Pillaton Hall

Pillaton Hall был историческим домом, расположенным в Пиллатоне, Стаффордшир , недалеко от Пенкриджа , Англия . На протяжении более двух веков это было место семьи Литтлтон, семьи местных землевладельцев и политиков. 15 -го века Вейт является главной сохранившейся структурой средневекового зала Пиллатона. Это запланированный древний памятник и здание II* класса . В Gatehouse на Востоке прилагается часовня, ранее предназначенная для святого Модвен .

Происхождение и история

К середине 15-го века поместье Пиллатона принадлежало семье Виннесбери. ^{[ 1 ]} Должно быть, было существенное здание, уже на месте более позднего зала, предположительно укрепленного усадьбы , поскольку остатки средневекового рва все еще очень очевидны даже на сборе спутниковой фотографии. Уильям Уиннесбери умер в 1502 году, оставив поместье своей дочери Алисе, которая была замужем за Ричардом Литтлтоном, бывшим стюардом Уильяма. Когда Алиса умерла в 1529 году, Пиллатон перешел к своему сыну Эдварду Литтлтону . Позже в рыцари он умер в Пиллатоне в 1558 году.

К этому времени Литтлтоны были проведены на курсе для доминирования в области Пенкриджа, и около середины 16-го века они построили существенный зал в Пиллатоне. Поместья с поместьем, построенную вокруг четырехстороннего внутреннего двора, включающего жилые кварталы и большой зал на юге, и кухонный хребет на западе, приблизилась через Gatehouse на юге. Втворный дом двух этажей поднялся до трех в центре, поднятый четырьмя круговыми куполовыми углами. Часовня, ранее посвященная святому Модвен, лежала рядом с ворота на восточной стороне.

In the 17th century the heads of the family became the Littleton Baronets and in the 19th the Barons Hatherton. However, the fourth and last of the Littleton baronets, who succeeded in 1742, moved the family seat north to Teddesley Hall, allegedly building it with hoards of cash discovered hidden at Pillaton.

Pillaton Hall was used for a time as a home for other members of the Littleton family. By 1786 it was inhabited by a farmer. Thereafter, the Hall fell into disuse and ultimately decay. Today the building is partly ruined and partly restored. The Littletons' family chapel, dedicated to St. Modwena, was restored by the Littleton family in the Victorian era and is used monthly for Anglican worship by the parish of Penkridge, using the Book of Common Prayer.^[2]

The buildings today

The buildings are now marked on Ordnance Survey maps as "Pillaton Old Hall" and are located just to the south-west of Pillaton Hall Farm. The medieval moat, made up of round and rectangular elements is easily observed, both on the ground and on aerial photographs. The remaining old buildings are, however, all of the Tudor period,^[1] and were probably begun by the first Sir Edward Littleton, who died in 1558, although some of the work probably dates from later in the century. They are approached from the north by a bridge over the moat.

The main surviving structure is a gatehouse range, mainly two storeys high. However, the central block has three storeys and four angle turrets. The upper storey was rebuilt in 1706. The restored chapel of St Modwenna is at its eastern end. Originally the rest of the Hall stretched out to the south, forming a rectangle around a courtyard. The western range has now been partially replaced by a modern brick building. Further south is the base of a fireplace, probably that of the great hall. East of the remains of the Hall there is a rectangular brick garden wall, and to the north an 18th-century barn.

Pillaton Hall and its residents
William Wynnesbury and his wife, from their memorial, now in the floor of the priest's vestry, part of the south chancel aisle, St. Michael and All Angels, Penkridge.
Image of Richard Littleton and Alice Wynnesbury, on incised slab of their recessed table tomb in the south nave aisle, very similar to the earlier Wynnesbury monument.
Tomb of Sir Edward Littleton (died 1558) and his wives, Helen Swynnerton and Isabel Wood. Attributed to the Royley workshop in Burton on Trent. Formerly close to the table tomb of Sir Edward's parents, this is now in the chancel.
Tomb of Sir Edward Littleton (died 1574) and his wife, Alice Cockayne. The high ruffs for both are characteristic of the period. Attributed to the Royley workshop in Burton on Trent.
Tomb of two Sir Edward Littletons, father and son. East wall of north chancel aisle. Lower stage: Sir Edward Littleton (d. 1610) and his wife Margaret Devereux. Upper stage: Sir Edward (d. 1629), and his wife Mary Fisher. Their son, also Sir Edward, became the first baronet in 1627.