Foljambe, who was sheriff for the county of york in 1787, and afterwards member of parliament for the same county, upon his coming into the inheritance of the osberton estate, made it his chief residence. Search the history of over 401 billion web pages on the internet. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Osberton, a lordship in worksop parish, notts, on the river ryton and the chesterfield canal, 3 miles e of worksop station on the m. Scandalous marriages, the rich families of new york and the unsinkable titanic cruickston park is often associated with wealth, a vast expansion of land, elegant architecture and gardens. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of osberton hall. The house was the home of the wilmot baronets, and the fox family before being used for a golf club and railway business. Southwest wall has moulded marble fireplace and kerb with large mahogany surround with heraldic beasts carrying shields and lintel with carved panels. The family lived in blyth hall until 1806 when colonel henry francis mellish sold blyth hall to joshua walker and land to the foljambes at osberton to pay off his massive gambling debts.
See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos. Charles doughtywylie, who was born in 1868 and killed in battle in gallipoli in. Media in category osberton hall the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Heritage list entry summary for estate office at osberton hall.
The foljambe collection removed from osberton hall. Full text of the manuscripts of the right honourable f. Foljambe collection removed from osberton hall on 30 april 2008 at london. Comberton village hall was built in 2006 and first used in november of that year. The house of cornewall dec 3, 20 by cecil george savile foljambe earl of liverpool and compton reade. Morris, the nationally regarded author of a history of british birds, he was informed of the occurrence by sir charles anderson, baronet, a gentleman who was presumably known to george saville foljambe esquire on whose estate near osberton the event took place. This hall was a converted horsa hut purchased by the.
In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described osberton like this. The church of st john, scoftonwithosberton, was designed in the norman style by the architect ambrose poynter, and built in 1833 as a private chapel to osberton hall. Although part of the campsall hall estate, it was leased to various notable families. He was a justice of the peace for the west riding of yorkshire and a relation of the foljambe family of osberton hall near worksop. Titles and text printed on wove or laid paper, one general title at the front of vol. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in. Free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. Osberton hall and the north lawns osberton hall is one of. Charles montagu doughty 1843 1926 the traveller and writer, best known for his 1888 travel book travels in arabia deserta, was born at theberton hall and is commemorated in the church by a plaque. The church is in the norman style, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, and embattled western tower. The two doubleheight windows of the great hall can be seen to the left of the five storey tower porch boringdon hall 2 is a 16thcentury grade ii listed 3 manor house in the parish of colebrook, about two miles north of plympton, devon. Osberton hall and the north lawns osberton hall is one. Francis ferrand foljambe 17491814 was a british landowner and m. History clumber spaniels huddlestone working clumbers.
Osberton mill bridge no 50 gazetteer canalplanac cached. Osberton, nottinghamshire genealogy heraldry and history. The hall was officially opened by andrew lansley mp in may 2007. Osberton hall up for sale next weeks country life will herald the sale of one of nottinghamshires most important houses, grade iilisted osberton hall at osberton, near worksop, following the death of its sporting owner, tony budge, in february this year. Unnamed road has 23 houses and flats on it with an average current value of. Dec 09, 2010 the osberton jersey herd, started by f. Originally, foljambe was a name given to a person who had a limp, or a malformed leg. This 10 bed freehold country house is located at osberton hall, osberton, worksop s81 0uf. Francis ferrand foljambe had a formidable reputation as an amateur naturalist, with a particular interest in ornithology, and he had attracted the foremost natural scientists of his day to osberton. Cecil george savile foljambe, 1st earl of liverpool, pc 7 november 1846 23 march 1907, known as the lord hawkesbury between 1893 and 1905, was a. Hoveton hall as it now stands is a fine regency house built of gault brick with a slate roof and the design is attributed to humphry repton and his son john adey repton, bearing marked similarities to sheringham hall which was reptons last commission.
