A Celebration
: Groby Church and Village (St
Philip & St James' Church, Groby)
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Anyone considering building a modest
extension to their house knows that £25,000 won't go far.
Which makes it all the more remarkable that - in 1840 - St Philip
& St James' Parish Church in Groby cost just £2,169
four shillings and eleven pence to build. And that included five
bells and a clock!
This snippet of information is included
in the marvellous book: "A Celebration : Groby Church and
Village : St Philip & St James' Church, Groby" - published
in 1990 - to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the church. The
book, edited by Audrey Gadsden, has sections on Groby Church,
The Current Church Groups, Education in Groby, Leisure and Social
Activities, The Caring Village, The Social Scene and Memories
of Old Groby.
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There's an interesting article
about Ted Hollick's Groby Flyer, and how it came to be a regular
feature of village life. The front cover of the Autumn 1989 edition
- a photo of which appears in the book - includes articles on
the A46 Western Bypass and Groby Allotment Society. Just to prove
that nothing much changes, both topics appeared on the front
cover of Dec '04 issue of the Spotlight Magazine!
"A Celebration : Groby Church and
Village : St Philip & St James' Church, Groby" is available
for loan from Groby Library (four copies in stock).
(information kindly supplied by the
Spotlight Magazine)
Bradgate
and its Villages by David
Ramsey (e-mail groby@x5g.com
web site Bradgate books)
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and its villages series - |
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The Surnames, Occupations and
early working practices within the Bradgate Area of Leicestershire
1296 - 1890.
£9.95
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Other Books in the Series:
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Book One: 'A Time line
……Old John', is a diary of events which affected the
Park from 1066 to 1928 when the Park was presented to the people
of the City and County of Leicester. The sporting activities
and the building of Old John tower are also covered. (56 pages)
Revised December 2002. Price £3.95 + 80p p&p.
Book 2: 'Breakfast at Bradgate', draws on the weekly recordings of purchases
and payments made by kitchen staff at Bradgate House during the
years 1679 – 1681 and by so doing the reader gains an insight
of how life was lived in the late 17th century. It is even possible
to count the number of visitors by counting the incomings and
oats drawn for visitors horses (96 pages). Price £3.95
+ 80p p&p
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| Book 3: 'Was there a Village
called Bradgate', draws on both
State Papers and archive documents still held by of the descendents
of the Earls of Stamford. Bradgate did support a tiny village
by that name and curiously the village moved! From Hallgates,
to a point south of the present day Cropston reservoir and finally
to Field Head, close to Markfield. (Glossy cover & coloured
photographs 80 pages) Price £4.95 + 80p p&p. |
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Book 4. Newtown Linford Notes
and The Leicestershire Slate Industry.
Takes a close look at the early slate industry within Newtown
and Groby Parishes and how the early Newtown settlers slowly
developed the land and houses along the Main Street. The Swithland
Woods quarries adjacent to Bradgate Park are identified with
the groups who worked the quarries until their closure in the
1880’s and for family historians the surnames of the Newtown
Parish families are brought together in chronological order for
the period 1327 -1837. Price £6.95 + 80p p&p.
Enquiries for any of the above books may be made to the author
David
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My Truth Lies
in the Ruins by Rev. Deborah Richmond
Foulkes (e-mail drfoulkes@mytruthliesintheruins.com )
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This book is about Deborah's ancestors,
the Douglases and Lovaines, parts of which cross through Groby's
medieval history...William le Hardi Douglas (the first noble
to support William Wallace in 1297) and his wife, Eleanora Lovaine...visited
there as husband and wife in 1290. She was first married to William
de Ferrers who held Groby manor and many other manors in Essex
and Scotland at that time; as the widow of de Ferrers in 1287
she went to Scotland in search of her rents of dower and fell
in love with the Scottish knight, marrying him in 1288 (without
the king's license!). And so the story goes...
Enquiries about this book may be made
to the author Rev. Deborah Richmond Foulkes, or visit the web
site at www.mytruthliesintheruins.com
(also available on www.amazon.co.uk )
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The Shadow of My Truth by Rev. Deborah Richmond Foulkes
The Shadow of My Truth is the second book in the Douglas Trilogy;
the sequel to 'Braveheart' it spans the years of 1302 to 1330.
Eleanora Lovaine fashioned herself as Eleanora de Ferrers in
the early 14th century, dropping her married name of Douglas
for the unpopular political overtones it brought to her and her
family. She used instead the surname of her first husband, William
de Ferrers of Groby. Her second husband was the Scottish Patriot
imprisoned and executed in the Tower of London for treason in
1298 and she had returned to live in England on her de Ferrers
dower lands. During these dangerous times the widow stalwartly
continued her journeys north to collect her rents and fees in
Scotland; stopping at Groby along the way. Lady Eleanora was
also the stepmother of James the Black Douglas and Archibald,
later the Regent of Scotland; both sons were raised in England;
frequent visitors to Groby. An interesting tale of the conspiracy
to assassinate Robert the Brus, King of Scots in 1320 is included
in the book and has ties to William de Ferrers and Groby. Eleanora
Lovaine de Ferrers uncovered the plot and informed her sons,
loyal lieutenants of Robert the Brus. The Black Parliament of
August 1320 followed with many English knights and lords beheaded
in Scotland. William de Ferrers, stepson of Eleanora Lovaine
de Ferrers escaped sentencing but was the single largest land
holder in all of Scotland to lose his lands during the reign
of Robert the Brus.
Enquiries about both book may be made
to the author Rev. Deborah Richmond Foulkes, or visit the web
site at www.mytruthliesintheruins.com
(also available on www.amazon.co.uk )
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