other humanity .

o f . Of the early days his son John , nothing is known

a He was educ ted at Brasenose College , where he was the

’ o n first lecturer or sch lar o his father s foundation . At

o E the c ronation of King dward VI . he was made a

o f Knight the Bath . Like his father , he married twice .

E z o f His first wife was li abeth , daughter Sir Thomas

ffa t wo wh o Gi rd , by whom he had sons , predeceased him , a nd — E three daughters lizabeth , who married Sir Thomas

Kn t . o wh o Gerard , , of Bryn ; D rothy , married George E o f Hastings , arl Huntingdon ; and Margaret , who Ku f t . o married Sir Thomas Stanhope , , Shelford . From

o o f R wh m the present hereditary Governors epton School , E E Lord Gerard , arl Loudoun , and arl Carnarvon , trace

. their descent His second wife was Dorothy , daughter o f N Sir Anthony Fitzherbert , of orbury , by whom he h a d no children . In the year 1 5 5 3 he was one of the

as ’ e D r S e . P e a r s a dd r e s s a t t h e Te r c e n t e nar y o f R e pt o n S c h o o 18 l , 57 .

H P 64 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B OU R H OO D . C A .

l a a n 1 2 1 y deed , d ted Ju e th , 5 5 7 , Gilbert Thacker of s o o Of . 1 o . , R ept o n , in c nsiderati n Of the sum /f 35 bargained

- a t - a n d so ld t o R ichard Harpur , serj eant law , John Harker , ’ o f and Si mo n Starkey , three Sir John Porte s executors , o Of o ne la rg e grea t and high h use , near the kitchen

c m o m G ilbert Tha ker , com nly called the Fer ery ( I nfirmary)

w a \ o ne a o f ( no the H ll . also l rge void room or parcel

a Clo s t e r gro und upo n the east part c lled the y , and one

o n o w w o ther ro m called the Fratry , ( destroyed) , upon hich

’ s o d the Schoo lma ter s l dgings were erected and buil ed ,

w a ll ith the rooms , both above and beneath , and inclosed

w ne w t o ith a wall , the intent that the same should be a m ” schoolhouse and so used fro m ti e t o time thereafter .

Thus was R epton School founded by Sir John Porte . The m a nagement seems to have been in the hands Of

H a r u r s a 1 62 1 the p till the ye r , when an agreement was

m o n e ade by Sir John Harpur on the part , and Henry ,

E o f o L arl Huntingd n , Philip , ord Stanhope , and Sir

m a . o n Tho as Ger rd , Bart , the other , by which , after m the death Of Sir John Harpur , the anagement was f restored to the rightful descendants O the founder .

1 62 2 o f a - In , on the petition the bove mentioned

c o - o f R heirs Sir John , by oyal Letters Patent , bearing

h 1 h a c I a 2 o t t . . d te June , 9 J , , a Charter Of Incorporation “ E by the style and title of The M aster Of twall Hospital , R the School Master Of epton , U shers , Poor Men , and

“ o o w a s . i n P r Scholars , granted That , owing to the c s O f m rea ed value the lands and tene ents , it should con

o f o f a sist one Master the Hospit l , one School Master

t wo s v o U sher , twel e Poor Men , and f ur Poor Scholars , and th a t Sir John Harpur sh o uld be the first and present

a n d Governor and Superintendent Of the School Hospital ,

c o - and that after his death the heirs should manage them . The c o - heirs of their friendliness and goodwill to Sir John Harpur petiti o ned that his heirs should have the election o f and appointment three Of the twelve poor men , and one o f the poor scholars , which was also granted , and they ” s continue to do o to this day . H AP E R I X C T .

RE PT O N S CH OO L v . G I LB E RT T H AC KE R .

LL R e pt o n i a n s a n d visitors t o R epton know the

t w o a lo w pill rs , and wall which divide the School

a t w o o . y rd into , alm st equal , parts Bigsby and others believe that the wall is the boundary Of the two Man ors

Of R epton .

a 1 8 6 I n the ye r 9 I found , in the School muniment

t a lo t &c ches , among Of musty , fusty document s , deeds , . ,

’ t wo - u a rolled p folios , lawyers briefs , with interrog tions , f n f o &c . o o e o dep sitions , O n the back the briefs is a very rough pen and ink sketch - plan Of the School h &c . a s buildings , This served to identify the various

o o portions occupied by the Sch l and the Thackers ,

c a a n d’ o described in the last h pter , also gives the reas n

a why the wall w a s b uilt . I t ppears that during the

- Of life time Of Godfrey Thacker , grandson Gilbert ,

o s c h o lle r s o f R the destr yer Of the Priory , the epton

o o t o a o w o Sch l used nn y him , hile w rking in his study ,

a t o o a . by pl ying near his house , m ny rows ensued

’ These went o n till the days Of G o dfrey s son Gilbert

t o a he determined either to put an end the annoy nces ,

o n o t c w . or to the Scho l , he did are hich , as we shall see 1 6 2 In 5 , soon after he succeeded to the estates , he

mm a co enced a suit gainst the School . Gilbert Thacker ,

a ff n o f E o pl inti , John Jenni gs , Master twall H spital ,

a R William Ullock , Headm ster Of epton School , and others , defendants . C H P. R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B O U R H OO D . A

Plaintiff declared that the defendants the I s t day O f c m 1 6 1 o f De e ber , 5 , with force and armes the close o r b ro a de the sa id Gilbert , called the greate court ke (the Schoo l yard) at R epton did b re a and enter and h i s grasse there lately growing t o the value Of one hundred shillings with their fe e t e w alki ng e did t re ade

downe and consume t o the dam a ge o f £40 .

n o t e Defendants pleaded guilty , and produced twelv “ R s O . . witnesses , and others , who proved that the b ro a de s c h o le ma s t e rs used to walke u p and downe the

s c h o lle r s court at their pleasures , and the have used to play there That some s c h o le m a s t e rs that kept cowes have used t o turne there cowes into the

o yard . (Mr . Wats n stalled them in a room in the ’ Pri o ry itself %) That Thacker s father (Godfrey) was a

barrister - a t - la w and never questioned it although c o n

t i nu ally used . “ o u t o f o The matter was settled c urt , by the

m o f t wo appoint ent arbitrators , Sir Francis Burdett , w a . m Kn t . B rt , and Sir Sa uel Sleigh , , ith

o c t h e i re Gervase Bennett , as referee . They pr noun ed award by word Of mouth a bout the ye a r e o Thacker was to build a wall across the Court , bey nd

which the boys were n o t allowed to pass . This he

s do s o c refu ed to , the alleged trespass , and annoyan es

fo r o w went on an ther t elve years , when , owing to the

o o a conduct of Gilbert , the Sch l brought an action ag inst “ him . The s c h o lle r s with threats Of smites and blows

ff n o f were a righted , ma y them were assaulted and

a a v o d f o beaten , m ny to y e fusion Of bl od and expenses ’ s have absented them elves for a week together , thro

t o . fear Of arrest , some have withdrawn other schooles If t h e i re hats blew over the Causey (t h e entrance to h m the School) they durst not fetch t e , if Mr . Thacker w a s in the way .

m o ne He also e ployed Godfrey Kinton , a carpenter , to set up stoopes a n d rayles ( post and rails) from the C h a n c e ll n o o ke t o the n o o ke o f the nether School House ” c h in ne % e n y below the door , but alas boys were boys ev i x . R P N C H L v L C R H K R . E TO S OO . G I B E T T A E 67

fo r w e w u o n e o then , read hen he set p st ope , and went

o for more , bef re he returned , the stoope was pulled up , and earth thr o wn into the h o le by the s c h o lle r s Gilbert also tried in a m o re Offen s ive wa y t o m ake the

o o f o u ccupant s the Sch ole H o se weary Of being there .

“ D o wn the Scho o l yard u ppo n a sudden rush Of raine t here was usu a lly a w ater - c o urse through the Court

yard int o Mr . Thac ker s in n er court and s o e

o t o under the d gg kennell the river . This course he “ o s o c lo dds st pped with t nes and , and caused the water t o run into the School H o use % t wenty - seven o r eight

- h u t . pales full Of water had been ladled o W en Mr .

o a o m a U ll ck (the He dmaster) c pl ined , and requested that o n m the st es and clods ight be taken away , he was bidden

“ t o a m m t ke the away hi self if he durst , this the s c h o lle r s m did o re th a n once .

“ Mrs Ull o ck came in fo r a share o f the smites a n d

F r “ a . o o n e da blows , we read , y Gilbert Th cker

s a u a s s o w n furiou ly ass lted Mrs . Ullock she tood at her

o a nd o o o o do r , flung her int the h use , f ll wed her and s t ru k k c e . o a s t r uc e her His wife j ined in the fr y , she

. o wn o r e t t a a . Mrs U llock , and tore her g g upon ne le

“ fo r Ann Heyne , being by , interceded her m i s s t r u c ke a n d tress , whereupon Gilbert her felled her

ro u n de a n d o a r m to the g , gave her a f ule pinch by the , ” M r s d s r k lla c ke . a n t u c e . U again Mrs , then Thacker

’ a n d “ r n U llo c k s a n d her son a up t o Mr . studdy told ” h im th a t his wife h a d abu s ed lz er husba n d l S O we are not surprised t o hear that the S c hool bro ught an acti o n a a Of g inst the Thackers . The High Court Chancery

o m m app inted four gentle en , as Co missioners , to try the E . m o case Willia Bull ck Daniel Watson , squires ,

o m C h ar n e ll s R . Th as , and obert Bennett , gentlemen

m e t “ o a N They at the h use Of Alderm n H ugh ewton ,

r . at De by , there being at the signe Of the George There they sum m o ned witnesses t o a ttend ; fifty did

- fi v e a . o o so , twenty side Their dep siti ns , in answer to

o o n 1 1 66 interrogat ries , were taken April 5 th , 3, and fill sixty pages Of folio . As before mentioned , they consist D H P 68 R E PTO N A N D N E I G H B OU R H OO . C A .

t wo o o o ne fo r o o n e fo r . of f li s , the Sch ol and Thacker The chief que s tions a dministered to the witnesses for

c o o f the S hool , referred to their kn wledge the School ’ o buildings , Schoolmasters and b ys , Thacker s ancestors ,

o f o f rights way , award Sir Francis B urdett , and Sir ’ a m o la w S uel Sleigh , f rmer suits at , the Thackers

n u o f co d ct , the value the land , as grass land, and the

fo r &c . use Of the yard recreation by the boys , For

Thacker , the questions asked referred to their knowledge o f c o m prohibitions by his ancestors and himself, and

t o o & c . plaints made the Sch olmasters ,

The depositions are most interesting , as the know ledge O f witnesses extended back t o within forty years of the fo unding of the School . — ’ The number o f Scho o lmasters varied i n Watson s V ’ m t wo V h it e h e ad s ti e , in three , Schoolmaster , Middle

o f Master , and U sher . The number boys also varied from

“ 60 2 0 r h r ~ 0 o 8 o s c o lle s . to , with 7 po r Among the E boys mentioned were four sons Of Philip , first arl of l Chesterfield , Phi ip , Charles , George and Ferdinando

a F o lli o t t F o l o t St nhope ; Michael , son Of Henry y ,

F o le o t t F fo lio t t a ‘ or , B ron Of Ballyshannon , Ireland VVi n fie ld E g , Thomas , Vere ssex , and Oliver Cromwell ;

fo ur Of E Of the sons Thomas Cromwell , first arl

o Ardglass , besides the s ns Of divers knights and gentle men , Sir Francis Burdett , Bart . , Sir Samuel Sleigh , K nt . , Godfrey Meynell , Thomas Sanders , William

&c . &c . t Bullock , , , most Of whom had gone o the

R e Universities of O xford or Cambridge . ( See pf o) :

' Sc /z ool R eg zs/er ) The Court yard (School yard) had been used by the

o r boys to recreate themselves in , without let hindrance ’ from the defendant s ancestors . The award was well 1 6 known , and agreed to at the time , 5 3, but the defendant h a d o refused to c mply with it , and had stopped several a , w ys and blocked up a door leading to the brook , from

’ - the north east corner Of the Schoolmaster s garden . f o &c . t o The evidence Ann Heyne , , referred above , proved that the defendant s conduct had “ caused many H . R H R . 1x . R E PTO N SC OO L v G I L B E T T AC KE 69

m s c h o lle r s a f a brawls , and any to be frighted and bsent

a themselves from schoole . The v lue Of the land was

m . e r worth fro 2 d to 6d . p annum

’ The defendant s witnesses agreed a bout most Of the

o s a o t o p ints in dispute , but they id the b ys had no right

i n c o play the great ourt yard without permissi n , and some o f them remem bered having been whipped by Godfrey Thacker and S c h o o le m a s t e r Watson fo r S O

o o m S t ain e a rd d ing , and thers reme ber playing in the y ,

o c h o o le m a s t e r s o by rders Of the S Wat s n and Whitehead .

o c t o o a o f Defendant als obje ted the disp s l ashes , which the Headmaster used t o h a ve pl a ced o n a mound opposite

a his front door , and the U sher at the back Of the C usey

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z e . o a O ld ( the way between the st ne w lls , leading into the big sch o ol) instead of in the garden at the back O f the

o n e School , as they used to be put , as witness said he

’ h le m a s t e r a had seen them carried by Mr . S c o o W tson s daughter % The C o mmis s i o ners recom m ended the differen c es b e

t wo t o R o tween the parties the ight Hon urable Philipp ,

E a Of t o c a ll a rl Chesterfield , the s id parties before him , and t o hea r a n d fi n ally determ ine the sa id differences between them if his Worship so can . Gilbert Thacker

a a o u t m o ag in f iled to carry the ter s agreed up n , so on the

1 1 t h Of a n a 1 8t h o f o f day J u ry , in the year the reign a fo r c o n Charles King , a writ was issued gainst him

Of o . a n d tempt c urt The writ is in the M uniment Chest , m o m it is a rare speci en Of a legal d cu ent in Latin , written

O f f short , full abbreviations , very di ficult to decipher , as

“ Thacker pleaded in his answer , it was written in short

m r o lattin , so e Of the words written ve y sh rt , he did not n o r wa s well understand it , could say if it a true Coppy ,

M t e ra m w hen Mr . o t ( counsel for the School) delivered it

to him , and read it over to him , but he was wise enough b to understand and O ey it eventually , so his contempt

o o was pardoned , and in the f ll wing year a final agreement w a s made between him a nd the Scho o l .