Most of the property, with osberton hall, belongs to the foljambe family, who are lords of the manor. Apr 30, 2008 the natural history collections at osberton hall were already well established by the time george savile foljambe succeeded his grandfather in 1814. Foljambe was born at osberton hall in worksop, nottinghamshire. Most of the property, with osberton hall, belongs to the foljambe family, who are. Its mission was to study, research, interpret, and preserve the history and achievements of the foljambefulghamfulghum and related families. Campsall is situated a little more than a mile northwest of the spa town of askern. Circa 1720 though with some later alterations, and including a late c16 or early c17 core. A special train was laid on for the colliers to come to london, many for the first time to be at the wedding. The clumber spaniel was officially recognised as a breed in 1879. Historic country houses with a sporting history country life. Scofton was first mentioned in the doomsday book of 1086 as scotebi, in bassetlaw hundred. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of southwell. Another 86 words 6 lines of text covering the years 1622, 1640, 1626 and 1633 are included under the topic early foljambe history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. I can almost hear the reaction when the family at osberton hall first heard about the proposals for the chesterfield canal.
He was the son of george savile foljambe and lady selina jenkinson, daughter of charles jenkinson, 3rd earl of liverpool. Foljambe meaning and origin of the name foljambe wikiname. Francis john savile foljambe of osberton hall near worksop then became well known for his clumbers, notably beau pillar of the stud and the prize winning nabob in 1872. Foljambe, who was sheriff for the county of york in 1787, and afterwards member of parliament for the s. During the 18th century the area around scofton was used for sheep and cows. Osberton hall photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The name was originally derived from the old french fol, which means foolish, and jambe, which means leg. History of osberton, in bassetlaw and nottinghamshire. For about two years osberton hall has been in the hands of the builders. History of osberton, in bassetlaw and nottinghamshire map. Carefully collated with the editions of 1548 and 1550 by hall, edward, d. The owner of osberton can trace his lineage as far back as sir thomas foljambe, of derbyshire, who lived in the reigns of henry iii.
Reproduced by kind permission of gordon smith please see campsall hall picture gallery at the bottom of this page. Osberton hall is one of nottinghamshires most important and finest houses which is positioned at the end of a drive with views over the landscaped north and south lawns. May 25, 2003 at the distance of three miles to the east of worksop, and within the parish, is osberton, the pleasant seat of francis j. Nov 26, 20 heath old hall was demolished in 1961 and i beleive the site has been built upon. Sudbury hall and the national trust museum of childhood, derbyshire 24,159 items explore sunnycroft, shropshire 7,292 items explore surrey history centre, woking 5 items. At the distance of three miles to the east of worksop, and within the parish, is osberton, the pleasant seat of francis j. A guide to the fulghamfulghum family national association. Scofton, nottinghamshire genealogy heraldry and history. The architectural lineage of osberton hall is no less illustrious. Estate office at osberton hall is a grade ii listed building in worksop east, nottinghamshire, england.
Find average house prices, current average values and other historic property data with the uks largest datadriven property portal. The grade ii listed mansion, which stands in 47 acres of grounds, has six. Oct, 2002 foljambe families osberton estate posted on. Hall at osberton, near worksop, owned by tony budge of rjb mining from 1987 until his death, is an imposing brick and stone hall with a fine fourbedroom dower house, victorian stone stable block designed by william lindley. Property details for osberton hall osberton worksop s81.
Hall at osberton, near worksop, owned by tony budge of rjb mining from 1987 until his death, is an imposing brick and stone. The natural history collections at osberton hall were already well established by the time george savile foljambe succeeded his grandfather in 1814. Osmaston hall was built in 1696 in extensive grounds of what is now osmaston, a part of derby. P born on 17 january 1749 in aldwark, north yorkshire, england, foljambe inherited estates at wadworth, steeton, westow, and aldwark, rotherham, yorkshire, england. It was reputedly haunted by a blue lady, dame mary bolles wytham, of osberton, 1st baronetess 1579 1662, daughter of william witham of ledstone hall who is buried in the parish church of ledsham. Osbertons sporting tradition was carried on by the estates new owner, who in his heyday was the. It was built on, or near, the site of scofton hall, which had been the manor house on scofton manor to the north of osberton manor. Dec 10, 2010 osberton hall up for sale next weeks country life will herald the sale of one of nottinghamshires most important houses, grade iilisted osberton hall at osberton, near worksop, following the death of its sporting owner, tony budge, in february this year. Heath old hall was demolished in 1961 and i beleive the site has been built upon. Scofton is a lovely village and really worth a visit. In the gallery of the saloon the painters art tells a portion of the family history. In 1792, plans to build a new mansion at osberton on the site of an earlier 18th.
