The story of osmaston by ashbourne book launch a tale. All of the english country houses listed below have been demolished, severely reduced in size, or are ruined. Located two and a half miles south of ashbourne, osmaston is an archetypal english village with thatched cottages and a village pond. Osmaston, a village and a parish in ashborne district, derby. The collection includes rent books, tenancy papers, some plans and. Sir roberts father had commissioned bakewell to make new gates for his entrance the ironsmiths last known work.
Osmaston manor was built in the 1840s for francis wright, of the prosperous wright family who owned the butterly iron works, to house his estate workers. We started the history group around november 2015 with the intention of producing an illustrated book about osmaston village. Letter to the dean of osmaston from derby prisoner. One hundred and fifty years later the villages present name was in use, along with other versions. Books and reading, reading interests asked in buildings when was osmaston hall created. Osmaston hall was once a splendid mock tudor manor house in a superb setting amongst trees and lakes.
It was formerly called osmastoninthe wood, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under ashborne. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of osmaston. The front hall at osmaston manor a tale of downward social mobility ian peter andrew monro walker 19021982 ian walker fell into his fathers mould with a love for the outdoors. Osmaston it was demolished in 1964 when the owner at the time, sir john walker, moved to okeover near mappleton and took the okeover family name.
The osmaston park wedding venue is on the site of osmaston manor which, like many other large houses, became too much of a financial burden and was demolished in 1965 by my grandfather however, we have recently restored the old manor site and although the house itself is missing, the surrounding grassed terraces, ponds, stone steps and balustrades are now intact and. At that time it would have been mainly fields and farms. See all books memories of osmaston read and share your memories of osmaston itself or of a particular photo of osmaston. Osmaston discover derbyshire and the peak district. Since the demolition of osmaston hall, the miniature parish church of st jamess, osmaston, and its vicarage. Dr spencer hall, in his book, gives a poetical description of the church.
Welcome to hall of books secondhand books, sheet music, onlinedespite covid19 we are open and still sending out books and music. Photos, videos, history, memories, culture, events, architecture, landscape, maps and more photos as recommended by just about everyone who loves derby and derbyshire. A list for the collection was circulated soon afterwards. What has the author amiel osmaston written answers. We found reference to a leper hospital outside the walls of derby, above the osmaston road, somewhere near the present street of st leonards on pg 5 ofa potted history of osmaston. This section is a placeholder for information about the osmaston surname. Henry osmastons second cousin was john rice henry osmastons second cousin was edward rice henry osmastons second cousin was patrick rice henry osmastons second cousin was muriel finchhatton henry osmastons second cousin was george finchhatton, viscount maidstone henry osmastons second cousin was gladys williams henry osmastons second.
History osmaston hall was built in 1696 in brick and stone for robert wilmot, 3 high sheriff of derbyshire in 1689. Francis wright of osmaston manor a tale of downward social. Markeaton park is an important part of derby history, which was sold to the mundy family in 1516. It is written in the domesday book as osmundestune. Built to serve the now demolished osmaston manor, the thatched cottages with neat gardens are set about the very scenic village pond. Osmaston coronation hall, osmaston, derbyshire come and. Osmaston, an old village, was known as osmundestune when the domesday book was compiled and had a population at that time of 60 to 80 people. The village hall was opened on coronation day 1937 and replaced the old victory hall hut. At this osmaston by derby, we will turn and linger a while, glad that the. By 1922 the land and the hall had been sold to differen t or ganisations. Under the watchful eye of his mother he shouldered the responsibilities as the 3 rd baronet at osmaston manor. Several members of the group have amassed their own collection of memorabilia and we thought it best if we combined our individual collections into one. I contacted pippa wilson who setup the osmaston family koi hoi who goes there newsletter group on facebook and she uploaded a whole load from her collection.
The collection includes rent books, tenancy papers, some plans and photographs, and family papers of the walker family, which acquired osmaston manor after the death of francis wright 18061873. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Osmaston park wedding receptions and events in derbyshire. Complete list of lost english country houses lost heritage. The story of osmaston by ashbourne book launch a tale of. In 7 the manor of osmaston was granted to robert holland. In 1845 francis wright started to build osmaston manor, which was completed in 1849.
