Sheffield Manor
Sheffield Manor , also called Manor Lodge or Manor Castle , is the ruin of a country house east of Sheffield in the English county of South Yorkshire . The lodge was built around 1516 in the then large deer park as a retreat and later home for George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury , and his large family. The remnant of this property is now called Norfolk Park .
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The remains of Sheffield Manor include parts of the kitchens, the long gallery and the historic building II *. Grade-listed Turret House (also called Queen Mary's Tower ), which contains beautiful 17th-century ceilings.
There is evidence that the Turret House was built in 1574; the Earl of Shrewsbury's accounts show payments for masonry work on the "Tyrret" of Sheffield Manor during this period. The Turret House has three floors with two rooms each. The stairs in one corner of the building lead to the roof. This was probably designed as a viewing platform and is comparable to the "Hunting Tower" of Chatsworth House .
Maria Stuart
Mary Queen of Scots was held captive by George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury , at both Sheffield Manor and Sheffield Castle . Her ghost is said to haunt the Turret House today. Wolsey's Tower was built as an apartment for Cardinal Wolsey , who then died after traveling on to Leicester .
Mary Queen of Scots came to England in 1568 after her defeat at the Battle of Langside in search of support from the Catholic nobility. Mary's freedom was restricted after her cousin Elizabeth I was informed of the threat Mary posed to her crown.
On February 4, 1569 she was transferred to the care of the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury. However, she was not closely guarded and was able to intrigue against Elizabeth with the help of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk , and other members of the Catholic nobility. Several times Maria had to be taken to places that allowed greater security and stricter controls.
On November 28, 1570 she was brought to Tutbury Castle , which also belonged to the Earl of Shrewsbury, where she spent 14 years with the exception of a few breaks in Chatsworth House and Buxton and frequent visits to Sheffield and Sheffield Manor.
Despite Maria's actions against her, Elisabeth seemed to support her cousin's claim to the Scottish throne. Maris wrote regularly to her supporters in Scotland, asking them to be loyalty and to wait for the help she thought Elizabeth would give. Two of Maria's letters are in the Sheffield archives today.
The 4th Duke of Norfolk, recently released from the Tower of London , was caught meeting the papal envoy Roberto di Ridolfi to bring about a Catholic rebellion in England . Parliament called for the execution of both Mary Queen of Scots and the Duke of Norfolk. At this point, nothing had been done against Mary Queen of Scots, but the Duke of Norfolk was beheaded in 1572.
In 1582, while Mary was still in Sheffield, an inventory of all household items and furnishings was made by George, Earl of Shrewsbury. The list describes the house and its contents and gives an impression of the rooms of the house at this time. Mention is made of a chapel , a vestibule that led into the knight's hall , a cupboard, the master's bedroom and an outer chamber, the bedroom of the lady of the house, a bakery , a brewery , a pantry , a wash house and a lower wash house, a round tower , a square tower and a tourelle , round towers on either side of the gatehouse and walls along the moat, a porter's lodge, a dungeon, a square room, a small kitchen, an old kitchen, a dog kennel and a number of stables.
Also listed in the inventory are the “things” of the “Queen of Scotland and her people”. Maria had a large entourage, which underwent certain changes over time and consisted of Scots, French, English friends and servants. The list of rooms for "her people" includes that of the head of the household, a certain Mr Burgon as her doctor, and a certain Mr Jarvys as her surgeon.
The report from 1582 also lists the décor "in the hawle at the Poandes", which is now called "Old Queen's Head" (a pub ).
In August 1584, Queen Elizabeth finally listened to Earl George's petition and released him from his duty to care for Mary. That duty had cost him his marriage, his health, and his chances for a political career. After Maria left Sheffield, she was taken to Wingfield Manor in Derbyshire to see her new guardian, Sir Ralph Sadler, and then to Tutbury. From there she came to Chartley Manor in Staffordshire, where she became involved in the Babington conspiracy .
Duke of Norfolk
After Sheffield Manor fell into the hands of the Duke of Norfolk, it was neglected, sold to tenants and largely demolished in 1706. Some of the remaining walls and a window were removed by Robert Marnock in 1839 and moved to the grounds of the Queen's Tower in Norfolk Park . In 1953 the Duke of Norfolk Estate leased the property to Sheffield City Council for 999 years.
Restoration plan
In 2004, the building was in the television series Restoration of the BBC treated and the National Lottery should support the conversion into a museum and a traditional farm. The residential area of Manor is named after Sheffield Manor. Green Estate , established by the Manor and Castle Development Trust and the Sheffield Wildlife Trust , has received £ 1.25m from the Heritage Lottery Fund to transform the property into a tourist attraction.
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert Frederick Pollard: Talbot, George (1468-1538) in Sidney Lee: Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 55. Smith, Elder & Company, London 1898. pp. 313-314.
- ^ Mark Girouard: Robert Smythson and the English Country House . Yale 1983. p. 119 and footnote with reference to Sheffield Library & Archives, MD 192 fol. 168.
- ↑ a b Ashton Lucy: Historic monument handed over to group to be developed . In: The Star . Sheffield Newspapers Ltd .. June 26, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
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