Osberton hall, nottinghamshire, england sold 27 may. Napoleons letters to josephine oct 9, 2011 by henry foljambe hall. Osberton hall, an elegant mansion, stands amid beautiful grounds, and contains a valuable museum. Born on 17 january 1749 in aldwark, north yorkshire, england, foljambe inherited estates at wadworth, steeton, westow, and aldwark, rotherham, yorkshire, england. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Brick with stone dressings and plain tiled roof recessed behind a parapet.
Property details for osberton hall osberton worksop s81 0uf. On 23rd july 1797 a tornado ripped through the scofton estate ripping up an avenue of spruce furs owned by the sutton family. It replaced the previous village hall which had served the village since 1968. Many of todays clumbers can be traced back to foljambes clumber spaniels which he bred at osberton hall in nottinghamshire fortunately, for those of us interested in the history of the breed, john fearneley snrs painting from 1835 shows a pack of clumbers in the grounds of osberton hall. May 19, 2017 many of todays clumbers can be traced back to foljambes clumber spaniels which he bred at osberton hall in nottinghamshire fortunately, for those of us interested in the history of the breed, john fearneley snrs painting from 1835 shows a pack of clumbers in the grounds of osberton hall. The various buildings on the property are rich in history and stand out amongst the blue sky reminders of days long gone. Apr, 2020 osberton mill bridge no 50 is a minor waterways place on the chesterfield canal norwood to retford between chequer house bridge no 51 1 mile and 2. Osberton hall is a grade ii listed building in worksop east, nottinghamshire, england. The great bulk of the archives comprise mediaeval and tudor charters, deeds, leases and related documents of properties in 24 counties, the majority in yorkshire, derbyshire and nottinghamshire, which came to the foljambes by purchase or marriage. Foljambe in 1869 to provide milk and butter for his household and employees, is one of the oldest in the country, although the milking element was largely dispersed when the hall was sold in 1987. For small corrections to the list entry please see our minor amendments procedure the information and images below are the opinion of the contributor, are not part of the official entry and do not represent the official. Osmaston hall was built in 1696 in brick and stone for robert wilmot, high sheriff of derbyshire in 1689.
Theberton hall was also the birthplace of his nephew, ltcol. Hall has elliptical headed niches and fitted oak display cases of birds. In 1829 and 1874 the house was rebuilt twice and became known as hodsock priory. The family name foljambe dates back to the beginnings of the norman culture in britain the norman conquest of 1066. Francis ferrand foljambe had a formidable reputation as an amateur naturalist, with a particular interest in ornithology, and he had attracted the foremost. Osberton hall is the seat of the foljambe family, who are lords of the manor. For example, it is recorded that in 1828 campsall grange was the residence of thomas foljambe. Osberton, a lordship in worksop parish, notts, on the river ryton and the. The church of st john, scoftonwith osberton, was designed in the norman style by the architect ambrose poynter, and built in 1833 as a private chapel to osberton hall. In 1792, plans to build a new mansion at osberton on the site of an earlier 18thcentury house were commissioned from william porden, a pupil of james wyatt, who was appointed surveyor of the grosvenor estate in mayfair, and designed the stables, riding school and tennis court at the royal pavilion at brighton for the prince of wales in 180408. The following is a little history of osberton estate in england, which belongs to the foljambe family. Dec 22, 2007 for about two years osberton hall has been in the hands of the builders. Osberton hall is a vast late 18thcentury nottinghamshire pile.
Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. It is a small but well built village, situated on a gentle declivity. It is a place of great antiquity, being noticed in the conquerors survey. Prime minister robert jenkinson, 2nd earl of liverpool was his greatuncle, and his older halfbrother was francis foljambe, a fellow liberal politician. He owned horses that won the st leger in 1804 and 1805. Foljambe collection removed from osberton hall christies. His family later moved to osberton hall, scofton, worksop.
It is some seventy years ago since osberton underwent any material alteration, and now it has been enlarged to suit modern requirements, and in such a manner that some of its original features have been destroyed. In 1875 it was formed with scofton into an ecclesiastical parish. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our foljambe research. The fulghamfulghum family national association, inc. Gallop ahead on the back of a glorious history the times. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Lot 18 john gould and george savile foljambe the natural history collections at osberton hall were already well established by the time george savile foljambe succeeded his grandfather in 1814. Mar, 2014 after a visit to scofton, the estate village for osberton estate, who would want a dirty smelly canal anyway. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of osberton, in bassetlaw and nottinghamshire map and description, a vision of britain through time. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.