( 1 ) The School to build up the w a y o ut of the School C H . R P N A N D N H R H D . AP 7 0 E TO E I G B OU OO

t o all H o use ga rden in the north wall , and give up

right s t o go (that way) to the Brook . f ( 2 ) Also t o give up the Void piece O ground called the Sl a ughter H o use Yard ( n o w the Hall Garden) ’ betwee n the School House and Thacker s Kitchen .

t o ( 3) A wall was be built , by both parties , from the

- Ch a ncel north east Corner , to the north side Of the

door Of the N ether School House .

( 4 ) And the boys were allowed to pl a y between the

wall and the Greate Gate ( the School Arch) .

f 1 1 s . O d . O A receipt for { 4 . 9 , half the cost building the

a . w ll , signed by Wm Jordan , proves the wall , and pillars 1 6 0 were built , or finished in May , 7 , and the long con tinned disputes ceased . ’ le at h s m m . S I n Dr ti e the gates were re oved , and the O f wall , which at first was nearly level with the capitals o o n the pillars , was taken d wn the west side , and lowered

n o w . on the east , as it is This is the history of the

a n d &c . pillars wall , as recorded in the deeds , , lately

a discovered in the Muniment Chest , which may cont in other interesting details o f events long ago . forgo tten in O f R the history epton School , and may be unearthed ( literally) out of the dust Of ages

D H . 7 2 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H BO U R H OO . C AP mas s O f broken tiles and clay had been cleared away , “ - it proved to be a tile kiln , one of the most perfect ” medi aeval kilns hitherto unearthed in E ngland . I t

f wo C consisted O t hambers , side by side , seven feet six

t wo inches long , feet six inches wide , and about one Of foot ten inches high . Six arches chamfered bricks

a . or tiles , speci lly made for the purpose , supported a flat roof. Between the arches were recesses wide enough Of to receive the tiles placed there to be burnt , hundreds o ne which were found piled up upon another , but , as th ey were unburnt , they were soft and pliable , and soon ’ ' a ébr z s crumbled away . Among the , however , many wh o le tiles and fragments were found , greatly varying in

m o p a ttern . The re perfect specimens were placed over ” fire - o ld o the place in the big school , and f rmed a most

- interesting m a ntel piece . When the room was dis mantled in 1 889 they were taken down and placed in a cupboard in the inner room till a suitable place can be found for them . — During the excav a tions made in 1 883 5 on the site of the Priory Church , many more tiles were discovered

c f whi h , with many carved stones , have been a fixed to the

c a n old north aisle wall , where they be seen in various

a ff f o f st ges of decay , su ering from the ef ects exposure to our climate .

M r 1 866 . Among the tiles discovered in , Llewellyn

’ “ w a n Je itt writes , j . are examples

f o m i n m a a n d di ferent in f r , as well as ateri l design , from

o any thers which had come under my notice , made of

- c a light stone oloured cl y , the foliated pattern in very

o z . high and bold relief, and c vered with a rich green gla e

s m One con ists Of the crowned letter M , ter inated at either

a a ll end with crowned letter A , with foliage , in high relief, and green glazed . The letters are the initial ones o f Av e M a r i a o a Of , and pr b bly adorned the Chapel Our ” ‘ a o ne wa s L dy in the Priory Church , where found

a . s i n le f i l e during the exc vations Among the g patterns , t wo b m Of which these are the most eautiful , are any very

a Of E curious ones , armori l bearings ngland , with label of W a rre ne s France , the de , de Burghs , Berkeleys , and

- - &c . a f . E O Hastings , Alph bet Fleur de lis . mblems

o Saints Peter and Paul , ( Bell , Key , and Sw rd ) .

&c Grotesques , (men , animals , birds , . ) One , bearing R e dli n t o n m the name g and arms , which so e suppose

fo r O f fo stand B ridlington , and the arms the under

o f a a (Gant) th t priory . Geometrical , Foli ge , especially o a k leaves , with acorns . Another is divided into nine

u o a sq are c mpartments , (stamp used , intended for sm ller

- rn tiles , ) in the centre a flower , right hand top co er , a Of W a rre n e - a o rms De , left h nd bott m corner , arms of

fl e u r - - Berkeley , the others , a double de lis , a cross lozengy

o ro t e s between f ur pellets , a rabbit , a martlet , and two g que animals .

' o ur l z le Of f patterns there are some good examples , geometrical designs with foliage (oak leaves) , and armorial bearings . There are also some remark a bly rich and beautiful

i l f a r x ew i le patterns . One has a border O f curving foli ge

C a - o between a double ircle , within the circle is a qu tre f il ,

‘ enclosing a most elegant foliage design , in the centre is l an octagona flower , in the cusps formed by the quatre

O f a Of foil are figures hares pl ying , in the corners the w tile are two pigeons , facing each other , with a cross , ith m ’ double head , issuing fro their beaks , like Sir John Port s crest . A second is similar to this , but the centre is C wanting . A third , also ircular , still more elaborate , with dragons in the corners .

There are also some elegant border tiles , with patterns , consisting of undulating or waving foliage , or birds perched on the side of a straight branch , with double circles and pellets between them . Besides these there are some curious examples Of tiles simply indented or stamped , with circles an d foliage , and painted within the pattern with green glaze , not filled C with slip , as the liquid lay was called , and two have a pattern which has evidently been cut or incised with some sharp instrument , not stamped as all the rest have been . R P N AN D N H R H D . C H . 74. E TO E I G B O U OO AP

The size Of the tiles varies from I O inches square to

s 1 1 . inches quare , by g inches to inch thick The

- C o r body lay is red , the patterns are filled in with white ” “ o r yellow slip , which is brushed poured over the face ” O f O ff O f the tile , then the slip is scraped the surface the tile , leaving slip in the pattern . Glazes Of various ff & c . colours , green , yellow , bu , brown , The stamps

s o . were mo t pr bably made Of wood , and vary in size The discovery o f the tile - kiln enabled Llewellyn Jewitt

' to l ora lzs e the manufacture o f tiles which he had examined C N in various hurches in Derbyshire , especially at ewton

S o lw e T h u r at o n . y , g Priory , and Bakewell A larger tile

- kiln was discovered at Dale Abbey, about thirty eight Of years ago , close to the ruins of the gatehouse that

Abbey . R The comparison Of the tiles , made there and at epton , forms another link between them , and proves that , at least , Similar stamps were used in the production of the tiles , and it may be , as suggested by Mr . John Ward , Medi aeval Pavement and Wall Tiles of Derby ”

. X . shire , Vol IV , Of the Derbyshire Arch ae ological “ that stamps were passed o n from tilery to

o r o f - tilery , that companies tile wrights , carrying about & c . with them their stamps , temporarily settled down at places where tileries existed .

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’ r h m o s e . E a s u M x H . H APT R C E X I .

RE PT ON S C H OOL T E RC E NT E NA RY

F U ND I NG F H H A O O T E S C OO L C H PE L , & c .

H E year 1 85 7 w a s a memorable o ne fo r R epton

School , for three hundred years it had existed with varied progress . A goodly company Of O ld R e pt o ni a n s assembled to o n 1 1 t h f commemorate the event Tuesday the O August . ” O ld “ They dined together in the big school , the

Honourable George Denman presided , and was sup Of E R ported by the Masters twall Hospital , and epton h Sc ool , and many others . The next day a much larger number of invited guests

“ ” arrived . They again assembled in the big school . ’ R E At eleven O clock the ight Honourable arl Howe , Chairman O f the Governors O f E twall Hospital and

L . M u li s n R . t o epton School arrived , the head boy , W g , delivered a Latin speech . The Headmaster , Dr . Pears , o O f read an account of the Founder , and f unding the O f Hospital and School , it s incorporation by royal 1 62 2 charter , granted by King James I . in , and sub sequent benefactions to the School . He , further , gave an address on the principles , Objects , and practical work

f a n d o O . ing the School , ther kindred institutions After

t o this all proceeded the Church , where they were

o f R R e v received by the I ncumbent epton , the . W .

Williams . The prayers were read by him , and the

R e r . v . Headmaste , the lessons by the G . M Messiter , C H . 76 R E PTO N AND N E I G H B O U R H OO D . AP

and the R e v . G . P . Clarke . The sermon was preached

O f , by Dr . Vaughan , the Headmaster Harrow the text 6 “ x1 . chosen was R omans 3 , For of Him , and through : Him , and to Him , are all things to whom be glory ” for ever . Amen .

&c . After the service the visitors , , had luncheon in

“ ” the big school , a few speeches were made , and the

W OOdrO Offe R e v . T . , Canon Of Winchester , a parent , suggested that a lasting memorial of that day should be a

School Chapel , a most liberal response was made to the a ppe aL

Hitherto the School had worshipped in the Church , but increasing numbers had made “ the building of a ” “ school chapel , as Dr . Pears said , no longer a matter ” of choice , but of necessity . A site within the arch was : applied for , but without success at last the present site t 2 6t h 1 8 8 was procured , and on Augus , 5 , in the presence

Of O f a large number visitors , the foundation stone was laid . After a special service , Dr . Pears presented a E w silver trowel to arl Ho e , who , striking the stone “ twice with a mahogany mallet , said , I n the name of the Father , Son , and Holy Ghost , I declare this stone ” duly laid . U nderneath the stone a bottle was placed containing various coins of the realm , and a parchment , bearing the following memoranda

S e o una D t t F rt o mus . R E ON S H OO H PT C L C A P E L .

c o mme mo a io n r t o f t h e so o t h A n n i ve r sa ry o f t h e Fo u nd a tio n SI R O H N O R ’ S S H OO A D O S J P T C L N H PI T A L .

T h e fi s s o ne wa s a id u us 2 6t h 1 8 r t t l A g t , 85 , B R H R D W L ENN E R O W y I C A I LI A M P A L H E ,

Ac i n Go v e no o f t h e S c o o a nd H o s i a t g r r h l p t l .

H e i a ' re d t ry G o v e r no rs o f t h e S c h o o l a n d H o s pit a l

E R H O W E fo r a ui s o f H a s i n s a A L , M rq t g , mi no r ; E R H E ER E D SI R R . G E R R D A L C ST FI L ; A , B a rt .

a s e o f t h e H o s i a —R EV W E O U S M t r p t l . . . M L E Y ; H e a d ma s e o f t h e c o — S o S . E AR D D t r S h l A . P , . i s — R V ' ‘ U s e . G E . M E S F r t h r M . SI I E R .

ec o n s — V S d U e R E G . . . R h r P C L A K E .

R H P. 7 8 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B O U H OO D . C A

In the south transept , a beautiful little window , our

Lord with an infant in His lap .

G O R O G O D AND I N O V NG E O R T O T H E L Y F , L I M M Y SE P O . T H E F O . 1 88 S . F . 3 7 .

In the south aisle are six pairs Of lights , with full length figures and medallions , illustrating the Beatitudes .

” d r e t h me . o s s a nd S mo I e s se a e e e . i ( ) Bl k (M T th y. )

P LA C E D B Y M A NY SC H O O L AND C O L L E G E F R I END S I N R R O R O R . S U S H W O D M E M Y F . M A Y M I T , H I ED AT

O O E G E O O R D I T H NO V G R E 1 886. E D 2 1 . I L C L L XF 7 . A

” 2 e ss e d a re t h e u e i n h e a t D a ni a S . e nd o n . ( ) Bl p r ( l . J h )

I N E R O F E D AR D R E A M M O Y W P S T , M M A S T E R AT T H I S

S H O O R O 1 880-8 D E D O CT 1 8 1 8 C L F M 7 . I . , 93.

e ss e d a re e a un e a n d i s a e i e o us ne ss (3) Bl th y th t h g r th r t ft r r g ht .

D a v id a nd a u ( S . P l . )

EU S ' I ‘ AC E E O D O R B E S O R V N NO . . 2 1 M A C L F B , 1 862 . D I ED

F E B I I 1 8 . , 94 .

” e ss e d a re t h e m e c i u S o se a n . (4) Bl r f l . (J ph d B a rn a b a s )

R N S H R E O . O R N . 1 1 8 D E D F A CI A M A LLI T B A P 9 , 75 . I

S E P. 6 1 . , 894

” ( e s s e d a re e w ic w e e s e c u d S S 5) y e . e a nd e Bl th h h p r t ( A b l . t ph e n . )

I N LOVI NG M E MO R Y O F E U S T A C E G E O R G E D A VI D E W . H O D E D D EC G W . 2 2 1 M A L L I , 88 . A ED 1 8 X 4 .

6 e sse d a re t h e e ac e m a ( ) e s . a a m a n m s d . a e Bl p k r ( A br h S J . )

I N T I I AN KFU L M E M O R Y O F H ENR Y H U G H E S D O BI NSO N , R H D E O N O T H E N G E R S V G A C AC F I . W H O A FT E R E R IN G O D A S A B O Y AT T H IS SC H O O L D I E D IN H I S M A ST E R ’ S S E RV E A T S G . . 1 T H 1 8 . A ED R S IC A A B A A P 3 , 97 33 Y E A . x i . R P N C L R C N N R E T C . E TO S H OO TE E TE A Y , 7 9

At the west end Of the south aisle is a three - light

w c . indow . Subj e t Christ the Light Of the World

I N D E I G LO R I A M EX A M O R E H U JU S S A C E L LI JO S E I’ H U S E ' I' JO H A NNE S G O U LD H A NC F EN E S ' I’ R A M I NSE R E ND A M R AV C U E R U NT . D V A S M CCC LXXX .

The rose wind o w in the west end Of the nave was

E E 1 1 E s . 88 . placed there by . stridge , q , in

The three lights below representing Faith , Hope , and Charity .

1 I N D E I G O R U NU E M AG I ST RI S 2 I N E O R ( ) L I A M S . ( ) M M I A M JO H A NNI S D O U G LA S B I NNE Y H U JU S SC H O LfE E M AGI ST R I S D O I D . U N . I N D E I G O R B . J M CCC LXXXI I I . (3) L I A M R E PANDU NENSE S .

At the east end Of the nave is a beautiful window with angels and flowers .

I N T H E B L E S S ED H O P E O F E VE R L A STI NG LI F E W E D ED IC A T E T H I S W I ND O W T o T H E M E M O R Y O F O U R D E A R LY LOV E D SO N F R ED E R ICK W I LLI A M H E SS E W H O

E R E O N AR 1 1 G E E AT M . 6 8 . A E D 1 E R F LL A S L P PT , 95 4 Y A S . A ” A ND M . H . .

On the walls in the a pse are three brasses in memory — . H u c ki of three Headmasters Drs Peile , Pears and n . Of M In the choir are brasses in memory Mr . essiter ,

. L Mr . Johnson and Mr atham , Assistant Masters . I n the south transept a brass in memory Of the

l . R ight H o nb e . George Denman H u c kin Mrs . presented the brass lectern to the Chapel in 1 880 . 1 88 I n 4 a bell , bearing the following inscription ,

R E AR C H ID I D ASCALI FI L D . S D . IO LZE D EO T , was placed in the chapel turret .

