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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire is in Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire [Map].
The manor of Sutton Scarsdale [Map] was owned by Wulfric Spott, who died in 1002 and left the estate to Burton-on-Trent Abbey.
In the Domesday Book of 1088 the manor of Sutton Scarsdale [Map] was owned by Roger "The Poitevin" Montgomery Viscount Hiemois (age 23).
In 1225 the the manor of Sutton Scarsdale [Map] had been given by King Henry III to Peter de Hareston, but by 1401 it had been purchased by John Leeke of Gotham.
In 1724 Nicholas Leke 4th Earl Scarsdale (age 42) commissioned Warwick based architect Francis Smith (1672-1738) to re-build Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. He encased a much older house to create one of the most handsome buildings of the period in England. The facade is decorated with four giant classical Corinthian columns, topped by a pediment, either side of which are a series of pilasters (flat columns) reaching almost to the full height of the building, similar in style to nearby Chatsworth House, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1740, following the death of Nicholas Leke 4th Earl Scarsdale, the last of his line, Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map] was sold to Godfrey Clarke
On 30th March 1774 Godfrey Clarke died. His son, Godfrey Bagnall Clarke (age 32) inherited his estates including Sutton Scarsdale [Map].
On 27th June 1805 Captain Robert Arkwright (age 22) and Frances Crawford (age 19) were married. The marriage against the wishes of his father who disapproved of her being an actress. He received a wedding gift of £30,000 from his father and later an allowance of £500 a year. He leased Stoke Hall (Derbys) from 1816-32, but after the death of his elder brother he occupied Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map], which he subsequently inherited on his father's death in 1843.
On 19th December 1817 Anna Maria Catherine Price-Clarke Marchioness Ormonde (age 28) died. It isn't clear who inherited Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map] after her death, and who sold it to Richard Arkwright (age 62) in 1827.
1827. Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map], shortly after it had been purchased by Richard Arkwright (age 71).
Richard Arkwright: On 19th December 1755 he was born to Richard Arkwright. On 19th December 1817 Anna Maria Catherine Price-Clarke Marchioness Ormonde died. It isn't clear who inherited Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire in 1827. On 23rd April 1843 Richard Arkwright died. His son Captain Robert Arkwright inherited Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
On 23rd April 1843 Richard Arkwright (age 87) died. His son Captain Robert Arkwright (age 60) inherited Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
On 6th August 1859 Captain Robert Arkwright (age 76) died. His son Reverend Godfrey Harry Arkwright (age 44) inherited Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
On 17th December 1866 Reverend Godfrey Harry Arkwright (age 52) died. His son Francis Arkwright (age 20) inherited Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Sutton Scarsdale [Map].
Francis Arkwright: On 17th March 1846 he was born to Reverend Godfrey Harry Arkwright and Frances Rafella FitzHerbert. On 15th September 1875 Francis Arkwright and Evelyn Addington were married. On 1st March 1915 Francis Arkwright died. Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire who
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 1st March 1915 Francis Arkwright (age 68) died. Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map] was inherited by his cousin William Arkwright (age 57) who
1919. The entrance hall, hallway and stairs and Oak Room of Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1919 the building firm of Haslam Ltd. bought Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map] from William Arkwright (age 61) and asset-stripped the house; this went as far as removing the roof in 1920. The Adams fireplaces which were inlaid with Blue John were stripped from the house and sent to America to a Philadelphia museum along with the ornate staircases, where they still are today. The roof was stripped of lead, the ornate ceilings which were designed by some of the finest Italian craftsmen were removed to take out the wooden joists and some of the stone was used to build houses in the Somersall and Brampton area, leaving only the shell.
In 1946 Osbert Sitwell (age 53) purchased Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire [Map] just three days before demolition was planned to take place. The hall was later given over to the Department of the environment in the late 1960's. In 1971 emergency repairs were started to secure the building from further decay. The cost of this work was estimated at around £30,000, the money was secured for the work to begin. (£5,000 was forthcoming from the Derbyshire County Council) and later during 1992 the building was finally secured and the plaster mouldings left after the removal of the ceilings and fireplaces were sealed and preserved and secure ornate iron bars were placed in all the window mullions.
