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Blakesley Hall was a 13th-century manor house situated near the village of Blakesley in Northamptonshire, England. It was demolished in 1957-58.〔(YouTube video of visit to the site of the Hall )〕 ==History== The Hall dated from the reign of King Henry III and at one time was given by Henry VIII to his daughter, Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth I of England). The Hall was once a possession of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. It was owned by the Hibbit family for over forty years between 1823 to 1867. The owner William Hibbit (c1770–1840) inherited the titles Lord Of The Manor and 'Patron Of The Living'. During this period the Hibbits were responsible for many alterations to both the Hall and the grounds. These included construction of a Hospital Wing and extensive landscaping of the gardens. The stable block was a focal meeting point for the Blakesley Hunt during their residence. The family connections with Blakesley extended to the local church St Mary The Virgin, where they were celebrated patrons (a plaque is on display near the altar). The beautiful sandstone font, donated by one of William's sons, the vicar of St. Mary's, the Reverend Arthur Hibbit BA (Cambridge) (1818–1893) is still in use for baptisms. Ownership of the Hall for the years between 1867 and 1875 was shrouded in mystery and intrigue with contestation of wills and estate claims abounding. The hall was owned by Charles William Bartholomew, a civil engineer, from 1876 to 1919. In 1903, Bartholemew constructed a -gauge ridable miniature railway. The narrow-gauge line ran the three quarters of a mile from Blakesley station on the closed Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway to the Hall. It carried coal, farm supplies and the occasional passenger and when the Hall became a military hospital during the first world war, the line was used to rehabilitate patients. The track was lifted in 1940. One of the engines run on the miniature railway was a 4-4-4T internal combustion locomotive (with a steam outline) named ''Blackolvesley'' and built by Bassett-Lowke of Northampton in 1909.〔(Blackolvesley at the Saltburn Miniature Railway normally at Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blakesley Hall (Northamptonshire)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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