On the nave walls are brasses in memory Of the — C . . . . . L i h t o n following boys P Aylmer , J H P g ,

N . M n r s . . o J . A . Barber , C F Blagg , Baskerville y , D rr k . L . . c a o . H . Goodwin Brooks , F evy , A S , J Strat ford Collins . P N A N D N H R H D . C H P 80 R E TO E I G B OU OO A .

o f On the outside the Chapel , round the three sides O f the apse , and along the south side , are the following inscriptions

AD M A O R EM D E I G O R ET E T ’ D E SI D E R AT I SSI MfE I L I A M . . I .

I N E O R M . D V M M I A A . S M CCC LX I I .

D EO S E RVAT O R I H A NC fE D EM S C H O LZE R E PAN DU N ENSI S PER ANNO S CCC I NC O LU MIS PRZE SI D ES A LU M NI A M I C I

U RU NT S V AU G E D A . C U AV E R U PO S E . D N M R NT A . M CCC L I I I .

S . D A . M CCC LXXX .

e t n all r m t h e t h R p o H , f o Nor .

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Plat e 11 .

’ Po rt e r s Loo cl e g .

( Pa g e CH APT E R X I I .

S C H OO L H O U S E S , & c .

O R over t wo hundred years R epton School was ” o held in the Priory , the Sch ol Master lodged at its north end , and the U sher at its south . Between ” “ - th e lodgings was the school room , known to many generations Of R e pt o ni an s as the big s chool A f smaller room was built on to t his , with a door O a communic tion between them , t his room used to be

’ divided into two , the upper end was the Headmaster s

o . study , and the l wer end the School library Of During the eighteenth century a large number boys , ” who came from a distance , used to table , that is lodge , in the village . 8t h 1 2 8 O n January , of the year 7 , Mary Thacker died , R R leaving epton Hall to Sir obert B urdett , Bart . , of

‘ Foremark . I t is supposed that the School acquired the m Hall , as a residence for the Head aster , about this time . R epton Hall , originally an isolated brick tower , two storeys high , with hexagonal turrets in the upper storey , was built by Prior O verton during the reign Of Henry

’ V I t h 1 2 2 o ( 4 and was called Pri r O verton s Lodge , wa s but as the Prior , according to the Statutes , obliged ’ to reside in the Priory itself, moreover the Prior s chamber “ is named in the I nventory (p . there can be little “ V l V ’ o . I D . er é s /z z r doubt , as M r St John Hope writes ( , y e ’ i A r c hwalo z c a l ou r n a l . g f , p the bu lding was really i nfirmit o ri u m O f the , or abode sick and infirm monks . L R ike all the other ancient buildings in epton , additions and H H R H D . 82 R E PTO N AN D N E I G BO U OO C AP

restorations have quite changed it . The Thackers added 1 an d to it when they Obtained possession in 5 39 , built its southern side during the reign of William and Mary .

The only unaltered part is the brick tower , except its top which used to be castellated . (see picture in

’ B ig s b y s Hist Plate n o w The lower storey of it , the kitchen , has a fine oak ceiling divided into nine square compart ment s by oak beams , at the intersections there are four carved bosses

1 . Of bearing ( ) a name device , or rebus Prior Overton a 0 tun or cask , encircled by the letter , formed by a Vine 2 T branch with leaves and grapes , ( ) a capital ornamented S with leaves , (3) an similarly ornamented , (4) a sheep 1 T S encircled like N o . . The letters and are supposed to be the initials of former priors .

o ak - The lofty staircase of maj estic , dim lighted by an ancient window , filled with narrow panes of deep ” n o w discoloured glass , is brightened with a stained glass window , which was presented and placed in the L le at h School ibrary by Dr . S on his retirement from

1 the headmastership in 830 . I t contains armorial bear ings of the Founder , and three Hereditary Governors of R E epton School , the arls of Huntingdon , and Chester

field , and Sir John Gerard .

w . The windo was removed to the Hall by Dr Peile ,

’ le h s with Dr . S at knowledge .

m 1 6 - . o Dr Pri r , Head aster from 7 7 79 , raised the number of boys to over two hundred , and it is generally thought that he was the first to occupy the Hall . R The School egister was so badly kept , or not kept f at all , it is di ficult to say how many there were with any certainty . When Dr . Pears was appointed

1 8 - in 54 there were only forty eight boys in the School , in three years the number “ was one hundred and

eight , and soon it became necessary to b uild more

f T e rc e n houses , the di ficulty was to obtain sites . The t e na r O f R IS y epton School , 5 7 , proved to be a fresh

starting point in its history . A site for the School Chapel

was applied for within the Arch , but in vain , at last the

x 11 . C H L H E T C . 8 S OO O U SE S , 3

o f c a piece land on whi h it stands , was obt ined with a

o f a further piece at the back it , on this Dr . Pe rs built a

. o w h o 1 8 a 60 . house for Mr J hnson , Opened it in the ye r

R e v . E a The . L tham opened his h o use abo ut the m sa e time . I t h a d formerly been a m alt h o use a nd cottages .

Dr . Pears bought the Old Mitre Inn and converted

a R e v . 1 it into house for the Joseph Gould in 865 .

1 86 E w a s I n 9 a house , built by Mr . stridge , opened .

1 8 1 R e v . . w . a n o o In 7 , the G P Cl rke ( Clucas) m ved

o f o s from the south end the Pri ry , and Opened the hou e

n o w 1 88 m a in which he lives , in 3 he resigned his ster

o . Ship , and his boys were transferred to ther houses

“ ” 1 880 a N e w w a s I n , nother Inn ( Mitre ) converted

R v E m a e . . o . into a house , and occupied by the A F . . F r n

1 . 88 . I n 5 , Mr Gurney built his house

a o a H The Pe rs Mem ri l all , and rooms beneath it , built

o f o o n S on the site the Priory Chapel , were pened peech

D a H n n 1 1 886. o n e a d o e y , June 7th , The all is hundred

- feet long , by forty three feet wide , with a fine Open roof,

a forty feet high , supported by wall pieces , with h mmer o n beams , which rest corbels of stone , carved to represent

k a . o a shields The walls are lined with p nelling , seven Q R S feet high , on them the names of who have gained

a honours at the U niversities are being p inted . At the

- a west end there is a magnificent three manu l organ , by B S rindley and Foster of heffield , on either side and in front are raised seats and platform , which form an orchestra capable o f seating o ne hundred and twenty

a o f performers . At the east end is a l rge window fifteen

r o w a . lights , five in a , filled with st ined glass by Messrs

S a L . James Powell and ons , of Whitefri rs , ondon The lights of the window illustrate the hist o ry of Repton from B fiv e 1 St earliest times . eginning with the top ( ) Chad , Li c h fie ld A D 6 . . . 6 bishop of Mercia , founder of the See of , 9

h la c R . 2 . G u t ( ) St , once an inmate of epton Abbey ( 3) R o M a tilda , Countess of Chester , foundress of epton Pri ry , W e r e b u r a 0 . . Circa 1 1 5 ( 4 ) St g , ( daughter of King

l h e re o f R . W u p ) , said to be the first Abbess epton 5 ) N H R H D . C H . 84 R E PTO N AN D E I G B O U OO AP

f r W s t a n B e r u t W St . y , ( murdered by his cousin at istan R A . D . , stowe , buried at epton patron saint of it s

Church . The middle five contain armorial bearings of ( 1 ) The See

2 of L ic h fie ld . ( ) Philip and M ary , in whose reign the

School was founded . ( 3) Sir John Porte , the founder of

I . the School . (4) James , who granted a Charter to

. the School . (5) The See of Southwell The bottom five full - length figures of ( 1 ) Sir Thomas

2 E . Gerard . ( ) George Hastings , arl of H untingdon

. ( 3) Sir John Porte . (4) Sir Thomas Stanhope ( 5) Sir ’

R ichard Harpur . and 4 married Sir John Porte s n o w three daughters , and are represented by Lord Gerard , E L E arl of oudoun , arl of Carnarvon , 5 , one of his

V au n c e - executors , ancestor of Sir y Harpur Crewe , these four are Hereditary Governors of R epton School and

E twall Hospital .

U nder the window , on a brass tablet , is the following inscription

H ANc FE NE ST R AM R E PAND U N ENSI BU S R E PAND U NE NSI S D M O H NNE G O U . A . J A S L . A S D V . . M CCCXCI . D O NO D ED I T . The principal entrance to the Hall is up a staircase in the tower at the east end , there is also an entrance at the west end .

- Beneath the Hall are four Class rooms , a Common room for the Masters , and lavatories . The rooms open into a Cloister which is on the south side of the building . The Governing Body of R epton School paid for the l rooms be ow out of the School funds , the Hall itself being ld O &c . . . paid for by friends , pupils , , of Dr Pears The B lo mfie ld architect was Sir Arthur , and the 1 8 6 H o nb le . 1 8 . style , Perpendicular O n June 7th , , The

Mr . Justice Denman , presided at the Opening , and declared the Hall opened in these words , I declare this u Schoolroom , which has been built in the faith of Jes s u Christ , and in memory of His servant , Steuart Adolph s

’ ' n s o us e s tt le s a nd r Fo rma . Mr . Ca y M . H

Plat e 13.

'

Mr . Go ld s u e u Ho s . x I I . C H L H E T C . 8 S OO O U SE S , 5

n w o . fe w Pears , to be open Then , after a dedicatory ” n o f prayers , and the si ging the Old Hundredth , speeches m n R v . . e . o were delivered by Mr De an , W J hnson , ( the

- . E o Senior Assistant Master ) , M r theringt n Smith , and

R v a R e . . O . s the J . H Cl y , , and the Headmaster ( the

R e v . a . W . M Furne ux) .

O ver the doo r a t the east end is a brass t a blet bearing the following inscription

I N H ONO R E M PRfE CE PT O R I S O PT I MI

S E U R AD L PH I R P O E S . T . T A T P A S .

’ SC H O LE R E PAND U NENSI P R O P E VI GINT I ANNO S PR z E PO SIT I

U T I NS I GNI A EJU S E R G A SC H O L AM I L LAM ANTI QU A M B E NE FICI A M O NU M ENT O P E R P E T U O IN M E M OR I A M R EVO C AR ENT U R H O C ZE D I FI C I U M

ET D I SCI PU LI B U S EX T R U END U M CU R AVE R U NT A MICI J .

A D V . S . M CCC LXXX I .

S le at h H u c ki n Portraits of Drs . , Peile , Pears , and , adorn its walls . In 1 888 the block Of four Form rooms o n the east side

“ of the Priory was built , and a year later the old Big ” School was dismantled , its floor and ceiling were o ak o n covered with , and , later , its walls were panelled f with oak , and shelves of the same material were a fixed to them , it was fitted up with oak tables and seats , as a

t o Sixth Form library . The inner room is about be

H w o f . . similarly fitted up . o former generations O R s would stare if they could see the accommodation for the F % present Sixth orm When Dr . Bigsby was a boy at School “ the chair and desk of the Headmaster were

- under the canopy of time stained oak , on a raised stage ” o f or platform , at the north end the room , ascended , on either side , by steps The space thus separated from the floor beneath w a s formerly encl o sed in the manner of

e w a p , and contained seats for the accommodation of nearly the whole of the Sixth or head form . The at approach was by a door either side , situate above the P N AN D N H R H D . C H 86 R E TO E I G B O U OO AP .

e w steps . This p , much to the sorrow of the Dr . , was removed in the year 1 82 1 .

88 - n e w I n 1 3 4 the roof was raised , and studies were built a t the Hall . During the last ten years additional

f C a fiv e s - blocks o lass rooms , labor tories , courts , and a Porter ’ s Lodge ( the gift of the present Headmaster) have b een added . 1 8 The last improvement is now ( 99) being made . I n the year 1 890 the Governors acquired the freehold of the ” S u H all Orchard , at its south end a anatori m was “ ” 1 8 . erected and Opened in the year 94 The Orchard ,

w t o a o ing the unevenness of its surf ce , could not be used ,

fo r properly , games , so subscriptions for levelling it were

R o O . . s asked for , and others resp nded , as usual , in a very

a liber l manner , and the work was commenced at the end of last year . When finished there will be three fine ” pitches , one across the south end , and two , divided by a terrace , from it and themselves , down the remaining “ ” part of the Orchard . O wing to the u nevenness referred to it was impossible to make it of one level .

X I I I .

P I I CH A T E R X I .

C H I E F E VE NT S R E F E RRE D 1 0, OR D E S C RI B E D .

H E o C re o da Kingd m of Mercia founded ,

its first King .

Pe a da , son of Penda , converted to Christi

8 . m . a ity , p

- 6 . o f VVin wae dfie ld 65 5 Penda , K Mercia , slain at

8 . by Oswin , p .

o . 8 . R epton Abbey f unded , p

“ D u ima Bishop died , buried among the Middle F e i n u m R . 8 Angles at pp g ( epton p . h Ald lf E a db u r u . E g , daughter of , K of ast

Angles , Abbess , p . 9 . — u t h la c . 1 2 . G enters the Abbey , pp 9 ZE lf h r t h — lfrida t b . 1 ZE 2 . ( y ) , Ab ess , pp 9

fE t h e b ald . S e c c a du n e , K of Mercia , slain at

n r . w ( Seckington , Tam orth) , buried at — R . 6 . epton , pp 9

C n e h e ar d R . . y , buried at epton , p 9

C n e w a ru R . y , Abbess of epton , p 9

la f R . Wi . g , K of Mercia , buried at epton , p 9

W s t a n so n Wimu n d W y , of , murdered at istan S Be rfe rt stowe , hropshire , by his cousin , the R body was brought to epton , and buried by W i laf . 1 the side of his grandfather g , p 5 . R 8 The Danes came to epton , left again in 7 5 ,

v R o &c . . . ha ing destroyed epton M nastery , , p 9

c . R . . 957 epton Church built , p 9 H R H D . H 88 R E PTO N AND NE I G B O U OO C AP .

