Build a plan using burton upon trent trip planner and get the right plan for your holiday. Six walks in east staffordshire to blow away the coronavirus. Had some good times and bad but the best was going to my grandmas for tripe and oinoins and she lived in a bungalow in stapenhill. Its surprising how many footpaths are connected to the gardens on both sides of the river, all accessible by wheelchair too. Famous for its canals and brewing history, the town of burton upon trent has much to offer visitors on a jaunt to the midlands. Stapenhill take a look at these pictures from the burton mail archives family of 21yearold burton man who died in horror crash issue warning to always wear a seatbelt. Stapenhill st peter included newhall, derbyshire until 1850.
Stapenhill gardens and hollow the iconic stapenhill swan before the gardens were opened to the public in the 1930s, they were the private gardens of the nowdemolished stapenhill. Burton upon trent through time abebooks shop for books. Stapenhill cemetery, burton upon trent, staffordshire, england, united kingdom. Its main feature is a giant artificial swan with all flowers planted in it. Stapenhill was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of offlow, mentioned in the chapters for staffordshire and derbyshire it had a recorded population of 19 households in 1086, and is listed under 2 owners in domesday book. Wonderful period home with rear development potential newton fallowell are pleased to be able to offer for sale this fabulous grade ii listed character home standing in the centre of stapenhill close to good amenities and facilities and within ease of access to the town centre. Stapenhill parish council brief history of stapenhill. The most stapenhill families were found in the uk in 1891. New homes burton upon trent the meadows by walton homes. Stapenhill cemetery, created by li5a, burton upon trent, staffordshire, england, united kingdom take billiongraves with you wherever you go. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. This represents the swans who have historically inhabited the gardens, and also the wider immutability of life in general.
Ancient animal collections to zoological gardens documents the continuum of efforts in maintaining wild animal collections from ancient civilizations through today. Tourist attractions in stapenhill, uk are immanuel church de15 9qw, stapenhill gardens de15 9ap, the crown pub in stapenhill de15 9rf. Historical records and family trees related to kathleen stapenhill. Stapenhill, originally named byrnelmscote, was designed in 1899 by the architect ernest charles shearman for his mother. Stapenhill was known for its brickyards in the 18th and 19th centuries, with local industry and employment today dominated by the long street shed works. Kathleen stapenhill historical records and family trees. The older part of the village is dominated by stapenhill gardens, where a large white swan stands on what was once the tennis court of stapenhill house. Offering a wealth of spacious living and a high specification finish for the ultimate in premium living. Stapenhill house and its garden to the public as a pleasure ground. The house, shown above, used to occupy that top terrace with the gardens descending down to the river at the rear. Browse hotels, guesthouses, and unique homes and book your stay on the worlds leading accommodation sites. In 1933 henry goodger a successful solicitor, gave the land adjoining the former stapenhill house and its garden to the public as a pleasure ground. This was about 71% of all the recorded stapenhill s in the uk.
It borders cheshire to the northwest, derbyshire and leicestershire to the east, warwickshire to the southeast, west midlands and worcestershire to the south, and shropshire to the west. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the stapenhill surname. Its just a pleasure to have a place like this, for everybody to enjoy. Things to do in burton upon trent famous for its canals and brewing history, the town of burton upon trent has much to offer visitors on a jaunt to the midlands. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. We set out to walk the washlands, a low lying area adjacent to the river trent in the heart of burtonontrent which is a large natural area containing woodland, open grasslands, and meadows. The gates still stand pround but it is as though the house in invisible allowing passersby to look straight through to the rear gardens. An engraving of burton on trent scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1880.
