TIMELINE 4 - Post-Adderley History
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LIPTROTT family hold Weddington |
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c1797 - 1803 AD |
Samuel Whalley living at the
Castle. His son (b.1800) was Sir Samuel Whalley,
later MP for Marylebone (121,122) |
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Estate passes to Amice, 2nd daughter of Rev. Philip Bracebridge (Thomas Liptrott's cousin)
Amice married George Heming of Jamaica. They later had a son, Samuel Bracebridge Heming (1) |
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PLACE family own Castle, HEMING
family hold Weddington |
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1803 AD |
Nearby Lindley Estate passed to Samuel Bracebridge HEMING,
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1804 AD |
Rev. Samuel Bracebridge HEMING
took over estate (1) |
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1805?-9? AD |
Robert LUGAR, architect, re-designed WEDDINGTON HALL or CASTLE
incorporated the older house. It became a stone-faced building, possibly Attleborough Sandstone, similar to Arbury Hall. The north and south Lodges may have
been built at this time or modified from older buildings. The grounds of Weddington Castle were landscaped, possibly by a disciple
or assistant of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. On the 1811 O.S. map they are
shown with ornamental lakes and a boating river course (29,61,88,89) |
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1806 AD |
Part of south Weddington subject
to Enclosure (20) |
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1807 AD |
Brayley Map showed Weddington Road
(75) |
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1808 AD |
Smith Map showed Weddington Road
(79) |
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1811 AD |
Weddington population: 67 (29) |
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1811-14 AD |
Ordnance Survey map Weddington, it is
spelled Wedington (43) |
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1813 AD |
Nuneaton Diary mentioned a plank across the River Anker, it was the
bridge and was frequently swept away by floods (21) |
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1815 AD |
Isaac SWINNERTON of Weddington owned
a sawmill in Nuneaton (29) |
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1817 AD |
24th Nov. Henry DEWES born |
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1818 AD |
2nd Jan Nuneaton Diary. “The Bridge across the river leading from the
top of Abbey Street to Wedingtonnewly erected
and ground raised at the expense of Mr
Place. [i.e. Weddington Meadows Bridge]
Lionel PLACE kicked a workman and broke his leg" (21) |
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c.1818 AD |
The Grove and Grove Cottages built (29) |
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1820 AD |
Church figured in Aylsford picture
collection without a spire, and only the tower (1). See drawing in St James
Church Picture Gallery. |
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1821 AD |
Weddington population: 91 (34) |
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1822 AD |
28th Feb. Weddington Farm
auctioned 196 Acres for £13,500 (29) |
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1826 AD |
Lionel PLACE elected Sheriff of Warwickshire (21) |
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1827 AD |
A 'Martin Leggatt' is
noted as being a resident of Weddington Hall
in this year (according to the book: "Records of the Woodmen of
Arden from 1785" which detailed members of the
historic 'Woodmen of Arden' archery
club, based at nearby Meriden). |
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1831 AD |
Weddington population: 69 (34) |
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1832 AD |
18th Feb. Mary Green (aka Polly
Button) brutally murdered by John Danks (aka Joe Danks) in WeddingtonFields. Danks was arrested by Nuneaton’s first policeman,
Constable Haddon 9th April. Danks publicly
hanged in Warwick |
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1834 AD |
NEW INCUMBENT Rev. George SANFORD until 1872 (81) |
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1838 AD |
Lionel PLACE died and was buried at St. James, aged 72 (49) |
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1841 AD |
Weddington population: 77. John ARNOLD at
The Lodge; James WARD a servant at the Castle (29,34) |
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1843 AD |
7th Aug. Auction Sale at Weddington Castle
comprising furniture, library, paintings. William PULLIN (Auctioneers)
(29) You can view the Auction
Catalogue here. |
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1844 AD |
London North Western Railway negotiated land purchase for new route
with the PLACE and HEMING family (29) |
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1845 AD |
Tithe Apportionment for Weddington stated
Sophia PLACE as land owner. NEW INCUMBENT Rev. Samuel Bracebridge HEMING. John ATKIN, Robert SWINNERTON,
Joseph ROBOTTOM farmers (19) |
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1847 AD |
27th Nov. Henry Arthur DEWES born (son of Henry Dewes) |
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DEWES / HEMING / COOPER / KAY / HALL
owners or occupiers, a complex succession atWeddington 1845-1873 |
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1849 AD |
90 Acres of woodland in Weddington (1)
Rev. Samuel Bracebridge HEMING became
Lord of Manor until 1856 (1). |
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1850 AD |
Stage coaches/wagons came via Abbey Green to Church Farm, horseshoes
and cartwheel tyres could be fitted at their forge. The journey continued by
the track at the side of the Church to Caldecote and
beyond (oral evidence only) Lawyer Henry DEWES of Weddington Castle
made extensive repairs. Dewes was buried
at Caldecote: born 24th November 1817, died
23rd May 1910. Wife Helen Jane died 27th October 1863 aged 42. Son Henry
Arthur DEWES born in Foleshill 27th
November 1847, died 7th June 1873 (33) |
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1851 AD |
Weddington population: 54 (28,29,34) |
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1854 AD |
Geological Survey : Mapped Weddington (44) Weddington Wood cleared to make way for a farm, near
the Watling Street (29) William COOPER at Weddington Castle,
Robert SWINNERTON at The Grove (29) |
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1856 AD |
Rev. Samuel Bracebridge HEMING
died. Advowson passes to Rev. Bracebridge Heming HALL. G.SANFORD remained Vicar
(1) |
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1857 AD |
PLACE family papers contained a dated parchment instructing that Weddington Castle and Estate be disposed of (70).