W s n 1 0 St . y t a t o C . 34 Canute transfers the relics of

E vesham Abbey , p . 9 . s 1 086 R epton is mentioned in Domesday Book a t wo m having a church , two priests , and ills , ) 9 f R n 1 1 7 2 T lie Canons O Calke transferred to epto

Priory , which had been built by Maud , Coun f w 1 1 e C . 0 tess of Chester , a years before , 5 ,

1 0 . p . ’ W st an s 1 2 07 A portion of St . y relics returned to the

1 6. R . Canons of epton , p f R 1 330 The owners o the Manor of epton claimed to

be lord s of the hundred , and to have within t u mb re ll their manor a pillory , , and gallows , for the punishment of criminals ; they also R claimed , by prescription , a market at epton

n I s t . o Wednesday , and a fair on the of July

R . 2 0. epton Church enlarged to its present size , p R epton Priory dissolved , granted to Thomas 1 s o n Thacker in 5 39 , destroyed by his Gilbert

1 . in 5 5 3, p 5 3

i r o h n R 61 — 6 S S . . J Porte founded epton chool , pp 3 R A oyal Charter granted by King James I . incorporating E twall Hospital and R epton

S . 6 . chool , p 4 1 643 The Inhabitants of R epton and other parishe s protest against the marauding excursions of

the Parliamentary forces , under Sir John

Gell , quartered at Derby , p . 5 . 1 6 1 R S 54 Thomas Whitehead , st U sher of epton chool , W founded the hitehead Charity . R alph Hough Charity founded .

f &c . The grave , with stone co fin , Skeletons , , A ’ discovered in llen s close , p . 5 . B Mary urdett Charity founded . B The river Trent made navigable , up to urton

o u - Trent , by Act of Parliament . W illiam Gilbert Charity founded . B ’ Dorothy urdett s Charity founded .

H R H D C H P. 90 R E PTO N AN D N E I G B OU OO . A

R epton Gas Company established .

R . 6. epton School Chapel founded , p 7

1 . Tile Kiln discovered on the Paddock , p . 7 School Chapel enlarged by the addition of an

apse , in memory of Mrs . Pears , p . 7 7 .

n e w . A clock in the Church , also in her memory

Dr . Pears resigned , and Mr . Messiter died . H kin . uc . Dr , headmaster 1 880 School Chapel extended about twenty feet to the

west , p . 7 7 . 1 88 H ki u c n R e v . . . 3 Dr . died . W M Furneaux

succeeded .

South Aisle added to School Chapel , p . 77 . 1 Pears School Opened on Speech Day , June 7th , 8 by the Hon Mr . J ustice Denman , p . 3. R 2 epton Church restored , p . 3 1 88 E 7 ngineering Works established by W . Stephen

E s . son Peach , q 1 888 The block of Form rooms erected on the east

side of the Priory . 1 889 - 9 1 Old Big School converted into Sixth Form L . 8 . ibrary , p 5 1 8 0 9 Freehold of Hall Orchard purchased , and Cricket

Pavilion enlarged .

Freehold of Hall and Cricket Field purchased .

’ N e w S an a t o ri u m n o p e e d . ’ L Porter s odge built . ’ N e w u Fives Co rts made .

Willington Bridge made free for ever , on August I t s .

1 8 99 Hall Orchard levelled .

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AS H BY - D E - L A - Z O U C H

reader of “ Ivanhoe does not remember one “ - scene , at least , in that well known romance The o f Gentle and Joyous Passage of Arms Ashby , which has shed such a lasting halo of chivalry over that town ’ Sir W alter Scott had o ften stayed with Sir George Beau mont , at Coleorton Hall , and , no doubt , had visited a ll the places connected with the history of the locality . The Castle of Ashby in which Prince John held high festival , as Sir Walter writes , is not the same building of which the stately ruins still interest the ” o f traveller , but the description given the field in which the tournament was held , corresponds , in a most minute

“ ” manner , with the Tournament Field , still so called , at the neighbouring Village of Smisby , an d has for ages

“ ” been identified with that famous Passage of Arms .

E ight miles south - east of R epton this very interesting ” habitation among the ash trees is situated . The first authentic mention w e have of it is about 1 066 the year , when William the Conqueror granted the

G r e nt e m a i s ne l Manor to Hugh de , one of his most valiant captains at the battle of Hastings . I n Domesday we Book read of its having a priest and church . Soon

R B e a um e i s afterwards it fell into the hands of obert de , N “ another orman , whose successor , Philip , granted the church of St Helen of Ashby , with the church of

& . & c c . L Blackfordby , , , to the Abbey of illeshall , Salop . B e au me i s Philip de , having no son to succeed him , left his estates to his daughter Adeliza , who married Alan la Z o uc h e E , a descendant of the arls of Brittany . Alan settled at Ashby , and added the family name to it , to distinguish it from the other towns of that name . Alan R was succeeded by his son oger , who was succeeded by

Z o u c h e s his son Alan , the last of the real , in the male

, line who held the Manor of Ashby , he granted it to

Sir William Mortimer , a distant relative , who assumed the name , and passed it on to his son Alan , who fought

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E been indeed a stately pile . ntering from the west we

- fire &c . see the remains of the kitchen , with its places , it had a groined roof, over which were rooms , with wa s another storey over them , access to these obtained by a spiral staircase in the north - east corner of the kitchen . The west front of this block has been C destroyed , so nothing can be written about its hief

a entrance , its height is bout seventy feet , the dimensions

a re - o f the kitchen fifty feet long , by twenty seven broad ,

- and thirty seven feet high . I n the kitchen are t wo door ways leading into the ” “ t wo servants hall , from this doorways lead into the the Great Hall , and from this admission was obtained to ” a drawing room . At the end of this room , a little to the south , is the chapel , lit by four windows , on either side , and an east window . At the west end , over the

o a . west do r , is a gallery , to which a spir l staircase leads

Adjoining the east end , to the south of it , were rooms for the chaplain . On the south is a courtyard formed ’ by the chapel , chaplain s rooms , a thick wall , and the

Great Tower . This tower must have been an imposing

u o f b ilding , at least , four storeys , with cellar , kitchen , dining hall , drawing room , and sleeping apartments .

Its southern half is destroyed , but what is left on — fire - the north side turrets , windows , place , armorial h &c . o w bearings , , prove richly the fabric was sculp t u re d over . Very probably there was a wall from the

Great Tower on its west side , like that on its east side ,

w all which met a built out from the kitchen . The ground plan o f the Castle would form a parallelogram

’ with kitchen , servants hall , great hall , drawing room ,

’ and chapel on the north side , chaplain s room at the east end , Great Tower , with walls on the south side , an d a wall and kitchen at the west end . A subterraneous

a pass ge connects the kitchen with the Great To wer . The chief historical events connected with the Castle o f N are the visit Mary , Queen of Scots , in ovember of 1 the year 569 . She was on her wa y from Tutbury to

. I . Coventry Anne , wife of James , and Prince Henry - - - X I V H D E L Z C H . . AS B Y A O U 95

n 1 60 were entertai ed at the Castle in June , 3, and King

James him self paid the E arl a visit in the year 1 61 7 . ’ t w S O a E The expenses of this visi ere gre t , the arl s

a s o f income became seriously diminished , one his

o f 1 s t descendants , Lady Flora , daughter the Marquis o f a r o os Hastings wrote , p p of the Visit ,

Th e b e s di d r n l l i g , Th e g r a c i ou s Ki ng E njoy e d h i s v i s i t mu c h ; ’ A n d we v e b e e n p o o r

E r n r e s i c e t h at. h o u

A - - - h t. A s h b y de la Z o u c .

1 6 a Again in May , 4 5 , nother Stuart was a guest at f . I . o Ashby Charles , flushed with the success his army

o a . at Leicester , spent a sh rt time at the C stle Fifteen

1 m days later , June 4th , he came again , this ti e a fugitive from the fa tal and fin a l battle o f N a seby Field . The

R L a n d o u t oyalist garrison yielded eicester , marched ,

o o t o the Governor Hastings ( L rd Loughbor ugh) Ashby , the Officers and men to L i c h fie ld . For months the

m a b e s e i e d Parlia entary army , under Sir Thomas Fairf x , g

o ut fo r the town and castle , which held bravely the

R 2 8t h a 1 6 6 o f oyal cause . O n the Febru ry , 4 , articles agreement were drawn up , and signed by Lord Lough m o N . borough , and C lonel eedha The articles consisted

“ of eleven items . The Officers and soldiers were

“ o r to march away to Bridgenorth Worcester , with

o a their horses , arms , and ammuniti n , bag , and bagg ge ,

‘

o fl i n &c . trumpets sounding , drums beating , col urs y g , ,

“ a n d or they might lay down their arms , have protection

” “ to live at home if they please , and the works and fortifications Of the town and garrison should be ” Sle i h t e d “ o f g , after which the sequestrations Colonel E General Hastings . the arl of H untingdon , should be ” o ff “ taken , or the Colonel General , with the said

m o o r gentle en , could g to Hull Bristol to have a ship

o t o o r provided to transp rt them France Holland ,

“ 1 6 8 s le i h t i n whither they plea se . In 4 the g g of the D H . 96 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B O U R H OO . C AP

o ne C a stle was performed , only too well , by William

B a inb ri o f L L . gg , ockington , in the county of eicester f On the north side o the Castle was a green , on the

a south garden , a wall , still existing , surrounded it with f towers O brick , with stone facings , used as summer

“ u . houses , or look o ts On the east of the Castle is a

a t triangul r tower , riangular in shape , called the Mount ” House , it is said to be connected with the kitchen by a “ ” subterraneous passage . The Manor House on the

- o f north east side , occupies the site a suite of apartments

1 61 . made to accommodate King James I . in the year 7

Ashby Church , dedicated to St . Helen , occupies the

o f N . Site an earlier building , probably orman During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries it was rebuilt , and

o f c n consi sted hancel , ave , north and south aisles , with

~ tower at the west end . During the last twenty three yea rs nearly have been spent in enlarging and

N o w o f t wo restoring it . it consists nave with aisles e on its north and south sides , all the galleries have b en O ld removed , and the pews have been replaced by well designed oak seats . The choir stalls are placed at the

o f C . east end the nave , leaving the hancel unoccupied

Over the altar there is a fine reredos of oak , ascribed

' to Grindley Gibbons . On the south side of the Chancel is the mortuary Chapel of the H untingdon family . A 2 n d E most magnificent tomb of Francis , arl of Hunt i n d n o . g , and his wife Katherine , occupies the centre of it E very detail of it is well worth a very close inspection . C There are also many mural tablets in the hapel . Within a sculptured recess in the north wall of the L church is a finely executed figure of a pilgrim . ying o n his back , the head rests on a cushion , j ust above the right Shoulder a portion of a pilgrim ’ s hat with scallop sh ll e . R is seen ound the shoulders , and over the breast , is the collar of SS . The figure is clothed with a long w cloak , the feet , which rest on a dog , are shod ith laced ’ boots with pointed toes . Across the body is a pilgrim s

ff - sta , clasped by the left fore arm , the hands meet over the breast , pressed together in the attitude of prayer ,

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- - - Z Canon Denton , Vicar of Ashby de la ouch , has written a most interesting account of its castle , and this French ” “ occupation in Bygone Leicestershire . He obtained the information a bout the latter , from the lips of one of his parishi o ners (Mrs . Whyman) , who lived at the

a nd s a w . time , them He also had access to a diary kept by an Ashby physician (Dr . Kirkland) . The church regi s ters contain entries of marriages contracted between o f the officers and residents , also entries baptisms and “ buri a ls , which , as the Canon writes , Show , among other things , that the prisoners of war , who were

s w quartered at A hby , did not allo national prej udices to prevent them forming the closest ties with the inhabitants o f the place of their captivity . Little more remains to be written about this interesting 1 6 town . Its Grammar School , founded in 5 7 by the h E arl of H untingdon and ot ers , augmented about thirty

s year after its foundation , by an inhabitant who is said to have lost his way , and was guided to his home by the n sound of the church bell . I n gratitude for this he c o v e ye d to the trustees o f the school certain property on condition that the bells should be rung for a quarter of ’ an hour at four o clock in the morning . This custom

1 80 n . was kept up till 7 , when it was disco tinued The “ ” property is still known as the Day Bell Houses .

One of the Headmasters was Dr . Samuel Shaw , son o w o f E n d R of Th mas Sha , Brook , epton , blacksmith , R and was at epton School under Dr . U llock . At the age of 1 5 Samuel Shaw was admitted as a siz ar at ’

. . 1 6 8 w a R St John s College , Cambridge I n 5 he s ector VVh at t o n 1 661 of Long , ej ected in , and was elected 1 Headmaster of Ashby Grammar School in 668 . 2 t h 1 8 On Thursday , July 4 , 79, a memorial cross , E ’ N in design like Queen leanor s cross at orthampton ,

. was unveiled It bears the following inscription , written by the late E arl of B e a c o n s fie ld : I n memory of E dith M u L aud Co ntess of oudoun in her own right , Baroness B o t re u x , M o le ns Hungerford , De y and Hastings , who s prung from an illustrious ancestry herself possessed

B r r w- - T re nt h r h a o o n C u c .

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S wa rke s t n ' Io us e o J .

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- - f B a r r ow ou Tr m , as it is usually called , dates back to

. Norman days , when it had a priest and a church One portion of the manor for med part of the endowment of

’ the bishopric of Carlisle , the other , and proper manor , including the church , belonged to the ancient family of

ke u z o ne R B ake u z B a p , of whom , obert de p , gave the f C o o f . o hurch to the Pri ry St John Jerusalem , Knights m wh o Te plars , or Hospitallers , had a preceptory , as we

o f . have seen , at Arleston in the parish Barrow For a full and interesting account o f the connection between ’ Barro w and the Knights , see Cox s Churches of

l . . 1 1 1 . Vo . Derbyshire , IV , pp —9 When the Order was dissolved in the reign of Henry

o VI I I . , the manor and adv wson of the Vicarage were

m O f a u granted to the fa ily Be mont , and remained with

1 6 8 them till 3 , since t hat time the advowson has very

o r . 1 6 8 frequently changed hands , by sale , otherwise In 3

R . Daniel Shelmerdine (an O . ) was chosen and elected by

o t the parishi ners , and held the living ill he was ej ected

1 662 . . in The church , dedicated to St Wilfred , consists of nave , chancel , north and south aisles , south porch , n a n d tower at the west end . There are o w no remains f f N . o the orman church During the reign o Henry I I I . 1 2 1 6 C ( the hurch was probably rebuilt , and

again , in the Decorated and Perpendicular periods ,

a alterations and dditions were m a de . There are monu

o f ments in memory the Bothes , Beaumonts , and Sales .

S W R E S ON A K T .