Sketching birds and nature from observation on the river. Project is part of several changes to the village gardens, including restoration of the famous swan near the river. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Welcome to the opc pages for the parish of stapenhill and her hamlets of cauldwell, stanton and newhall. The greenhouse centre, located in stapenhill cemetery, stapenhill road, burton, will be heralding the start of the spring gardening season this week. These whooper and bewicks swans made such an impact on the community that the longestablished swan hotel had a new pub sign painted to depict a whooper swan rather than a traditional mute swan. A couple look at a flooded stapenhill gardens in burton on trent, staffordshire, as hopes of a white christmas were washed out as many britons awoke to yuletide flooding. Visit stapenhill gardens on your trip to burton upon trent. Jul 02, 2018 stapenhill peace and unity gardens officially opened. Spring open day at the greenhouse centre in stapenhill. Jun 26, 2018 the swan at stapenhill gardens in september 1970 image. Hotels near stapenhill gardens, burton upon trent on tripadvisor. Stapenhill cemetery was designed by the company of lucy and littler of liverpool and consecrated in 1866. The adult population listed in an easter book for burton parish probably of the 1550s was 98, a figure that presumably included only those who lived in the burton parish part of the township.
The adult population listed in an easter book for burton parish probably of the. Download our stapenhill gardens management plan for more information on how the council will manage stapenhill gardens over the next few years. Peters bridge, the gardens continue around st peters churchyard where they link into stapenhill hollows and the woodland walk. In 1933 henry goodger gave the land adjoining the former stapenhill house and part of its garden as a pleasure ground in memory of his mother.
I have read only four chapters, but appreciate thackers style of writing and, especially, i appreciate that thacker carefully explains horticultural and architectural terms. A couple look at a flooded stapenhill gardens in burton on. Stapenhill cemetery, burton upon trent, staffordshire. Shearman purchased the freehold in 1907 and lived there until his death in 1939. Today, we have beautiful river walks through the washlands and the awardwinning stapenhill gardens. Nestling on the east bank of the river trent, stapenhill is a small village with a long heritage and a growing community. The house, belonging to the goodger family was gifted to the town in 1933 to become what is now stapenhill pleasure gardens. I am gradually adding some database resources to these pages, but there is little point in duplicating work already undertaken by others, so please check for more links on this and the next page if you have research interests in the village of cauldwell, there is now a separate. The original stapenhill house gardens ran to jerrams. In 1891 there were 10 stapenhill families living in warwickshire. Stapenhill photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Stapenhill gardens burton upon trent park, public garden. Its awesome wen i go to stapenhill cemetery i feel all my stress away. I now avoid the gardens completely as i wonder if the next arrack.
With a bustling, canalside marina, idyllic stapenhill gardens and the national brewery centre, burton is a great place to explore. Stapenhill gardens esbc east staffordshire borough. Stapenhill cemetery, brizlincote 1001616 historic england. Similarly, the local football team is stapenhill swans. Burton upon trent photos explore and buy nostalgic photos of burton upon trent everything old photos old maps books memories nearby places. Stapenhill, derbyshire genealogy familysearch wiki. It includes stanton and the chapelry of caldwell, derbyshire part of the parish transferred to staffordshire in 1894 staphenhill parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have online indexes by the following groups. The central portion of the ground was lost when the access road for st.
There is a small play area, more suited to younger children. Stapenhill gardens burton upon trent 2020 what to know. Several major music festivals take place every summer at catton hall, on the outskirts of the village. Burton mail archives these whooper and bewicks swans made such an impact on the community that the longestablished swan hotel had a new pub sign painted to depict a whooper swan rather than a traditional mute swan.
The stapenhill gardens swan the park is notable for containing a large concrete sculpture of a swan, which has been described as a burton landmark. Stapenhill gardens remains a popular and distinctive feature of burton in the guise of stapenhill gardens. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Jun 02, 2014 buy burton upon trent through time uk ed. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stapenhill peace and unity gardens officially opened. Burton upon trent photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The old vicarage garden gateway can still be seen as an isolated folly as you drive onto saint peters bridge. Stapenhill house and gardens general history stapenhill house was owned by the spender family until 1820, when the owner, john spender died, and it is thought that the house then was inherited by his children, including his daughter sarah, whose husband, joseph clay, bought out the other heirs in 1824. Meet at stappenhill gardens and occassionally branston water park burton every wednesday evening to sketch swans or whatever you want to. In 1933 henry goodger gave the land adjoining the former stapenhill. It mainly comprises the former site of stapenhill house, which was donated to the town in 1933, woodland, lawn, wild flower meadows and formal planted areas along a 1,250metre 4,100 ft stretch of the river trent. Ernest charles shearman 18591939 was articled to charles barry junior from 18761888.