When the waites fiddled at his door for a christmas box, instead of sending them away with a solitary shilling, he invited them in, treated them with a tankard of ale, and persuaded. We have had a couple of socialfund raising events so far and both have been very well attended which. These baronets built osmaston hall which included its own chapel. The living is a rectory in the diocese of lichfield. Quoted postage times may be a little delayed but please be patient as royal mail cope with increased demand and staff shortages. In 1888 the estate was sold to sir andrew walker and the manor house was demolished in 1964 by sir ian walker. Come and join us at school and in the coronation hall for an evening of festive fun and christmas shopping.
The mundy family gave markeaton park to derby city council in the early 20th century. The village is mentioned in the domesday book under the name. The manor was run as a religious house by the benedictine monks of selby abbey and was the residence of the agent or master of works. You may contact them regarding civic or political issues, but they are not funded to help you with family history searches. The horseshoe seat that faces the thatched cottages across the village duck pond is an excellent place to rest and enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the village. Osmaston photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Jul 14, 2006 i live close by ascot drive, the church was called st james the lesser, by the 1970s the church was gone, it was the family church for the wilmothorton family of the nearby osmaston hall, they gave their name to wilmorton at the end of ascot drive, the church fell in to disrepair when st osmunds church was built on london road in 1904, the grave yard was dug up in the 80s and the remains. These figures are printed in a potted history of osmaston on pg 20. Jan 20, 2016 the front hall at osmaston manor a tale of downward social mobility ian peter andrew monro walker 19021982 ian walker fell into his fathers mould with a love for the outdoors. History of osmaston, in derby and derbyshire map and. Jan 07, 2016 the collection includes rent books, tenancy papers, some plans and photographs, and family papers of the walker family, which acquired osmaston manor after the death of francis wright 18061873. It was demolished in 1964 when the owner at the time, sir john walker, moved to okeover near mappleton and took the okeover family name.
In 1845, the first stone was laid in the construction of osmaston manor and, four years later, it was completed. Maggie silcock, chairman osmaston history group, has been in touch. The present day park is a remnant of the rural landscape which once dominated this area. Osmaston ce primary school, ashbourne, derby, united kingdom. Jul 09, 20 nevertheless, osmaston hall was quite grand and an eminently suitable seat for the wilmots, raised to a baronetcy in 1772. Dorothy osmastons aunt was erica osmaston dorothy osmastons uncle was osmund osmaston dorothy osmastons uncle was fitzwalter osmaston dorothy osmastons aunt was gwendolen nash dorothy osmastons unclebymarriage was thomas nash dorothy osmastons aunt was judith osmaston dorothy osmastons aunt is marion williams dorothy. According to the derby mercury newspaper there was 28 houses in osmaston in 1841. Louies class were studying world war 2 and all children wrote a piece.
It was in 1978 that we acquired collection d1849, the archives of the osmaston estate. Osmaston takes the appearance of a picturesque model village, with its brick built thatched cottages, village hall, primary school, duckpond, church, and of course pub. Good walks start from the village through the glorious osmaston park, with its lakes and woodland. The house was the home of the wilmot baronets, and the fox family before being used for a golf club and railway business. It is of interest as a settlement because the tenant of the larger estate in the township at the time of king edward the confessor was one. View a description of its facilities and the booking contact information. It later became known as whitestone and then as osmaston in the wood. The mundy family gave markeaton park to derby city council. Osmaston is a small village and civil parish in the derbyshire dales in the county of derbyshire in england. About us the shoulder of mutton osmaston, derbyshire. Osmaston hall, derbyshire home of wilmothorton family. A number of us had collected old photographs,artefacts,press cuttings. It was demolished by sir ian walkerokeover in the mid 1960s.
Dec 01, 2010 francis wright 18061873 inherited osmaston from his mothers family she was a daughter of francis marcus beresford of compton house, ashbourne and osmaston and married his cousin selina, daughter of sir henry fitzherbert of tissington. He was deeply interested in all christian work, and took an active part in the administration of the church missionary society, the young mens christian association, and many other. Just off the a52 south east of ashbourne, this really is a model village. Matthew beckett who runs the englands lost country houses site, asked me if i could help source any more photographs of osmaston manor, particularly interior ones. The strangelooking tower, seen through the trees near the end of the walk, was designed to accommodate all the smoke from the chimneys at osmaston hall, before it was reduced to rubble. Photos of osmaston, derbyshire, england osmaston is a picturesque village two and a half miles south of ashbourne. Photographs of osmaston in derbyshire by andy savage. Page 18 if a stranger passed through derby, the doctors bow and his rhetoric were employed in the service of the church. We are situated in a beautiful and dramatic 3000 acre park on the edge of the quintessentially english village of osmaston at the southern tip of the peak district. Robert had the house rebuilt in 1702 and during the eighteenth century there were further additions and changes to not only the house but also its gardens and the extensive grounds. Eventually the aim is to have an image and history for each house and will continue to add details as i find them, but if you can provide any further information please contact me. Browse 29 photo books on osmaston and the surrounding area. The earliest reference to osmaston near ashbourne appeared in the 1086 in the doomsday book when it was known as osmundestone. Osmaston manor had 70 rooms, a bakehouse, washhouse as well as a brew house.