At the time of the Domesday Survey , Swarkeston ( S ue rc h e st u n e o r S o rc h e s t u n) was divided bet ween the Of E King and Henry de Ferrers . In the reign dward I .

o r R it belonged to John de Beke , Beck , and obert de

a . o f B s o n Holl nd Joan , wife John de eck , left it to her

and heir . I n the fourteenth century the manor and xxv . R R W W N N 1 1 R K N A D N . 0 BA O , S A E STO , STA TO

o ws w a s b t h e R o s o f R o o n adv on purchased y lleston , llest , a ffo n b o in St rdshire , with whom they remai ed till a ut the middle o f the s ixtee n th century when the m an o r pa ssed

F n o a o f i n de rn s . a a int the f mily the J ne Fi dern , d ughter

n a a and heiress of George Findern , co veyed it , by m rri ge ,

R a wh a a o o t wa . to ichard H rpur , built a m nsi n S rkeston

a o o a n d This m nsi n was f rtified , the bridge defended by

- f r o o o 1 6 2 . earth works , the King , by C l nel Ha stings in 4

1 6 a In January , 43, Sir John Gell m rched against it with

’ o G r e s le s o a a o Sir Ge rge y troops , the h use was b nd ned

a o f on their appro ch , but the defenders the bridge only yielded after a stubborn defence . S warkeston Bridge is t he most famous one in Derby

m t a 1 0 a o o . shire , and fr end end me sures 3 4 y rds The

o f o modern part the bridge , over the river Trent , is ab ut

1 8 a s m a m a a s w a 3 y rd , the re inder for s a r ised c u e ay , bout w eleven or t elve feet wide , with arches , here and there , so th a t the fl o o d water can escape . The greater part of

f - - the bridge is in the parish o Stant o n b y Bridge . There is a legend th a t the o ld b ridge was erected at the sole

o f t wo a w h o cost m iden sisters , lost their lovers when t o o wo attempting f rd the s llen waters , to pay a Visit

a a to their betro thed o nes . I t is lso said th t the ladies

o f o n spent the whole their fortunes the bridge , and lived

a a life of penury ever fterwa rds .

The earliest mention of the bridge , discovered by the

f A r h R e v . o c ae o Charles Kerry , editor the Derbyshire

a i n H u ndr e d R o l ls o w logical Journ l , is the , and is as foll s “ n f o o . a Inquisition held at Derby the Feast S Hil ry ,

o f . a E w . . 1 in the Church S James , nno 3 d ard I (Oct ,

D . a A . The j ury reported th t the merchants of Melbourne passing over the bridge had fo r three years

a a n d withheld p ssage money and tolls , unj ustly without

t h e warrant , to the prej udice of our lord King and the borough of Derby . The P a tent R o lls give three pont a ges fo r Swa rkeston ;

E d . . 111 . I s t . 1 z u . 1 2 d 8 E d . Pat , I I , Pat , I I I . , m 111 2 . a e n . 6 This latter was gr nted to the of Swarkest o n for four years ; the collectors o f the bridge tolls being D N H R H D . H P 1 0 2 R E PTO N AN E I G B O U OO C A .

a n d a . n Hugo de Calke , John the son of Ad m Give at

mins t e r I s t 1 8 . rd \Ve s t , March , 33 The 3 will be found

E d . . rd . 2 0 in 3 Pat , I I I , which refers to the ruinous state

a o f the bridge , and ppoints John the son of Adam

o de Melb urne , senior , and John the son of Adam de

o Melbourne , junior , to receive t lls for the reparation of R the bridge for three years . Given at eading the 2 8t h f 1 . o o f December , 347 A long list things to pay toll ,

d . 6d . and the amount varying from i . to is given h 1 N w . 2 6t 0 Another inquisition held at e ark , Oct , 5 3,

C o n refers to the hapel Swarkeston bridge , and a parcel

f w a a n d o meado l nd , lying between the bridge I ngleby , granted t o the Priory Of R epton for a priest t o sing mass

a o 2 0 . in the Ch pel , which had not been d ne for years

“ 1 Y In 745 bonnie Prince Charlie , the oung Pre m tender , arched from Derby , with his advanced guard , as fa r a o n 6t h as Sw rkeston Bridge , but the of December

o m o was c mpelled , st reluctantly , to commence a retreat t o o Sc tland , which ended in the fatal battle of Culloden

o Mo r . n o w w The Village , chiefly kno n as a fishing resort ,

C a n d o u with its hurch , posting h use , is pleasantly sit ated f o n the banks o the Trent . The ancient church wa s ” “ 1 8 6 restored in 7 , that is to say , it was rebuilt , with

c f the ex eption o the tower and Harpur chapel . Beneath h an arc , to the north of the altar , is a raised tomb on t which is fixed a large alabaster slab , on his is carved e ffi ie s o f m the g a man and woman , the front of the to b is t wo divided into four compartments , in the middle ones R are figures of seven sons and seven daughters . ound the m a rgin of the slab is the following inscription

“ ‘ John R olston E squire S II t ym e lord of S wa rks t o n d s s c s d f y y y the iii . day o D e c b e r ye yere of our lord

M C C C C L x x x i w ffe d s s c s d j, and Susane hys y y y y the 2 3d of Dech er the yere of our lord M C C C C L X and I V ” s o wl s m on whose y God have c y . On the so u th side of the Chancel is the Harpur

a . t wo mortuary ch pel I n it are large raised tombs , each

m e ffi i supporting a pair of recu bent g e s . One tomb is

A N D N H R H D . C H P R E P N . 1 04. TO E I G B OU OO A

a w s ide re d to be S xon , and the south door ay , ornamented

o r z i z a a n d with chevron , g , billet mouldings , is of the ’

a n o t a . Norm n period , l ter than Stephen s reign There o f are several remains incised sepulchral slabs , and also slabs o f alabaster bearing incised e ffigi e s o f the Sache

V e re ll and Francis families . During a restoration in

1 86 a 5 , some of the Older sl bs were discovered , and were n o w placed as they are . About a m ile south of Sta n ton is a farmhouse called

’ St . Bride s , supposed to be once a grange chapel of

Burton Abbey . Built into its walls are many remains N f of orman work , and in the yard are stone co fins , and other fragments of worked stone .

R E AND H R H OR N B T B Y A T S .

R Three miles south of epton is the village of Bretby . m Like ost of the land round , it used to belong to the E arls of Chester , from them it passed into the hands of the Segraves , who possessed , among other manors and

a - i n - - E R o L est tes , Coton the lms , sliston , inton , and

R epton . I n 1 300 John de Segrave received a license to castellate his mansion at Bretby . Soon after it passed , with the

i o u manor , nt the families of the Mowbrays , D kes of

N r c o - o folk , and , through one of the heiresses of that 1 8 family , to the Berkeleys , who , in 5 5 , sold it to Sir

o 1 s t E Th mas Stanhope , grandfather of Philip , arl of a n d n o w E Chesterfield , , by descent , it belongs to the arl o f Carnarvon .

w s It is not known when the castle a pulled down , 1 E f but most probably in the days of Philip , st arl o Chesterfield ( 1 5 85 who built a mansion on the

. l o present site , within the park The old cast e sto d on

- the land to the south west of the church , the grass Anc h o r Chu r c h .

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’ ‘ w by an artful ste ard , to pull down this splendid i t m an s ion and chapel , as be ng in a dangerous s ate of

a w a s w t o dec y , though it after ards proved have been ff very substantial . The gardens also su ered a like fate .

a F o rtunately the fine ced r of Lebanon , planted in

1 6 6- o n February , 7 7 , the east side of the house , escaped de s truction . I t is considered to be the Oldest in the

n o ki gdom , and still flourishes , braced t gether by iron

a n s a n d o f m ch i , is the chief obj ect ad iration to visitors to Bretby a n d its park . The present house was begun t h E 1 8 1 by the 5 arl , who died in 5 , when the building ff operati o ns ceased . The architect was Sir Geo rey ’ E a \V a t v ille . . y , assisted by Mr Martin , the rl s architect A gro und pl a n of the house is printed on page 1 87 of

’

o o f V o l . Gl ver s History Derbyshire , signed by

1 82 8 . W . Martin , architect and builder , September ,

\ o m - Vhen c pleted it will form a four sided building , with a courtyard within it . C o f o r The hurch Bretby , rather the chapel , for it is o ne C a R Of the seven h pelries of epton , was rebuilt in the

a 1 8 a o ld ye r 7 7 , in the pl ce of a very building , built in

o the thirteenth century . It ccupies the old site with the

o e w addition of an aisle , which f rms a large p for the noble owners , aud a vestry , both on the nort h side . i fe w The v llage consists of a scattered houses . To the Of o n east the park is Bretby mill , a small stream ; which ,

Pi s t e r n rising in the hills , runs in a northerly direction ro u R r . th gh epton , till it j oins the river T ent

H A RT S H O RN .

About four miles south of R epton is the ancient village of Hartshorn , which at the time of the Domesday Survey o d bel nge to Henry de Ferrers . L ater on the Priory of R epton had lands , a moiety of a park , and the important O f m right free warren over the anor . According to t h e X I V . H R H R N A TS O . 1 07

o f a o n s o f o a s list p tr the living , vari us f milie succeeded t o a o a m a re m n o the m n r , mong who e ti ned the de la ’ W a M e n e lls D e t h i c ks E a o f rds , y , , the rls Shrewsbury ,

E a f n and the rls o Chesterfield . O e o f the rect o rs w a s

- w To o r a /z er Stebbing Sha e , editor Of the p g p , a n d o o f a ffo hist rian St rdshire . The church , which is w ac o n w o n ell pl ed the higher part , ith the rectory the a o f a n m e st side it , forms a very ple si g Object fro a

a a h a dist nce , a closer inspection reveals the f ct t t , at

o n o f 1 8 a o f the restorati 35 , when the n ve the church w a s u a o w n o s m a a reb ilt , c st ir n i d w , i it ting Perpendicul r

w % a w n o o f a c tracery , ere inserted The e st i d w the ch n el , o f t wo o t o o lights , bel ngs the Dec rated period . The emb a tt led tower is a fa ir spe c im en Of the Perpen dicul a r

a n d o a a f l s o . f period , c nt ins ring five be l Three o them w a - ere pl ced there during the time Of Stebbing Shawe , sen .

T h e t w o a re o f - R o m a o a n d a other pre ef r ti n date , be r w ell lettered inscripti o ns Hec Cam p a n a Beata

” “ T r i nit a t e a c i a n d a a a a a S n ta F at , Ave M ri Gr ci Plen

' m u m D o in s Tec u . U n der an a rch in the north w all o f the ch a n c el is a n a a o m o n a a e ffi ie s o f H u m lt r t b , which lie lab ster g h r e c w E z a N w a p y Dethi k , and his ife li , Of e h ll . I n

o n o f m s o n C fr t the to b are repre entati s Of their six hildren ,

a n a n three so ns d three daughters . The f ther a d o ne s o n

c a m m are l o thed in plate r our . Ab o ve the t o b is a s hield

n u a a m o f h l a n d beari g the q rtered r s Det ick , Al estree Meynell ; at the ea st and wes t ends a r e shields q u a rter

o H a t h e r s a e D e i n c o u r t a n d o ing L ngford with y , S lney ;

a n L o a n d m Dethick imp li g ongf rd , Meynell i paling

Longfo rd . Many o ther a ncient m o n u ments used t o be i n the ” C a m w c a a . hur h , but they h ve been de a y with There

c v o is a fine Old parish hest , se en feet l ng , in the vestry .

o f D c c I n Vo l . VI I . the erbyshire Ar h ae o l o gi al S o ciety there a r e m a ny extracts fro m the p a rish reco r ds Of H a rts

o : n t h e a 1 61 2 a n n o o f c u c h rn u der d te , i vent ry the h r h o o i s n s m m o n a C o m u i o g ds give , the fir t ite enti ed is Cupp o f Silver w t h a pl a te of silver h a ving I ho u B a pt d D N H R H D . H 1 08 R E PTO N A N E I G B O U OO C AP .

o a head v ppo n it . This plate was phot gr phed by Mr .

o f o f Keene , Derby , and a copy it , with a descriptive

V l . o . n o te by Mr . St . John Hope , was published in VI I I

o f the Journal . From it we gather the following facts .

“ o f o f - The plate Silver is a paten silver gilt , 5 % inches in diameter . The rim is quite plain , with the excepti o n o f fo ur narrow lines engraved o n the extreme

edge . The centre has a circular depression , which a gai n co ntains a slightly sunk sexfoil with the spandrils

o filled with a rayed leaf rnament . The central device r is a Vernicle , the face of our Saviou , as transferred

. u a t o the handkerchief of St Veronica , and su lly called C r a Vernicle) . The hurchwa dens wrongly described it as

a R the head o f St . John the B ptist . ound the head is

a m . ni bus , with rays issuing from it There are three

“ ’ a o f k h ll marks , two which , the ma er s name , a

’ a n d Lombardic £3 in a dotted circle , a leopard s head m crowned , are re aining ; the third , the date letter , is

s o obliterated , it is impossible to say , with certainty ,

w a s when it made , but as this type of paten prevailed

1 0 1 0 13 between 45 and 5 3 , the opinion that its date is

1 ab o ut 480 . The communion cup bears the L ondo n date mark for

1 61 1 - 1 2 , and the inscription

Jus t us fib a vivet J (R C .

1 61 2 .

R ll J . . C . o The letters R probably stand for James y ,

1 61 2 wh o H a s h ard Churchwarden , , , with Denis , made the inventory at that date .

D E GG N O N R E ON A U U R . I T , ST T T , N T T B Y

m o f At the aking the Domesday Survey , the manor of

E o ff Alse li n gginton was held by Ge rey , and had a priest

’ Als e li n s a o and a church . The est tes passed , thr ugh an

B a rdu lfs . heiress , into the family of U nder them the

Eg g i ng t o n C hu rc h

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‘ a o R a z - G e r m u n d o s o n m n r was held by lph Fit , wh se

a m F z - R a n o f N m a a n d Willi it lp h , Se eschall or ndy , o n o f - a a o n f u der Dale Abbey , g ve it to Willi m de Grend , h i h a a a - s . a b . nephew I n exc nge for St nley , ne r D le A bey

’ a m a i t m a a o o f Willi s wife g ve , as a rri ge porti n her

t o R o z - W a lke li n o n e O f daughter , Margaret , bert Fit ,

h a a o s w ose d ughters m rried Sir J hn Chando . At the

o f o o o death his descendant , an ther Sir J hn Chand s , one

o o f a a t o n c E a h m iety the m nor p ssed his ie e liz bet ,

o f o o o f daughter Sir J hn Lawt n , and wife Sir Peter

la o o n e o f s o f i n 1 00 o m de P le , the Knight the Shire 4 , fr

m t o a o - o o f R a o who it descended the Ch nd s P les db urne .

o h a o f R o VVa lke li n E m An t er d ughter bert , r entrude ,

a ffo o s o n R o married Sir Willi m de Sta rd , wh se , bert , left

t o c o - s o m o a it five heiresses , and their iety bec me divided

a s r e - n into m ny share , which were u ited , by purchase ,

m f a r c - by the fa ily o L thbu y . A o heiress o f L a thbury

m o t o R o f brought her iety obert Leigh , Whitfield , m f a I . s . o a Che hire I n the reign J es , the estate p ssed t o

n o f E w h o A ne , daughter of Sir Henry Leigh gginton , m f E E s . o married Si on very , q , Chard , Somersetshire ,

a I s t a 1 6 1 o f cre ted B ronet in 4 , ancestor the present

1 1 o . owner , a minor , the th Bar net A S the manor of E gginton was divided int o t wo

m o w a s o . . C o x ieties , so the rect ry Dr Charles thus

“ E o f writes , arly in the reign Henry I I I . , the two

' m o ieties o f the rectory were respectively c o n v e ye d t o the newly - fo unded a bbey o f Dale by A ma lric de Gase i

o and Geoffrey de Musters . I n c nsequence of this

' a division there were t wo rectors . The b b o t s o f Dale

a 1 Abbey continued to present till the ye r 344 , mean

t h e a a o while lords of the m nor laid cl im to it , and , fr m

a m 1 1 2 s o f - th t ti e down to 7 , a serie law suits were o f carried on , the result which is that at the present time the p a tron a ge is in fi v e parts t wo turns belonging t o E v e r s l the y , two to the Po es , and one to the Leighs .

