Hartlebury Castle
Hartlebury Castle is a fortified manor house at Stourport-on-Severn in the north of the English county of Worcestershire . The Bishop of Worcester had it built in the middle of the 13th century on land that King Burgred of Mercia had given to the diocese. English Heritage has listed the house as a Grade I Historic Building. There are many other mansions and country houses in the area, such as B. Witley Court , Astley Hall , Pool House , Areley Hall and Abberley Hall .
The basic rule Hartlebury belonged to one of the Norman conquest of England the bishops of Worcester. The fortified mansion was one of the residences of the medieval bishops and later the main bishop's seat.
history
From the early 13th century until 2007, Hartlebury Castle was the residence of the Bishops of Worcester.
Bishop Walter de Cantilupe , a supporter of Simon VI. de Montfort began to fortify the manor house, which was provided with loopholes. In 1268 his successor, Godfrey Giffard , had the work completed. The gatehouse was built in the reign of King Henry VI. added at the instigation of John Carpenter .
In 1646, during the English Civil War , Hartlebury Castle was heavily fortified. Captain Sandys and Lord Windsor kept the mansion along with 120 infantrymen and 20 cavalrymen for King Charles I ; they had food for 12 months. When it was called up for the parliamentary side by Colonel Sir Thomas Morgan , it was abandoned within two days without a single shot being fired. The fortified mansion was razed , the parliamentary commissioners appropriated the house and manor and sold them for £ 3,133 6s. 8d. to Thomas Westrowe . After the Stuart Restoration , the manor and house were returned to the Bishop of Worcester.
The Buchenallee in the park, Bishop Edward Stillingfleet create. Bishop Henry Pepys donated the deer that has been kept on the estate from time immemorial to Queen Victoria . An impression of the life of the bishop's family in the mid-19th century can be obtained from the diary of 10-year-old Emily Pepys , daughter of Bishop Pepys. It describes a period of six months in the years 1844 and 1845.
The Hurd Library had Bishop Richard Hurd established in 1782. It still contains an extensive and unique collection of books, including those from the Pope and Warburton libraries . A copy of the Iliad that Pope translated is included.
In 1890 some of the trenches were filled in and flower gardens were laid out on them.
Following the election of Bishop John Inge in 2008, Hartlebury Castle's residence was relocated to a house adjacent to Worcester Cathedral . In 1964 the Worcestershire County Council took over the north wing for use as a museum. In 1966 the Worcestershire County Museum was opened there.
In 2010 the BBC Midland News reported that Hartlebury Castle was about to be sold and that local residents had launched a campaign to prevent the mansion from falling into private hands.
The Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (HCPT), a non-profit organization, was formed to preserve Hartlebury Castle for the education, use and edification of the community and to ensure that the Hurd Library remains complete and in its current location.
Members of the organization had until April 2011 to raise £ 2 million in donations; otherwise the house would be put up for sale after all. On August 17, 2012, it was announced that the HCPT had agreed to pay £ 2.45 million to the owner, the Church of England , for ownership of the buildings, gardens and parks. Attempts were made to get the purchase price from the Heritage Lottery Fund and private donors.
In April 2013, the HCPT was successful with its grant application to the Heritage Lottery Fund . That gave money to develop a business plan for the future of Hartlebury Castle.
In October 2014, the HCPT, with partners Worcester County Council and Museums Worcestershire, received a £ 5 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the maintenance of Hartlebury Castle, its estate and assets including the Hurd Library .
In March 2015, HCPT bought Hartlebury Castle with the 17.2 hectare property.
Worcestershire County Museum
The Worcestershire County Museum is housed in the former servant quarters of Hartlebury Castle. The exhibitions show pieces of local history, e.g. B. Toys, archaeological finds, costumes, Bromsgrove Guild art , local industry products, local transportation, and geological and natural history exhibits. There are historically furnished rooms, such as a classroom, a children's room , a sink and laundry room, as well as rooms in Victorian style , Georgian style and in the style of the English Civil War .
On the property there is a fruit press for cider and a transport display with fire engines , Hansom Cabs , bicycles , handcarts and a collection of clapboard wagons .
Individual evidence
- ^ D. Hooke: Worcestershire Anglo-Saxon Charter-bounds . Boydell, Woodbridge 1990. p. 101.
- ^ A b Worcestershire Council staff: A Brief History of Hartlebury Castle . Worcestershire County Council. February 23, 2010. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed November 2011.
- ^ Hartlebury Castle, Hartlebury . British Listed Buildings . Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ↑ John William Willis Bund: The Victoria History of the County of Worcester . Pp. 380-387. 1913. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e John Richard Burton: A history of Kidderminster, with short accounts of some neighboring parishes. P. 201 . E. floor. 1890. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ↑ Gillian Avery: The Journal of Emily Pepys . Prospect, London 1984. ISBN 0-907325-24-6 . Chapter: Introduction .
- ↑ 1127871 - Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust . Charity Commission. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ↑ Hartlebury Castle: Church agrees sale price of £ 2.5m . BBC News, August 17, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
Web links
- Official website of the Worcestershire County Museum.
- Official website of the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust.
Coordinates: 52 ° 20 ′ 19 ″ N , 2 ° 14 ′ 31.6 ″ W.