Digital pdf e books are often available these can be found by clicking the product image and selecting the pdf from the dropdown list. Osmaston walk discover derbyshire and the peak district. Osmaston history group are delighted to announce the arrival of 200 copies of the 2nd edition of their above book. The park was gifted to the people of derby, at the time rollsroyce came to derby in 1907. Osmaston manor more photographs a tale of downward. Digital pdf ebooks are often available these can be found by clicking the product image and selecting the pdf from the dropdown list. Thatched cottages are rare in derbyshire, but at osmaston, even the village hall has a thatched roof. The village church appears victorian, rebuilt by the architect h i stephens of derby in 1845, but from the size of the venerable yews in its churchyard and the mediaeval font, it is.
Osmaston was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of litchurch and the county of derbyshire it had a recorded population of 5. Jul 01, 2002 osmaston hall was demolished to make way for ascot drive industrial estate in 1938. Geographically, the osmaston im interested in for research into barnes and parker families is now a heavily residential suburb of derby but before the industrial revolution was a quiet rural area with a small village and a big house osmaston hall first built by the wilmot family in 1696. It was the location of osmaston hall the residence of the wilmot baronets of osmaston.
Osmaston was listed in the domesday book in 1086 as osmundestune. District governance is provided by the derbyshire dales district council. He was also vicepresident of the derbyshire natural history and. Osmaston, derbyshire genealogy heraldry and history. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Osmaston hall was demolished in 1938 to make way for the ascot drive industrial estate, in derby. Sir douglas pox married, in 1863, mary, daughter of the late francis beresford wright, of osmaston manor, derby, by whom he had one son and four daughters.
Gerald parker on behalf of the osmaston history society for his imaginative written piece on what it would have been like to be an evacuee during the war. Owston hall from its inception owston hall has enjoyed a long history from the preconquest era to the present day and obviously constitutes an important part of the historical landscape of the doncaster region. All that remains today is the tower, garden terraces and a saw mill which still has its original water wheel. Each era has left its mark on the house architecturally and has added another chapter to owston halls story, a tale. Osmaston where the walk begins and ends was the home village to osmaston park, whose estate employees thatched cottages are now much sought after properties. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 140. The story of osmaston by ashbourne five of the best. Located two and a half miles south of ashbourne, osmaston is an archetypal english village with thatched cottages and a village pond history. Old derby photos and pictures aims to show a social history of derby and derbyshire from around 1880 the 1960s old photos of derby, derbyshire villages and the derbyshire peak district. It features a host of articles about the history and beauty of derbyshire. The former osmaston manor was built in 1865 for the wright family, ironmasters, and later came into the possession of the walker family.
Derby is a midlands industrial town, famous for royal crown derby porcelain, rolls royce and building trains. David stowell has a photograph of the village hall on geograph, taken in march, 2009. His anxiety was urgent, and his powers so prevailing, that he seldom failed of success. History of osmaston in derbyshire dales map and description. Appears in 11 books from 18432006 page 18 if a stranger passed through derby, the doctors bow and his rhetoric were employed in the service of the church. Osmaston manor was built in the early victorian tudor style of limestone and echoed tissington hall in much of the design. Osmaston park is an entirely private derbyshire wedding venue in the heart of the countryside available for your exclusive use.
Osmaston park was formally farmland owned by the wilmot family of osmaston. Osmaston coronation hall is suitable for a variety of events and functions. It became a public park and it has been a park ever since. Watch local videos of derby and derbyshire follow me on the derbyphotos blog here.
Osmaston is a picturesque village two and a half miles south of ashbourne. Nevertheless, osmaston hall was quite grand and an eminently suitable seat for the wilmots, raised to a baronetcy in 1772. Osmaston history group was formed last november by a few residents of the village and beyond. Osmaston hall was built in 1696 in extensive grounds of what is now osmaston, a part of derby. Osmaston hall, once a superb mock tudor manor house which echoed tissington hall in style, was designed by henry isaac stevens.
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