An a c a C m &c . a count of the v rious lai ants , , and list of ’ o o the rect rs , will be found in C x s Derbyshire Churches ,

Vo l . . IV The church , dedicated to St . Wilfred , consists R H D H , I I O R E PTO N A N D N E I G H B OU OO . C AP

l lo w w . o f chance , nave , aisles , and west to er At various t o times the church has been added , but it chiefly

o Pe r e n bel o ngs t o the Decorated peri d , the tower is p

a s a re o f o . dic u la r , some the wind ws I n the south wall t wo o f the so uth aisle are recesses , one contains an

a o effigy o f a l dy , h lding a heart in her hand , supposed to

c o - o f ff o f be E li z a beth , heiress Sta ord , wife William

mmo re . T y On the walls , and floor of the chancel are m o f E v e r s mem o ri a l stones , and monu ents the y , and sever a l rectors . ' i n s c ri There are three bells , bearing the following p tions

“ r e c as a a n t o s n I was , I . t g i i g h r h a n d k n t o c o un t c u c . By f r i e n d s ry , , i g

m s H e dde r le f o u n de r No t t n h a m, 1 778 . T ho a y , , i g

h A e M ar a a c a l e n a D om n u s e c um . I I c . v I . i g r i p i t

s we e tl o li n m e n d o c a ll I I I . I y t g

T o as t e o f m e a t s t h a t fe e s t h e s oo l e 1615 . t d ,

B e ll m ar k o f H e n r v Oldfie l d .

The 2 n d h e ll i s supposed to be the only o n e left wh en

’ the others were sold fo r the rep a iring o f Monks Bridge . o f m The third bell is the same date , and bears the sa e

2 n R inscription as the d bell in epton Church .

E n o f E The old ggi ton Hall , the seat the very family , w a s o 1 6 w a s r e b u lt destr yed by fire in the year 73 , and

E E . . by Sir dward very , Bart , from designs by Wyatt

a o f In the H ll there are five splendid pieces tapestry ,

’ o f made at Gobelin s , in Paris , by order Sir Henry E 1 0 very , who died in 7 9 , before the order was com ple t e d . Four exhibit emblem a tic devices o f the four

a a elements , e rth , air , fire and water , and armori l bearings , in each compartment . E a r t h is represented by Ceres (Demeter) in her chariot in a garden , with fountains in the background . By the

o f a o a h side the ch ri t stands her d ughter Persep one ,

a n a a we ri g mur l cr o wn . Lio n s a n d other wild beasts

m o occupy the foreground , the bordering is co p sed of

o s fruit and fl wer .

P N AN D N H R H D . C H P 1 1 2 R E TO E I G B O U OO A .

I t consists of nave with aisles , central tower over the o f ch o ir , and chancel . The east end the south aisle is

r w sepa rated f om it by an arch and a stone screen , ith

a . wro ught iron g tes , and forms a small chapel The ea st end o f the north aisle is used as an organ chamber , with vestries for the clergy and choir behind it .

A cross , bearing an appropriate inscription , marks the

o t o o f site o f the f rmer church , a little the south the

N O o present o ne . expense was spared in the c nstruction f o the church , and the greatest praise is due to the founder , architect , ( Mr . J . T . Micklethwaite) , builder , o f ( Mr . Halliday Stamford) , and all concerned in the i n erectio n o f o n e o f the finest village churches E ngland . s o Where everything is well done , it may seem

a unnecessary to c ll attention to anything in particular , but the unusual beauty o f design and material o f the

F ro s t e l m font , ( y arble , ) surmounted by its ornate canopy of oak , the splendidly carved chancel screen , surmounted

o f z by a cross exceptional Si e and beauty , (the work of E f n . . . o o f Mr J Knox , Kenni gton) , the stone screen o f m the little south chapel , the reredos , arble and

a o ak al baster , in the chancel , the seats in the nave , the

a o f choir stalls , the org n case and pulpit , the pavement an d the choir sanctuary , and the furniture generally call f o r more than a passing glance . I n the chancel are

m o ur L three stained glass windows , sy bolizing ord in

&c . R His glory , , by Sir William ichmond . The tapestry in the chancel was designed by the late William Morris . The roof of the chancel is decorated with angels playing “ ” and singing Gloria in excelsis , the nave roof is also o m L painted fr designs by Mr . Charles Powell , of ondon . X I V I I . T U TB U R Y . 3

T U T B U R Y .

o f Sir Oswald Mosley , in his History the Castle , o f Priory , and Town Tutbury , suggests that the name

T u i s c N o . is derived from , a Saxon idol At the orman C o nquest the town and castle were granted to Hugh Ab ri n c i s wh o fo r de , held them a time till he acquired

&c . E o f the estates , , Of the arls Chester , when the King

o o n F e r ra rii s o r s c nferred Tutbury Henry de Ferrer , wh o wa s one o f the comm issi o ners appoi nted to m a ke

a the Domesd y Survey . He rebuilt and extended the

Castle , and founded the Priory .

c R o His des endant , bert de Ferrers , joined Leicester in

o a rebelli n against King Henry I I I . , which ended in R obert being fined U nable t o pay so large a t o sum , he forfeited his estates the King , who granted

E I E f a s t o . them to his son dmund , arl Lanc ster 2 n d E Of w a s b e Thomas , arl Lancaster , attainted and

a A . D . 1 2 2 headed after the b ttle at Boroughbridge , 3 .

a m n s o Tutbury Castle fell into a st te of ruin , and re ai ed f h s n f E o t o o . till John Gaunt , 4 dward I I I , rebuilt it .

o f no w The only parts this castle remaining , are the gate wa m o n y , and the apart ent s the north side which were o f occupied by Mary , Queen Scots , from January to m I . 1 8 . o Dece ber , 5 5 Her son , James , ften visited the

“ n o t “ Castle , , as Sir O swald writes , to indulge melancholy reflections , but to gratify an occasional delight which he took in the diversion of hunting . His feelings were not much affected when he surveyed the

o late abode Of his unfortunate m ther , for extreme ” o f sensibility was not one his foibles .

. t o a n d King Charles I also paid several visits it ,

1 6 2 o in 4 the Castle was garris ned for him , and placed

o f o o under the command L rd Loughbor ugh . After many privations , the garrison , at last , yielded up the

2 o t h 1 6 6. B a v o t e o n Castle on April , 4 y the 1 9th o f 1 6 m o “ July , 4 7 , the House of Com ns ordered that it ” s hould forthwith be rendered untenable . Its walls H P. 1 R P N A N D N H R H D . C 1 4. E TO E I G B OU OO A

l enclose a space of about three acres . O n the e evated mound , at its west side , the Julius Tower used to stand , no w i t s site is occupied by an artificial ruin . A deep moat o r foss surrounds three sides . Within the walls was a chapel , dedicated to St . Peter , the site of which can not n o w be found . The Pr i o r y of T u i éur y was founded by Henry de

A . D . 1 080 Ferrers , , and occupied the north side of the 1 o f present church , which belonged to it . O n the 4th

1 8 September , 5 3 , it was surrendered into the hands of

King Henry VI I I . , when its revenue was valued at

2 2 . 1 d . £ 4 5 s . 3 All the Priory buildings were pulled o o f N m d wn , with the exception the magnificent or an

a n ve and west end doorway of the Priory church , which n o w form the present p a rish Church . The t o wn is situated o n the west bank of the river

o t o D ve , which used drive several corn and cotton spinning mills . T o . o f t wo John Gaunt , Tutbury owed of its ancient — ’ o . instituti ns , viz The Minstrel s Court and Bull

’ Baiting . The Minstrel s Court was held every year on

o f the day after the Assumption the Blessed Virgin Mary , 1 6 being the th of August , to elect a king of the minstrels , to try those who had been guilty of misdemeanours during the year , and grant licences for the coming year .

Various , very curious customs were Observed , which will

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f . 2 2 . o . . be found in The Book Days , Vol I I , p 4 The

o o f m Old h rn , bearing the arms John of Gaunt , i paled m with Ferrers ar s , on a girdle of black Silk , adorned o f with buckles silver , is now in the possession of the

B a h we f - - - s a s o a e u le . g Ford H ll , Chapel Frith

v The Bull Baiting is supposed to ha e been introduced ,

o f - fi h t s Of in imitation the Spanish bull g , by John Gaunt ,

o f L who assumed the title King of Castile and eon , in o f right his wife . A bull w a s granted by the Prior of

’ o o ff Tutbury , the p or beast s horns were sawn , his ears a n d o ff a n d o . tail cut , his n se filled with pepper Then the minstrels rushed after the maddened beast , and if h t ey c o uld c u t Off a po rtion of h a ir or Skin before it

Etwa h u rc h ll C .

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E twa s t a ll Ho pi l .

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X I V . W L L A ND H L 1 1 E T A I T S O S PI TA . 5

o s v o o n s cr sed the ri er D ve , it bel nged to the Mi trels , if

s c wa s c s it e aped it returned t o the Pri o r . The pro eeding

t o a o a n d n u o m led very gre t r ws , ma y ret rned h e with

o a s &c . 1 8 o f o s br ken he d , I n 7 7 the Duke Dev n hire abolished the wh o le proceedings .

1 8 1 o a o u t o f In 3 some w rkmen , digging gr vel the bed o f a i d e o the river , about thirty y rds below the g , f ur o r o w o f s o five feet bel the surface the gravel , di c vered “ w o f a a c s o m up ards v lu ble oin , which Th as ,

2 n d E a n o w h a a rl of La caster , lost , t gether it his b gg ge ,

m t o o s o o . when he was atte pting cr s the river , in fl d

fiv e a s c n o f E n For hundred ye rs the coin , o sisting glish ,

m a n French , and Scottish pieces , had re i ed hidden below f the bed o the river .

a t a re t he The chief attractions Tutbury Castle ,

- Church , and Glass Works .

E T W A LL AN D IT S H O S PIT A I

E a o - s o R o tw ll is about f ur miles north we t fr m ept n , and six miles from Derby . The man o r belonged to Henry de Ferr ers at the

a a a n d o r m king of Domesd y Survey , included the l dships o f a O ld a m - o a Be rwardcote (its mo ted far h use rem ins) ,

m E wa w a s fo r m t h e s s n and B u a s t o n . t ll a ti e in p o essi o

n a 1 of the Shi r ley fam ily . I the ye r 37 0 it w a s conveyed

v l N a m o f B e a u a e o . I n 1 0 to the Abbey in ttingh shire 54 ,

n a m a n o King He ry VI I I . gr nted the or , t gether with the m o o w o n Of i propriate rect ry , and the adv s the Vicarage , to

’ o o ne t h e Sir J hn Porte , Knight , of the Justices of King s

a o f o e o f R o Bench , f ther Sir J hn , the found r ept n School .

’ c R o o I E v e u e The chur h was granted by ger de P nt q ,

o f Y o 1 1 t o o f Archbishop rk , ( 54 the Abbey

B e a u v a le o r VVe lb e c k a n d n t o , belo ged it till it was

a n t o o o o m w o m o s o n gr ted Sir J hn P rte , fr h , thr ugh his

E a n d Sir John , it passed to lizabeth , his eldest daughter C H . 1 1 6 R E PTO N A N D N E I G H B OU R H OO D . AP

wh m . , heiress , o married Sir Tho as Gerard , Bart of

“ a w h o o n o f h i s Bryn , County L ncaster , , account

R a a n d a dherence to the oman Catholic f ith , alleged o f O f complicity in a plot for the release Mary , Queen w o f Scots , was imprisoned in the To er London , as a — e a 1 6 0 r cus nt , during the years 5 7 7 , and again from 1 86 1 88 w a s September , 5 , to August , 5 , when he removed ’ fo r Cou nt er some months to an inferior j ail , called the ,

in W00d Street . Sir William Gerard , grandson of Sir a Thomas , sold the est te , and the advowson of the 1 6 1 E o Vicarage , in 4 , to Sir dward M seley , who , five c o years later , sold it to Sir Samuel Sleigh , whose

heiresses Margaret and Mary , by his second and third

C h e t h am R wives , married James , and owland Cotton , of

B e lla o rt de c e n dant s o f R p , Shropshire , t he owland still E l live at twall Hal .