Before the gardens were opened to the public in the 1930s, they were the private gardens of the nowdemolished stapenhill house. Location burton upon trent address stapenhill road, burton upon trent, de15 9ap free admission stapenhill gardens is a very popular local park, consisting. History in 1933 henry goodger gave the land adjoining the former stapenhill house and part of its garden as a pleasure ground in memory of his mother. Ornamental walks and gardens were developed, the bandstand having an axial relationship with the main entrance arch and avenue of the cemetery. Historic development in 1864 burton upon trent burial board purchased 12 acres c 5ha of land from the marquess of anglesey at an initial cost of. The average price for property in stapenhill stood at. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery. Welcome to the stapenhill family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today.
I met a friend there and now he is a part of my life. The swan at stapenhill gardens in september 1970 image. Stapenhill cemetry burton upon trent cemetery facebook. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the stapenhill cemetery, burton upon trent, staffordshire, england, united kingdom billiongraves cemetery and images. The history of an iconic and much loved burton landmark. An elegant collection of just three luxury, five bedroom detached homes located in the sought after surroundings of stapenhill, burtonontrent. Jan, 2011 stapenhill gardens, burtonontrent edwardafor. Book your viewing of these exceptional homes today. Although historical research on zoos and aquariums is still at a rudimentary stage, this book pulls together regional information along with the cultural. Factors that makes luton airport travel peaceful history of luton and. The stapenhill family name was found in the usa, the uk, and canada between 1891 and 1920.
Sketching animals from life is perhaps the hardest of all art disciplines but one of the best ways to reconnect with nature. Best hotels near stapenhill gardens, burton upon trent. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The name stapenhill has old english origins and is thought to refer to a steep hill, which is very much a feature of. Trusted stapenhill airport taxis 60% low prices 1st airport taxis. You may not be familiar with stapenhill house but you will most likely be familiar with what used to be its private garden. See 15 photos and 2 tips from 68 visitors to stapenhill gardens. Warwickshire had the highest population of stapenhill families in 1891.
These whooper and bewicks swans made such an impact. The history of gardens should be the first book read by anyone who wants to learn about the history of garden styles. Arthur was born on 29 april 1870 at stapenhill house, stapenhill, stapenhill gardens are the gardens to the now demolished house. An ecclesiastical return for stapenhill parish in 1563 recorded 31 households in the townships of stapenhill and stanton with newhall. Theyve been a really lovely place for me to visit however a few weeks ago my dog was attacked by another dog in the park and it seems this is a regular occurrence.
Stapenhill gardens burton upon trent 2020 all you need. Stapenhill gardens burton upon trent 2020 all you need to. Stapenhill cemetery is situated c 1km eastsoutheast of the centre of burton upon trent. Floral display and the famous swan in stapenhill gardens, burton upon trent, staffordshire freightliner diesel locomotives 66555 and 66617 travelling from burton on trent towards tamworth with a freight train pass branston in staffordshire. Brief history of stapenhill the map extract shown above is from an os 6 1884. Stapenhill, derbyshire genealogy heraldry and history. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of stapenhill. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. A modern sign informs of its stapenhill house heritage. My childhood was lived in burton and stapenhill 1952 to 1965 i remember fondly the swan and gardens, running up and down the beautiful rock garden steps. I have joined one or two decent stapenhill groups and have decided to start one of my own, i welcome storys. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Stapenhill gardens is a park in the stapenhill neighbourhood of burtonontrent, in england.