Isaac SWINNERTON buried at St. James, aged 85yrs (48) Churchwarden accounts -
Holly and church cleaning 6s 0d. Jenning's bill
for draining churchyard £3 5s 8d. Lighting Fires 15s 0d Wine for sacrament 8s
0d, Jenning's bill for repairing stove
10s 0d, Clay's bill for grates for churchyard £1 5s 10d, Handley's bill for
pipes and bricks 18s 9d (65) |
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1858 AD |
Dated plaque by Catherine SANFORD wife of Rev. G. Sanford noted
restoration of font (48) |
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1861 AD |
Weddington population: 74. Census: William
COOPER, clerk without care of lands lived at WeddingtonCastle.
KAY owned the Castle (33) - you can view the Auction Catalogue
of the sale where KAY bought the Castle here. |
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1863 AD |
Isaac SWINNERTON buried at St. James, aged 40yrs. Son of Isaac and Ann Swinnerton (68) 27th Oct. Helen Jane Dewes died, wife of Henry Dewes,
buried at Caldecote. Henry Dewes later remarried (SophiaDewes) |
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1864 AD |
6th Aug. Auction at Weddington Castle,
catalogue of contents produced |
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1865 AD |
Henry KAY of Weddington Castle was
buried at St. James, aged 56 yrs (68) |
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1866 AD |
F.H. KAY owned Weddington Castle
(33) |
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1868 AD |
Mrs. KAY at Weddington Castle,
R. Swinnerton at The Grove, also a
grazier, Geo. SANFORD a farmer, John CROFTS a farmer (29,33) |
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1869 AD |
August: Ashby Railway line under construction, River Anker overbridge was piled with greenheart wooden piles.
Contractor Barnes & Beckett of Rochdale, contract valued at £171,900 (47) |
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1871 AD |
Weddington population: 84 (34) R. SWINNERTON at The Grove (33). Also the 1871 census makes reference to an unmarried housemaid at The
Grove, aged 23, by the name of Jane White (who was born in Chilvers Coton of
parents John and Susan White of Heath End). |
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1870-72 AD |
John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales mentions
an n 'E. Lees, Esq.' as living atWeddington Hall: "WEDDINGTON, a parish in
Nuneaton district, Warwick; 1 mile N of Nuneaton r. station. Post town,
Nuneaton. Acres, 911. Real property, £2,155. Pop., 74. Houses, 10. W. Castle
is the seat of E. Lees, Esq. The living
is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £278. Patron, Mrs. Hall. The church was built in
1733." (123) |
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1872 AD |
NEW INCUMBENT Rev. Richard Samuel Bracebridge Heming
HALL (81) |
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1873 AD |
Advowson passed to Rev. Richard Samuel Bracebridge Heming HALL (1,48) Robert SWINNERTON
buried at St. James, aged 60 yrs, he lived at
the Grove (29) 1st Aug. Nuneaton-Ashby Joint Railway line open for goods traffic (47) 1st Sep. Nuneaton-Ashby Joint Railway line open for passenger traffic
(47) Frederick H.J. KAY ownedWeddington Castle
: acreage 122Ac 1R 1P valued £401 9s (92) 7th Jun. Henry Arthur DEWES died, buried at Caldecote. |
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1874 AD |
21st Feb. Nuneaton Chronicle: Messrs Cookes & Sons have received instructions from
F.H. Kay Esq (in consequence to him having sold the Estate) To arrange for
sale by auction, On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday and Saturday
the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, & 7th days of March 1874 (113). See here for details. |
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SHAWE family hold Weddington |
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1874 AD |
14th Mar. Nuneaton Chronicle: Sale advert for 2.00pm
16/3/1874 by John Sands, for ROUGH FARM. The whole of the livestock,
implements etc. on the above named farm, consisting of 3 in-calf cows, 2
yearlings, 4 in-lamb ewes, 2 Tegs, 2 6-in
wagons, 2 carts, turnip cutter, chaff machine, sheep and pig troughs,
ladders, and greater part of the neat and useful household furniture,
comprising mahogany sideboard, dressing and toilet tables, bedsteads,
bedding, and a general assortment of household furniture etc. |
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1875 AD |
Henry Cunliffe SHAWE inserted
three windows in church nave (48) |