The church , dedicated to St . Helen , consists of nave , l chancel , north ais e , south porch , and a low embattled

tower at its west end . Originally the nave was separated from the n o rth aisle by an arcade o f four semicircular N m or an arches , supported by round piers with indented

capitals , the two arches , nearest the east end , have been

o n e o . thrown into , and a p inted arch substituted The C E E o f i n hancel is arly nglish , but most the church ,

h a s cluding the tower , been rebuilt in the Perpendicular ] style . The chance window of three stained glass lights , t wo representing the Crucifixion , is flanked by small square windows , a very unusual arrangement , they are a lso filled with stained glass bearing the arms o f the Sees o f Canterbury and Southwell . At the east end of the

o north aisle is the P rte chapel , fitted up with carved seats and a reading desk for the use Of the “ master and ” o f poor men the Hospital . The seats used to be

o a between the belfry and n rth door , and the Porte ch pel

O ff E u partitioned from the nave . arly in the cent ry the partition was taken down , and the seats removed to their present position . Built on t o the east end o f the n o rth ’ C o kb u rn e s C aisle is the memorial hapel , which blocks up the east window of the Porte chapel . Two of the

CH P. 1 1 8 R E PTO N A ND NE I G H B O U R H OO D . A

o o f o a n d pe n d a n t . On the n rth side the m nument are m m a z shi e ld s bea ring the a r s of Porte i p ling Fit herbert , o n the so uth P o rte impaling the qua rtered coat of “ o Traffo rd . The Porte mott , I ntende prospere , is

a o n a o frequently repe ted the cornice bove , and the vari us emblem s o f the Passion a re c a rved among the O t her

m n a n dec o ra ti o ns o f the m o nu e t . B uilt ag i st the south

“ w a ll o f the ch a ncel i s the comely and handsome tomb ”

o f a o f Ku t . o f pure m rble Sir John Porte , , son Justice

“ o s . P rte by his fir t wife Jane Set and fixed , graven

a o a o f t wo in br ss , are p rtr its Sir John , his wives ,

E z a a o f ff o f ( li beth , d ughter Sir Thomas Gi ord , Chil

n a nd o f li gtou , Dorothy , daughter Sir Anthony Fitz

h i s t wo herbert) , and five children , boys and three girls ,

E z a all by his wife , li beth .

o n a Above the tomb , a square slab , is a shield be ring the arms of Porte , surmounted by helmet and crest .

o m t o - On the t b , at the p left hand corner , a shield Porte ,

a ff t imp ling quarterly of Gi ord and Mon gomery , in the right - hand corner Porte imp a ling quarterly o f the t wo

z . o w Fit herbert coats Bel , set in three quatrefoils , are

s 1 2 o f three shield , ( ) Porte , ( ) P rte impaling Gif ord and

o o f a M a lo v al M ntgomery , (3) quarterly four , St nhope , ,

L a ongvillers , and Lexington imp ling Porte and Mont o g mery .

Belo w the figure is the follo wing inscription

’ (Queer fil ps f o mBe tec t l} Burgeb {Be n ob ee o f g ar

“ 30811 (po m (3113n s o nne aub [Segre unt o 5 9: 21a (po rt s o ne of f Be Jus fgc es o f ge (figug s Ql§ enc fie at W es t mgrt s f f (s efief s 6: DC o ro fBI e rogues t o “56 s ame s f 30511 (Spo rf e f Be s o nne 1106c s o nne b geb {Be s grf b ag o f June &uuo Qui 1 5 5 7

E twall Hall came into lay hands after the dissol u tion o f o a . a m n steries It is very plain building , built , or

c s o f rather fa ed , with tone br ught from the ruins o

. N o o Tut bury Castle thing worth seeing , but , for th se wh o m a t w o a . ad ire t pestry , there are be utiful pieces

- One representing a garden scene , with a pagoda like W N H P I I L L A D L . XIV . E T A I T S O S I TA 9

m . building , colu ns , flowers , fruit and Cupids At the bottom the goddess Diana and other figures . Another piece represents scenes in the life o f Ki n g Dav id playing before Saul , Battle scene Marriage with

o o f o f Bathsheba . The b rder consists a series figures , chiefly ladies , with dogs , fruit , and flowers .

E TW A L L H O S PIT A I

E twall Hospital was fo unded by Sir John Porte . By

“ t h 1 6 Will , dated March 9 , 5 5 , he directed that six of E the poorest of twall parish shall have weekly , for ever ,

a r z o d . piece over and besides such lodgings as he o his

o fo r lm o s executors sh uld provide them in an a sh u e , to be o r r o f E built in near the churchya d twall , and that the money so t o be paid to the said po o r sho u ld be had and rec eived out o f the lands and tenements thereinafter f ” fo r o o . limited the perf rmance his Will These lands , m &c . , were in Moseley , Abraha , and Brockhurst , in the

a . County o f Lanc ster The Hospital was built as directed .

l 2 0 1 1 62 2 . I n , (by etters patent , dated J une , 9 Jac o f & c . Owing to the improvements the lands , , and con

‘ o f sequent increase funds , the number of poor men was

o f raised to twelve , and a Master the Hospital was

a 2 0 . app o inted at salary of £ per annum . I t was also ordered t h at “ every day twice the poor men should E repair to the church at twall , and there continue all

r m o the time of divine service , and se n , if any , except for

m o so e j ust cause to be all wed by the master , and should receive the sacrament three times every year at the least ; and that every one o f them should have for their stipend o r allowance for every

d . a m 2 s . 6 week , to be p id to them onthly . The

a origin l building having fallen into decay , the present

1 1 building was erected in the year 68 . Built on three

o n n o f E sides Of a square , the orth Side twall church

a o a lo w y rd , fr m which it is separ ted by iron rails and a m wall , the Hospital consisted of twelve roo s and a lodge , H . 1 2 0 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H BOU R H OO D . C AP

- where the Master resided , a room in the north west ’ ” 1 8 1 2 L N O . corner , ( till , when the M aster s odge w a s a a o n built , about h lf of mile away , the road to t o n . \Villin g t o A nurse used live in the room , which

- has its entrance from the back yard , at the north east

r w &c . corner , where the e is a ashhouse , , her duties were t o a n d a fo r m nurse , cook , w sh the alms en who had no

n o w wives . This room is occupied by an almsman , the

o ne w . nurse , if there is , living else here O ver the door in the centre o f the north side is the following in scription

“ ’ S t o o s o n o f S I J hn P rt , Knight , John Port , one of ’ o f o f i h a u e i n the Justices the Court K ng s Bench , g by his last Will left an E state fo r the E rection and E ndow ment o f a Free S c h o le at R epton a n d an Hospital in this

a . . pl ce , departed this Life June VI M D LVI I the which

a h a u v e i n n Found tions g been accordi gly established , this

H o s it a ll o f a p , through length time f lling to decay , was

’ S a lla r s s m rebuilt , the y increa ed , the Al s Men augmented R m X . n fro VI . to I I The ight Ho ourable Theophilus

E o f o R arle Huntingd n , the ight Honourable Philip

E S I‘ r B ar ro ne t arle of Chesterfield , and William Gerra d , ,

H e i re s u Generall . to the Fo nder , being Governors ,

M D CLX XX I .

Over the inscription are three Shields , containing the o o r o arms of the govern rs , quartering , therwise impaling , o f o o f those Sir J hn Porte , over these the shield Sir John . m m The al s en used to wear blue cloth gowns , with a s a n r ilver b dge on the shoulder , beari g the a ms of Sir

John . I n 1 82 5 the number o f “ poor men was increased to

o r o n sixteen , and the f ur rooms we e added the east side o f the Hospital .

L O F R I ST M A STE S .

R YEA . 1 62 2 — 1 6 R e v . 5 7 John Jennings , M . A . 1 6 — 1 6 1 R e v . 57 9 John Jackson , M . A .

N H R H D . H P 1 2 2 R E PTO N AN D E I G BOU OO C A .

C r e to the ruinous state of both hapels , Foremark was d built , and Ingleby was emolished , its wood and stone were used to build the bell - tower and churchyard wall o f M 1 . 662 n e w Foremark . On the Feast of St atthew , , the chapel was consecrated by Bishop Hacket . o f The position Ingleby Church , and the reason why it was not restored , have been clearly pointed out , in a letter , “ C . C o x . . . . to Dr . , by Mr C S Greaves , Q , the chapel of o f Ingleby stood at the corner a field , bounded by the

o n a nd a w road through the village one side , by all of a

- farm yard on the other , occupied in my time by Browne .

I t was the nearest farmyard to Derby . The course Of the walls wa s plainly indicated by the raised ground where they had stood . When the present church (of Foremark) R was in contemplation , the then Baronet (Sir obert Burdett) told the inhabitant s that if they would draw the stone for the church , he would build it wherever they l liked ; but if they wou d not , he would build it where he liked . They refused , and accordingly it was built where i n it was most convenient for the Hall , and most convenient for I ngleby . See Addenda , Derbyshire

h h V l . 0 C u rc e s o . . . / IV , p 5 3

Dedicated to St . Saviour , the chapel consists of nave , chancel , and west tower , in the later Perpendicular style . The chancel is separated from the nave by a high oak screen , glazed with large sheets of glass . The altar , a large slab of grey marble , supported by a wooden table ,

“ is , according to Dr . Charles Cox ( from whose N otes ” on the Churches o f Derbyshire these particulars have been taken) , the one consecrated by Bishop Hacket .

fi v e - w There are four light windo s in the east end , and f o . 1 1 sides the chapel A gallery was erected in 8 9 . In the bell - tower are four bells bearing the bell - mark of George Oldfield with the following inscriptions

“ . I Let God arise and his enemies bee scattered . 1 668

“ . 1 I I Saint Savior . 668

. I I I All glory bee to God on high . Saint Saviours . “ V . e C . 1 6 I God sav his hurch 6 0. F R M R K AN D N C H R C H R C H 1 O E A A O U . 2 3

T o o f m the east the church is Fore ark Hall , it occupies

o f a o f c m the site the Old h ll , the seat the Fran is fa ily ,

o n lo w a - m a it was a l g , , h lf ti bered structure , with a g rden

n t w o a c o f i occupyi g about res , in the centre wh ch was

a - a l rge dove cote .

a 1 T I n the ye r 75 5 the present Hall was built . o the

- o f a a south west the Hall , in secluded dell , is ruined

n a house called K owl Hills . Bigsby s ys it was

s o n o f R erected by Walter Burdett , younger Sir obert

. f m o o o . B urdett , Bart , the first p ssessor F re ark U ntil the erecti o n of the Hall it was o ccupied by ano ther

R . o f Sir obert Burdett , Bart Then a greater portion

o this singularly beautiful retreat was destr yed , but a grove o f beec h a n d li me trees still a ffo rd a gr a teful shade o n m a lawn where , during the summer onths , parties

a re o r . o , used to be held There are als some very curious cellars excav a ted in the red sandstone r o ck beneath .

A NC H O R C H U R C H .

About t w o miles to the east o f R epton the level meado w - land o f the Trent valley suddenly rises and o a o m o f o f rms perpendicular bank , c posed c nglomerate

f a o o . r ck , with bands s ndstone The Trent , which used t o flo w C t o a o a t lose the b nk , now fl ws some distance a a o ld a o o f w y , the course is still indic ted by a po l

- c o f sedge girdled water , ( lose in front the rock , ) which j o ins t h e river a little lower down . The fa ce o f the

a a n d o n rock is irregul r br ken i to picturesque bays , w - o o ith ivy c vered fissures between them , the wh le

w o o a n d . cro ned with trees , brushw d , bracken

a o o Here , ages g , an Anchorite is supp sed to have

o o u t o c a n sco ped Of the r k an or tory and a dwelli g ,

m a t o a a . H si il r that in Deepd le , ( D le Abbey) ere he

o h dwelt , far fr m the aunts of men , in quietness and % m % % s o litude . Who he was who ade it and when

a c a n a re questions th t never be answered , the only reference to it is found in the R epton Church R egister H 1 2 R P N AN D NE G H R D . C H . 4. E TO I B OU OO AP under the year 1 65 8 Ye fo o le at Anchor Church bur Aprill I n later days it became the favourite retreat so of Sir R obert Burdett , who had it fitted up that he and his friends could dine within its cool , and romantic ,

cells . I t has been enlarged at various times , at present it consists o f a series of four cells . Admittance is gained

- t h e through an arched door way , first cell has been

t wo divided into by a brick wall , plastered over , a small

6 . 6 . o n e on the right hand ( 1 0 ft 6 in . by ft in ) with a

1 . 1 2 6 . small window , and a larger one ( 3 ft by ft . in ) w t wo with a windo in front , and semicircular recesses at the back ; between this and the next cell two arch - ways have been made through the rock , with a pillar between

f 1 . 1 6 . i n o 6 . them , also rock , this cell is 7 ft in by 3 ft . , and also has t wo similar recesses through another arch 1 the last cell is reached ( 1 8 ft . by 7 this has three

t wo w . recesses , and windo s The ground plan is semi circular , so that the last cell proj ect s some distance out , and affords most extensive views of the valley of the

Trent , and the country to the north and west , including R Twyford and epton . A little distance to the west is o f 6 t . an ther cell ( by 4 ft . ) commonly known as the ’ Anchorite s larder .

The best way to get to the Church is , after passing in front o f F o re m ark Hall and through a gate which blocks the road , to mount the hill , and enter a field through the first gate on the left hand , cross the field diagonally till a grassy glade is reached , which leads down to a wicket gate on the right , the entrance to the ” Church .

E O U RN E A ND D O M LB B R E E N .

m Melbourne was in very ancient times a royal anor , and is mentioned in the Domesday Survey as having

. a priest and a church I t remained in royal hands ,

V M L R N AN D R D N . 1 2 X I . E B OU E B EE O 5

E c attached to the arldom and Du hy of Lancaster , till

1 60 . the year 4 , when King James I granted it to

E a o f N wh o Charles , rl ottingham , conveyed it to Henry ,

o t o E arl of Huntingdon , fr m whom it descended Francis ,

a n o w E M rquis of Hastings , represented by the arl of L oudoun . There used to be a castle here , in which

o f 1 John , Duke Bourdon , was imprisoned for 9 years ,

1 1 . after his capture at the battle of Agincourt , in 4 5 f o . Queen Margaret , wife Henry VI , is said to have 1 60 ordered it to be dismantled in 4 , and it gradually fell

n o w . into decay , only a few traces of it can be seen

- t wo The name Melbourne is derived from Mael burn ,

- Anglo Saxon words me a ning the brook of the Cross . A tradition exists that a cross was erected by the side o f o o f the brook , which runs on the s uth side the town , O st h r t h to commemorate the murder of y , Queen of E O f 6 thelred , King Mercia ( 75 Later on a small church was erected over the spot , which was replaced by Of t h e the present one , one finest and most interesting N orman churches in E ngland— and the earliest date we are inclined to assign to its commencement is a r m d Originally the church consiste of nave with side aisles ,

o central tower , with n rth and south transepts , three t wo apses at the east , western towers , with a recessed doorway between them . Galleries , supported by groined stone roof over the western portico , extended over both aisles and central tower . two spiral stone stairs in the “ western to wers led up to the galleries . Five horse ” C z i z a shoe arches , ornamented with hevron or g mould ings , resting on round pillars , 4 ft . in diameter , and

1 . 5 ft high , separate the nave from the aisles , the capitals are square , with slightly indented mouldings . The

‘ triforium on the north side has triple round arches , that on the south , of later date , has double pointed arches .

o The central tower , on the inner sides , is divided int

- three tiers of semi circular arches . The three apses at the east end were removed probably during the reign of

Henry VI I . A square end was then made , and is lit by

- a fiv e light Perpendicular window . The apse arches R D 1 2 6 R E PTO N A N D N E I G H B OU H OO . in the transepts were built up and a three - light

w wa s a t Decorated windo pl ced in the sou h , and a three light Perpendicular windo w w a s placed in the north transept . Later alterations and additions have been made which cert a inly have not added t o the beauty of C o f r m the hurch , but , in Spite these , the church e ains , “ C o x o n e o f as Dr . writes , the finest and most interest

N o E ing rman churches in ngland , and well worth a visit .

