Visitors to stately ingatestone hall appreciate the 400year history of the aristocratic petre family. Since then, the house has passed through the hands of fifteen generations of the petre family who continue to own and occupy it today. Visit ingatestone hall on your trip to ingatestone or. There are shots of the high street in ingatestone showing the traffic and people going about their everyday business. The high street formed part of the parish boundary, so that over half of ingatestone village was actually sited in fryerning parish kemble 1993, 1417. Queen elizabeth arrives at ingatestone hall by peter. Ethelburga at barking lands at yengeattestone whence we get the modern name of ingatestone. Ingatestone hall has been the home of the petre family since the 16th century, who chose the location due to the similarity of the villages latin name with their own the hall is today open as a tourist attraction, and inside is a range of antique furniture, paintings, and other historical artifacts. If you are wishing to get the most from your ingatestone visit, a stay in one of these vintage hotels will elevate your time spent in this renowned region. The book in no way professes to be a complete history of the parishes. Ingatestone hall, ingatestone and fryerning 1187315.
Ethelburga at barking lands at yengeattestone whence we get. Up very early, this being the last sunday that the presbyterians are to preach, unless they read the common prayer and renounce the covenant, and so i had mind to hear dr batess farewell sermon, and walked to st dunstans, where, it not being seven oclock yet, the doors were not open. Documentary focusing on the interior and history of ingatestone hall. William byrd and the petre family of ingatestone hall. Ingatestone hall is a grade i listed building in ingatestone and fryerning, essex, england. The location was chosen due to the similarity of the villages latin name with their own. The aim is to provide a high level of maintenance so the complex is. Ingatestone hall, a splendid tudor mansion built by sir william petre in 1548, was. The ingatestone and fryerning community association cio is a registered uk charity. We dont live too far from ingatestone hall and up until the weekend just gone hadnt even heard of it. George thorogood one bourbon, one scotch, one beer 751984 capitol theatre official duration.
Since then, the house has passed through the hands of fifteen generations of. Full text of ingatestone and the essex great road with. Choose from lots of historic hotels deals in ingatestone and save with expedia. Ingatestone and the essex great road with fryerning by mrs archibald christy, e. Community hall our new community hall is the perfect venue for your event. Read more about ingatestone halls history and features. The blog of the essex record office, the storehouse of essex history. From 1595 byrd lived nearby in stondon massey, and is known to have spent time at ingatestone hall. A jaunt to ingatestone hall, ingatestone, essex knox box of. Ingatestone and the great essex road by e e wilde with four chapters on the early history by mrs archibald christy was published in 19. Ingatestone hall has been the home of the petre family since the 16th century, who reside there to this day. This site uses cookies for analytics, social media features, advertising, and personalization.
This was an organised coach trip and although we live only half an hour away we had never heard of the hall. However, the ninth lord petre, for one, took up more permanent residence at the hall during the six year period 17641770 during which the grandiose new thorndon hall was being built to a palladian design by james paine. Ingatestone and fryerning tq64ne 72317357 291252 hall lane, ingatestone ingatestone hall formerly listed as. Visited ingatestone hall, very well kept and you do get a great vibe from the place. Tudor manor house and grounds containing furniture, pictures and memorabilia accumulated by the resident family over the centuries. Designated parking is about 200 yards from the house. A historic tudor house open to the public in essex, catering for private, wedding and corporate hire. Either with a private tour or exploring on ones own, guests can discover the history of the petre family and their connection to the history of great britain.
Ingatestone hall remained in the family and was used as a holiday retreat or a residence for the dowager or married heir. Located in the heart of margaretting village, the hall is a registered charity committed to providing a meeting area for the local community. Simon is the author of a number of books on architectural history, including the royal palaces of tudor england. Upon entering the car park my car hit a massive dippothole and damaged the front bumper. The south wing remains off limits and contains the living apartments of the heir of ingatestone hall, dominic petre. It is very tudor in its decor in keeping with when it was built with a lived in feeling the family still live there.
Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Ingatestone hall is still owned by the petre family who live on the premises. Christy hall ingatestone ingatestone local business. The house was built by sir william petre, and his descendants the barons petre live in the house to this day. Joseph cannon, under steward to lord petre, hall henry clayton, land agent and surveyor rev. Even though it is now a hundred years old, the book contains a wide range of items of historical interest, as a copy of the contents and illustrations pages show.
Thorndon hall, for many years the home of the petre family and about two miles south of brentwood in. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of. The first home of the petres in essex had been ingatestone hall between brentwood and chelmsford. As one of the principal manors held by the nuns of barking, it subsequently also became known as gynge abbes. Full text of ingatestone and the essex great road with fryerning. Our new kitchen facility has been fitted with a brand new oven making catering for your event even easier. Account book showing william byrd being fetched to thorndon hall over christmas 1589 ddp a21. More information on this can be found on our hirers pack.
I first visited ingatestone hall, ingatestone, essex many years ago and i. I dont think its acceptable to get members of the general public to pay to visit the hall to have their property damaged. Book top historic hotels in ingatestone, england expedia. There were plenty of guides to give the history and point out items of. Ingatestone hall updated april 2020 top tips before. It is thought that william byrd moved to stondon in order to be near the petre family of ingatestone hall, his patron. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. The book contains mostly motets short pieces of sacred choral music by english composers such as thomas tallis, robert wight, robert fairfax and william byrd, who flourished in the mid16 th century. This was an organised coach trip and although we live only. William petre, who had overseen the dissolution of waltham abbey and other monasteries, purchased ingatestone hall in 1540.
First recorded in the domesday book as phingaria fingrith, the latinised. It is located outside the village of ingatestone, approximately 5 miles 8. I visited ingatestone hall today, and was very impressed by the service from the very pleasant staff at the tearoom. Ingatestone names and occupations of inhabitants detailed in whites directory of 1848. The house was built by sir william petre, and his descendants the. Ingatestone hall hall lane, ingatestone cm4 9ns england. I visited ingatestone hall on 1692018 sunday with my brother and parked in the meadow field car park. Old cottages in ingatestone street, formerly poor house miss d, rock 399 65.
For this years heritage open days we are celebrating creativity in the archives, including a chance to experience the sound of the music that would have been enjoyed at thorndon hall and ingatestone hall in the sixteenth century. The house was built by sir william petre, and his descendants live in the house to this day. Tragedy in the barons north wing daily mail online. You can also ask your hotels front desk so you can get recommendations where a few of their favorite areas to grab a drink or dinner in ingatestone are. By continuing to browse the site, you agree to our use of. Ingatestone hall 2020 what to know before you go with.
It encourages the facilities to be used for education, health and recreation. As one of the principal manors held by the nuns of barking. The manor house was probably located on the site of the present ingatestone hall one. I took 8 snakes to meet the guides, george and kevin the kenyan sand boa brothers, tango and lesley cornsnakes, benita and spider royal pythons, rose burmese python and lux hognose. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. From the london end of the high street, take station lane. You have to do a self guided tour which was easy with the pufchase of a guide book. The garden was first established when the house was built in 1540 but few features survive from that time apart from the stew pond, some boundary and internal walls and possibly the lime walk. Visit a grade i listed 16th century manor and see picturesque lily ponds, delightful gardens, and the original tudor house with its original furnishings.
An exhibtion held at essex libraries ingatestone, essex in october 20 as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the aes ingatestone, which is a personal history of both the old and new. The venue holds forty persons with tables and chairs but one hundred standing. Ingatestone hall is a grade i listed 16thcentury manor house in essex, england. In the later saxon period the manor of ingatestone belonged to st marys abbey, barking.
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