Order of the Garter During his lifetime, Izaak Walton was best known as the biographer of leading Anglican clergymen and writers. His main profession was as a linen draper and his favorite pastime was angling. But there was another, secretive and adventurous side to his character, about which he seems never to have written a […]
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Below is an illustration of the heraldic standard of Henry Stafford, second Duke of Buckingham, at the College of Arms. Its date is around 1475. The standard shows the cross of St George in the hoist, as was normal in the Middle Ages, the Stafford family livery colours of red and black, the Knot badge
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Wedgwood is synonymous with the pottery industry of Staffordshire to such an extent it is hard to grasp how far and fast it changed two and a half centuries ago. Most of that change was the achievement of one man, Josiah Wedgwood, albeit aided by many others in different ways. Pottery has been manufactured in
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The acclaimed Ingestre Lodges in a Ingrestre, Staffordshire, not only features beautiful accommodation (for up to 22 people!) in the heart of the British countryside, but each room is a treasure trove for the discerning film buff. Each eclectically styled by Aaron’s production designer mother, the dwellings feature furniture that has been salvaged from famous
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Visitors to English parish churches are often struck by the profusion of heraldry to be found in so many of them. This is particularly true of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ingestre, because its builder, Walter Chetwynd, was an enthusiastic antiquarian and scholar of armorial bearings. Walter encouraged his friend Dr Robert Plot
No individual has had a greater influence on the English people’s perception of a natural landscape than Lancelot “Capability” Brown. The year 2016 sees the three-hundredth anniversary of his birth and the village of Ingestre will be playing its own unique part in the national tercentenary celebrations, under the banner CB300. For Ingestre Park, the
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