I n the year 1 1 32 Henry I . founded the bishopric o f

a t o o n e C rlisle , and granted the church it as of its endo wments . The bishops built a palace at the east o f end the church , where they lived Occasionally .

o o n o f Melb urne Hall , built the site the palace by

Sir Thomas Coke , Chamberlain to Queen Anne , possesses o n e o f the most beautiful gardens in the o u t ff kingdom , laid in the Old D utch style , it a ords a favourite pl a ce o f resort t o m a ny wh o Visit its sylvan retreats during the summer months . They are open to o n the public Wednesday afternoons .

’ About a m ile from Melbourne is the village o f Ki ng s

N ewf on o f with its picturesque ruin , the remains an

E z o f li abethan Hall , the ancient residence the H ardinge

- fiv e a o family . About thirty years g it was burnt down .

a t o a King Charles I . is s id h ve been entertained here by

’

R . o m Sir obert Hardinge After the King s departure , s e

o n o f lines were discovered written a pane glass , and ” o N R fo r t he signed Carl s , ewton egis , which accounts

t h e name . The View from terrace is a very extensive o ne o f , over the valley the Trent , with Derby and the f high lands o the Peak district in the distance . B r ee don v illage is about t w o miles and a quarter from

o l h Melbourne , it lies at the f ot of a singu ar looking ill which rises suddenly out o f the plain . While all round

a m o f o is m rl and sandstone , this hill is co posed m untain

m - R t o o f o ne li e stone . ising a height about hundred

fo r a and fifty feet , it is seen miles round , and is known s “ l /z e B u l a n wa r k . I , and was once ancient camp t s w sides have been quarried , and lime kilns at its base , hen

AN D N H R H D . C H 1 2 8 R E PTO N E I G B OU OO A P . house of Mickle - O ver by marriage with the heiress of

William Gilbert , to whom it had been sold by Sir no w Thomas Gresham . The house is occupied by the tenant of the farm .

- e r t wo - L il l i e Ov is about miles from Mickle O ver , and used to be the seat of the Harpur family , Chief J ustice

- Sir R ichard Harpur built the manor house , in which t he o f family lived till the days John Harpur , who died in

1 . 754 , when the property passed to the Heathcotes I n R h r the church is a costly monument to Sir ic a d Harpur , son of the Chief Justice , and his wife M ary , daughter of b R e re s . Thomas y The church consists of nave , chancel , north aisles , and bell turret on the west gable . The blocked - u p Norman door way in the west end is the only relic of ancient days .

’ ’ v b F z na e r n e is a small illage , a out two miles from

v Old R epton . I t had a ery interesting chapel , dating N 1 862 back to its orman days , but in the year it was completely destroyed . I t must have been like the chapel

L - u at ittle O ver . The present ch rch consists of nave , chancel , and tower , with a spire at the west end . The only relic Of the Norman church are the tympanum of

O ld i n the south door , carved chequered pattern , with a

’ ’ o r mee cross f in the centre , and a recessed founder s arch in the north wall of the chancel , which contains a much mutilated effigy of a priest . The most valued possession of the church is a small chalice and cover , considered to be the oldest piece of

- i t church plate in the county . The Hall mark shows to

- be of the year 1 5 64 5 . f R il O e v . S s b u r The Vicar Finderne , the B . W . p y , has in his possession a very curious and rare relic of medi aeval times . I t is a small sculptured block of 8 1 2 . alabaster , 72 inches by 7 inches , and 5 inches thick There is a beautifully draw n“ and painted copy of it in

. . ae Vol VI I I of the Derbyshire Arch ological Journal , by Mr . George Bailey , also an article on it by the

R e v . . J Charles Cox .

A little above the centre , resting on a dish , is a head , - X IV . M C KL E E R F N D R N AN D PO T L AC . 1 2 I OV , I E E 9

below it is a lamb lying on a miss a l o r book . On the

a - a right side is bare he ded , full length figure of St . Peter ,

i n ' h i s holding a key in his right hand , and a book left .

On the left side is a similar figure of an archbishop , with

a a mitre on his head , a book in his right hand , and cross

'

. z e . staff in his left The back ground , the surface of the block , is painted a dark olive green . The head , dish and

n a n d robes an ora ge brown . The hair , rim of the dish ,

o s - ff edges of the robes , bo ks , key , and cro s sta are gilded . ’ The lining of St . Peter s robe is red , that of the arch bishop is blue . The head and dish occupy three quarters

a m of the sp a ce . Dr . Cox enumer tes ten si il a r pieces of

ll c f a s o . sculpture , of whi h have figure St Peter on the

a n d o n e a right side , all , except which be rs a figure of St .

a a a s o o n i s P ul , h ve mitred archbi h p the left , which

s s . n m o o r . supp ed to repre ent either St Augusti e , St Tho as

f n of C a nterb u ry . The chief di fere ces a r e in the figures

a n d w a a abo ve belo the centr l he d and dish . There is a c u t o n the fo rehead o ver the left eye . Several suggesti o ns

a s c t h a s h a ve been m de re pe ing the head . I t been said to

1 a . o a 2 represent ( ) The he d of St J hn the B ptist , ( ) The ’ m o f o u r t o Vernicle , (3) The i age Lord s face , given King f Ab a ru s s s o o o . g , and ( 4 ) The Fir t Per n the H ly Trinity

c a fo r Whi h of these is right is a m tter discussion , but

“ s o f the block , no doubt , has reference to the pre ence

a m our Lord in the S cra ent .

t wo At the back there are holes , into which pegs

fo r s o r fi n a could be inserted , the purpo e xi g it bove an

a o n o o r w s o a o o r . ltar , a rered s other i e , in r t ries chantries All the exam ples known were m a de about the s a me

a t n o f date , the end of the fourteenth or the begi ning the

fifteenth century .

o f a h a s The Vicar Finderne lso an old deed , dated

1 a 574 , which sets forth that , in th t year , Sir Thomas m Gresham sold his property at Finderne , with anorial

w . rights , to t elve men whose names are given He had

1 2 2 8 Po t lo c k. 7 acres in Finderne , and 37 at Pot la c o r Pot loc k was the seat of the old family of

in de rn s F , who for nine generations lived here ( as tenants R H H . 1 30 R E PTO N AN D N E I G H B OU R OO D . C AP

f E under the Abbots o Burton) , from the reign of dward E o 1 11 . to lizabeth , when Th mas Finderne died , in

1 8 , 5 5 , leaving all his estates , here and elsewhere to his R sister Jane , who married Sir ichard Harpur , one of the Va u nc e Justices of the Common Pleas , ancestor of Sir y

- o f . Harpur Crewe , Bart . , Calke Abbey

The ancient manor house , and chapel , dedicated to

L . St . eonard , have disappeared A farmhouse occupies fe w the site of the former , and only a cedar trees and Scotch firs remain near the house to connect it with the past .

W O S O L EY N E T N N .

R About a mile and a half from epton , situated on the

o f a o f N banks the Trent , is the pretty Vill ge ewton

S o lney . To distinguish it from the hundred or more N ewtons , the name of the ancient owners Solney or

Sulney is joined to it . The manor was held , in the 1 2 1 6 N reign of Henry I I I . ( by Sir orman , who was Alu r e d succeeded in turn by Sir , Sir William , and

Alu re d wh o m t o another Sir de Solney , ca e the rescue R 1 of Bishop Stretton at epton in 364 (s ee p . Sir f R Alu re d died at the beginning of the reign o ichard 111 .

1 s o n wh o t ( 377 and left a Sir John , died wi hout issue , and two daughters , Margery , who married Sir N L icholas ongford , and Alice , married three times , 1 R 2 m ff ( ) Sir obert Pipe , ( ) Sir Tho as Sta ord , (3) Sir

S e rn o re . V 1 1 1 . William p During the reign of Henry ,

L o n fo rds L the manor was bought of the g by the eighs . L Anne , heiress of Sir Henry eigh , married Sir Simon E very in the reign of James 1 . E s . Abraham Hoskins , q , purchased the estates from E 1 Sir Henry very , Bart . , about the year 7 95 , and took 1 80 1 up his abode there . I n the year he erected a

D H 1 32 R E PTO N A N D NE I G H B OU R H OO . C AP .

E a . The effigy of Sir Henry very , B rt , has been transferred from the chancel and placed beneath the

o w . a west window of the t er It is of m rble , and the R C effigy is clad in a toga and sandals of a oman itizen , t wo the contrast , between it and the other ancient ones , is most striking % O n the front of the monument is the following inscription “ o f S t E Here lies the body Henry very , late of e 1 s t E gginton in this county , Baronet , who died y day

r 1 . o f S e pt 7 09 To w hose memory Ann his beloved wife , the eldest daughter and one of the coheiresses of S t Francis m R St re n t h a . ussell , late Of , Bart (of a very ancient family in y e county of Worcester) erected y e monu ment . The floor of the tower has been paved with encaustic tiles found during the restoration , they are supposed to R have been made at epton . N Since Dr . Cox wrote his article on ewton Solney

Church the restoration , referred to above , has been made , the whole of the fabric has been very carefully restored ,

ne w o a south p rch , of stone , has taken the place of the o f rmer brick one , the floor has been lowered and paved with stone , with blocks of wood under the pews , which are also new , of pitch pine .

T I C KEN H AL L E A ND ST AU N ' I O H R O , C A LK , N A LD .

About four mil es to the south - east of R epton is the

T i c ke n h a ll village of , which was formerly one of the R seven Chapels of epton . At the time of the Domesday

Survey its lands were divided between the King , Nigel ff G re sle s de Sta ord , ancestor of the y , and the abbot

. . of Burton Subsequently King Henry I granted it , R t o R , E . C with epton alph , arl of Chester From harters ,

. . T o o r a fier quoted in Vol I I of the p g p , we learn that t h e I KE N H AL L C L K AN D N N H R L D . 1 X I V . T C , A E , STA U TO A O 33

Canons o f R epton Priory Obtained grants of land and permissi o n to draw a cart load o f wood d a ily from the

T i c ke n h all w woods in , also the right of free arren over E the land and fishing in the river Trent , from later arls of Chester , and others . From the same source we learn that the chapel was originally dedicated to St . Thomas a Becket .

After the dissolution of monasteries , the rectorial

a E o o f m o f tithes p ssed to dward Abell , l rd anor Tick

e nh all 1 6. R , who died in 5 9 From his son , alph , Sir John Harpur purchased the manor and impropriate

1 62 a tithes in 5 , and they rem in in the hands of his

Va un c e - descendant , Sir y Harpur Crewe , Bart . , who is o f also the patron the living , which has been converted m into a Vicarage in odern times . 1 8 1 I n the year 4 it was decided , at a vestry meeting , i n e w C o ld o n e m Of to bu ld a hurch , the being so uch out Old o ne repair . About fifty yards to the north of the the

C w a s o f present hurch erected , consisting nave , with C aisles , hancel . vestry , and tower with Spire . The

I v - picturesque , y clad remains of the Old church in the

- churchyard , the four clustered pillars in the Vicarage

i n mm garden , and other fragments found prove that the Old Chapel of St . Thomas contained portions of N E E orman , arly nglish and Decorated work , and the fact that gunpowder had to be used in its demolition also proves that a most interesting church , connected

Of T i c ke nh a ll w ith centuries of the history , was destroyed . As if to complete the severance , the name of its patron saint was also changed to that of St . E ’ George , not in honour of ngland s patron saint , but after Sir George Crewe , Bart . , lord of the manor , and patron of the living I Formerly a good trade was carried on in the limestone quarries , but of late they have been closed . The t n caverns present a most pic uresque appeara ce , and ff a ord a grand field for the geologist in search of fossils ,

o which abound in the carb niferous limestone there . was There also a pottery works , with a kiln , which have 1 R P N AN D N E H R H D . C H P. 34. E TO I G BOU OO A

also been closed and pulled down . There is a hospital , 1 0 founded by Mr . Charles Harpur in the year 7 7 , for “ decayed poor men and women in the parishes of ” n o w o T ic ke nh a ll and Calke . I t is only ccupied by “ o a - women . The ct gonal brick built round house still o f remains by the side the main street , and forms a link between the O ld and the n e w .

ke Ca l was , as we have seen , celebrated for its Abbey , the mother of R epton Priory . I n the year 1 547 Calke

E . E was granted by dward VI to John , arl of Warwick . Thirty years later it became t he property and seat of

R W e n de s le R W e n de s le oger y , whose successor , ichard y , R B a i n b r i e 1 62 1 sold it to obert gg , who in conveyed it to o 1 62 6 Henry Harpur , who was made a bar net in . At the beginning of the eighteenth century the present ” Old Abbey was built on the site of the priory , as it ought to have been called . The parish church belonged to the Canons of Calke m fro the earliest times , and with them was transferred R to epton Priory , with whose canons it remained till the dissolution of the monasteries , when it passed to the owners of the estate The Parliamentary Commissioners in 1 65 0 describe

“ Calke as a peculiar . Sir John Harper of the same

r n t t B a o e is impropriator and procures the cure supplied . I t lyes ne are unto Ticknall and may conveniently be ” T c kn all C united to y and the hapell of Calke disused . Of There is a seal the peculiar , a diamond in shape , with the side View of a man in a long gown . These words

' S z z ll u m a c zz ec ular zlr are round the margin , ig fi p “ (Xe Ca lke . As peculiars are exempt from the j uris diction of the Ordinary or Bishops Courts , no doubt this

& c . seal was used for stamping deeds , , issued by the peculiar .

The church is said to be dedicated to St . Giles , who was also the patron saint of the priory . Sir George

re - C Crewe rebuilt , or rather cased , the old hurch with ne w stone in the year 1 8 2 6. Like the windows at

Hartshorn , the mullions and tracery are of cast iron ,

N A ND N H R H D 1 36 R E PTO E I G BOU OO .

beautiful specimen of iron workmanship . By the side of

i the lake is a beautiful little Gothic church , cons sting of

t wo . chancel , nave and aisles The chancel is separated w from the nave by elegantly wrought iron gates , hich ’ C bear the Ferrers arms . From the walls of the hurch m are hung funeral trophies of the fa ily , like those in

’ a St . George s Ch pel , Windsor .

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