28-468: Baddesley may refer to: Baddesley Clinton , Warwick - a moated manor house Baddesley Ensor , Warwickshire North Baddesley , Hampshire Baddesley Preceptory South Baddesley , Hampshire [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
56-593: A city which at the time was expanding with cultural and social diversity and ideas. This increased her interest in writing novels. She spent several subsequent winters abroad. After her father's death, the couple moved to Seamore Place in Mayfair where they were known for their wealth and were regular guests of King William IV . Georgiana often visited Princess Victoria at Tunbridge Wells . There she wrote her first work of fiction, entitled Aunt Dorothy's Tales , and published it anonymously. Soon after, in 1839, she published
84-515: A different person to others than she really was: "Most of us try to be blind to our own inconsistencies, and this, perhaps, makes us less aware of the inconsistency of others". Later, she noted how there were good men that would not commit a bad act even when tempted and bad men who would never do a good act when tempted. While writing this book, Lady Chatterton kept up a self-enforced solitude. Chatterton's poem "Leonore" (1864) indicated her kindness to others. Her behaviour towards strangers and friends
112-622: A formal ceremony. At her debutante 's ball, she met Sir William Abraham Chatterton, 2nd Baronet of Castle Mahon, County Cork , who was 18 years her senior. She married him aged 17 on 3 August 1824 at St George's Hanover Square Church . They spent their early married years at his home in Castle Mahon, Cork , Ireland, and in Winchester with Georgiana's parents. While living in County Cork, Georgiana's poor health caused her to move to Florence, Italy,
140-729: A second novel, Rambles in South Ireland , which was well received, selling out within weeks. She would continue writing novels every two years, while keeping up a thriving social life with London's literary intelligentsia. In 1845–1851, the Great Irish Famine deprived her husband of his rents and forced them to move back to England and stay in Rolls Park in Essex until 5 August 1855, when Sir William Chatterton died. After two years of grieving, Georgiana and Rebecca Orpen , Sir William's niece, who
168-472: A session. The drawing is presented from Georgiana's point of view as she is able to see the other women at her level also looking down on the structure beneath. The assumption that Georgiana drew this sketch is due to her elevated social position, allowing her to travel to Westminster and acquire tickets to enter the House of Commons. This drawing is significant because it shows how women politically engaged, whether it
196-454: Is a moated manor house , about 8 miles (13 km) north-west of the town of Warwick , in the village of Baddesley Clinton , Warwickshire, England. The house probably originated in the 13th century, when large areas of the Forest of Arden were cleared for farmland. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and the house is a Grade I listed building . The house, park and gardens are owned by
224-611: Is a disagreement with the Pope, in a short story that explains how marriage is banned on pain of excommunication. Cardinal John Henry Newman praised her refinement of thought in her later fiction. More recently, however, her work has been described as banal and called "uniformly unmemorable". In 2015, an archivist from the Dering collection at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust found a sketch in one of Rebecca Dering's sketchbooks that
252-556: Is also laid out as a garden. The park and gardens are designated Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens . In 1986 a number of exterior and interior shots of Baddesley Clinton were used by Granada Television for its Sherlock Holmes series in the episode " The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual ". In October 2016 the house was the venue for BBC One 's Antiques Roadshow . Although described as "Baddesley Clinton" on
280-537: Is described in her writings: "The most agreeable persons are certainly those who have the greatest faith in the goodness of others. By appealing to the best feelings of those with whom we converse, by giving them credit for good qualities... [we bring] these good feelings into play." Lady Chatterton, in Spain and the Pyrenees, wrote of her adventures and travels around the world, making observations and telling stories. One such
308-512: Is hidden in an old privy. Fugitives were able to slide down a rope from the first floor through the old garderobe shaft into the house's sewers, which run the length of the building, which could hold six or seven people with their clothes and the equipment required for a Mass. These priest holes are said to have been built by Saint Nicholas Owen , a lay-brother of the Jesuits who constructed many masterful hides, notably at nearby Harvington Hall . He
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#1732855762320336-475: The National Trust and open to the public; they lie in a civil parish of the same name. In 1438, John Brome, Under-Treasurer of England , purchased the manor , which passed to his son, Nicholas Brome (d.1517), who rebuilt the nearby parish church dedicated to St Michael, as a penance for having murdered the parish priest, a crime reputed to have been committed inside the house. The house from this period
364-524: The Reformation , along with many other members of the Warwickshire gentry . They sheltered Catholic priests, who were under threat of a death sentence if discovered, and made special arrangements to hide and protect them. Several priest holes were built, secret passages to hide people in the event of a search by the authorities. One such priest hole is in the roof and is reputed to hold six people. A second
392-416: The chapel being completely altered. The interior comprises a great hall, parlour and library, with other rooms, and contains much 16th century carving and furniture and 19th century accessories used by later inhabitants. The house is surrounded by extensive formal gardens and ponds. Many of the farm buildings were built in the 18th century. The Ferrers appear to have remained Roman Catholic recusants after