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1876 AD |
Capt. Frederick Henniker lived at the Grove |
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1881 AD |
Weddington population: 81 (34) |
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1881 AD |
Church again restored for £1,600 by S. FOX to a plan by A. BLOOMFIELD
(33) Some accounts say the whole tower was built then, this
disagreed with Aylsford picture of 1820. |
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1883 AD |
Stained glass window placed in St. James' Church dedicated to SHAWE'S
son (33) |
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1885-6 AD |
Ordnance Survey re-mapped Weddington (43)
1886. The only remaining woodland was in the Castle grounds (33) |
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1891 AD |
Weddington population: 100. Census: |
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1900 AD |
30-31st December. River Anker flooded (32,38) |
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1901 AD |
January: Local report on flood prevention measures needed for the
local rivers, including more weirs (37,38) |
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1902 AD |
Ordnance Survey re-mapped Weddington (43) |
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190? AD |
John Brindley and his family came to farm at Church Farm |
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1905 AD |
Stained glass window to Isaac, Elizabeth, Sarah and Robert SWINNERTON
(48) |
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1906 AD |
Advowson passed to Rev. Bracebridge Lindsay
HALL, NEW INCUMBENT (81) |
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1907 AD |
Reredos carved and installed in the Church commemorating Alfred FRENCH
(48) |
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1909 AD |
November. Church dedicated altar screen for Richard Samuel Bracebridge Heming HALL (48) |
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1910 AD |
23rd May Henry DEWES died, buried at Caldecote (113) |
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1911 AD |
Weddington population: 102. Henry C. SHAWE
died and was buried in St James' churchyard. His son Henry N. Pole SHAWE
inherited the estate but went to live in The Grove (33,34),
although 'Kelly's 1912 Directory for Warwickshire' lists his address as Weddington Hall in that year. |
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c1912 - 1915AD |
Records show that Captain Geoffrey J. Shakerley is
resident at Weddington Hall. Read more about CaptainShakerley and see a photograph in a PDF
document by clicking here. |
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1916 AD |
Henry Nigel Pole SHAWE set up a Red Cross hospital at the Castle,
being equipped after March 1916. Mrs.SHAWE was
Vice-President of Nuneaton Branch and Rev. Bracebridge HALL
was Volunteer Aid Detachment Commandant. Wards were sponsored by collieries
and brick companies. Mrs Fowler in charge of Castle (37,38,93) |
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1918 AD |
Red Cross withdraw from Castle (37) |
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1919 AD |
The Castle was put up for auction but failed to find a buyer (37,38) |
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1920 AD |
Henry Myatt farmed at Tom Thumb Farm. Walter Reid at Church Farm (113) |
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1921 AD |
Weddington population: 87 (34) |
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1922 AD |
Percy H. HOWE bought the Castle from Henry Pole SHAWE for £7,000, agents were Nixon, Toone and
Harrison. He wanted to convert it into luxury flats (33,37,38) |
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1923-4 AD |
November to July: Weddington Castle
converted to flats. The plans for houses are extensively discussed at
meetings. Numerous objections on the necessity for housing and inadequacy of
sewerage arrangements (37,94) |
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1925 AD |
Eleanor Grace Wolferstan, daughter of
Henry Cunliffe Shawe,
died in Statfold, Staffs. |
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1926 AD |
2nd January: Heavy floods at Weddington (37,94). See photo here. |
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1928 AD |
6th July: Notice of sale, Castle to be demolished (38) One of the terracotta lions from the entrance of the Castle turned up
nearly a century later in 2011 - see here for details. |
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