420-412: The estate in 1980 to the National Trust , which now manages it. Henry Ferrers (1549–1633), "The Antiquary", believed to have built the great hall , made many additions to Baddesley Clinton, including starting the tradition of installing stained glass to represent the family's coat of arms . Such glass survives in many rooms. In the 18th century the great hall was rebuilt in brick and the east range
448-430: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baddesley&oldid=615693061 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Baddesley Clinton Baddesley Clinton ( grid reference SP199714 )
476-612: The screen, the location used for the outdoor filming of the first episode of the 2017 BBC One miniseries Gunpowder depicting events surrounding the 1603 Main Plot raid was not actually Baddesley Clinton, but was Fountains Hall near Ripon in Yorkshire. 52°20′25″N 1°42′34″W / 52.34032°N 1.70934°W / 52.34032; -1.70934 Georgiana Chatterton Georgiana, Lady Chatterton, later Mrs Dering ( née Iremonger; 11 November 1806 – 6 February 1876)
504-675: The widow married Dering and they took up residence in 1869 with Rebecca and her husband Marmion, the last old squire of Baddesley Clinton Hall, Warwickshire. There Marmion and Dering took to wearing 17th-century costume. Within six years of their marriage, Dering was received into the Roman Catholic Church . Georgiana herself wavered, but after a correspondence with William Bernard Ullathorne , Roman Catholic Bishop of Birmingham, she converted as well in August 1875. Her husband stated that she lived by three principles during her lifetime: to know
532-633: The will of God and do it; to see everything exactly how it was, without reference to her own wishes; and never to turn aside from a difficulty, however easily avoided. Georgiana Dering died at Baddesley Clinton Hall on 6 February 1876, aged 69. She was a successful author, and died extremely wealthy, leaving an estate valued at just under £40,000. She was buried at the Catholic Church of St Francis of Assisi, where Edward Dering, Rebecca Ferrers and her husband Marmion would later be buried as well. Lady Chatterton's first book, Aunt Dorothy's Tales (1837),
560-818: Was an English aristocrat, traveller, and author. Her first travelogue , Rambles in the South of Ireland, was published in 1839. Henrietta Georgiana Marcia Lascelles Iremonger was born at 24 Arlington Street, Piccadilly , London, on 11 November 1806, the only child of the Rev. Lascelles Iremonger (died 6 January 1830), a prebendary of Winchester Cathedral , and his second wife, the former Harriett Gambier, youngest sister of Admiral Lord James Gambier . Her mother's family had been acquainted with Samuel Johnson , William Wilberforce , Madame de Staël , Sir Joshua Reynolds , and Hannah More , among other public figures, who visited their seat at Barham Court . According to parish records, Georgiana
588-507: Was baptised on 2 December 1805 at St George's Hanover Square Church , suggesting that her reported year of birth may be inaccurate. Georgiana's family travelled frequently, visiting various relatives. They more commonly stayed with her Uncle William Pitt Morgan and Aunt Margaret, who often had lunch with King George III. On 3 August 1824, Georgiana was presented before the Court to the King and Queen in
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#1732855762320616-477: Was drawn by Georgiana herself. It was found with two tickets to Westminster Hall for 11 July 1821, about nine years before Rebecca Dering was born. The sketch itself is a drawing of eight women with their heads sticking through the windows of the Parliament building while it is in session. Women used to gather in the space above the ceiling and listen in, since they were not allowed to participate and be present during
644-451: Was equipped with gun-ports, and possibly a drawbridge over the moat. When Nicholas Brome died in 1517, the house passed to his daughter, who in 1500 had married Sir Edward Ferrers, Sheriff of Warwickshire . The house remained in the Ferrers family until 1940, when it was purchased by Thomas Walker, a relative of the family who changed his name to Ferrers. His son, who inherited it in 1970, sold
672-595: Was eventually caught and tortured to death by the Protestant English government. A third space off the Moat Room, is simply a small room with a door hidden in the wood panelling and there is no real evidence that this is a hide. The priest holes came into use at least once, in 1591 when a conference of Jesuit priests was raided by local authorities. The search is described in the Autobiography of Fr John Gerard, who
700-420: Was extended, though with great care to continue the style of the original building. The house was inhabited in the 1860s by the novelists Georgiana Chatterton and her second husband Edward Heneage Dering , who both converted to Roman Catholicism. The house's Catholic chapel was rebuilt, and the house was generally refurbished. Major interior changes took place up until the 1940s, with the first floor outside
728-401: Was hiding during the search. The hides proved effective as no-one was caught. Parkland to the north and south-east of the house is today meadow with scattered trees, and ornamental trees south of the house. Pleasure grounds to the south-west lead down to a small lake. A formal walled garden, used in the past as a kitchen garden. lies to the south of the house; the central courtyard of the house
756-401: Was in her care, decided to resume regularly attending parties and social gatherings. Soon after, Georgiana met a fellow novelist, Edward Heneage Dering , (born 1827, youngest son of John Dering, rector of Pluckley , Kent, and prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral ). Edward's intention was to marry Rebecca, but due to poor hearing Lady Chatterton assumed the proposal was made to her. On 1 June 1859,
784-449: Was published anonymously in two volumes. Two years later came Rambles in the South of Ireland , whose first edition sold out in weeks. Many other tales, novels, poems and travel accounts followed, under the name Georgiana Chatterton. Despite the extreme success of her first two novels, Georgiana would often remark that her books never made "a hit". In her novel Allanson, or The Infidel (1843), she explains how she feared she might appear
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