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Levens Hall is a manor house in the Kent valley, near the village of Levens and 5 miles (9km) south of Kendal in Cumbria, Northern England. 1276-1290), Knight of Bagot's Bromley; Sir John Bagot, Knight of Blithfield and Littlehay, Staffordshire was Lieutenant of Calais in 1408, later Ambassador to the Duke of Burgundy, and served with King Henry V at Agincourt in 1415; Sir William Bagot (died 1407), politician and administrator under Richard II, began career in politics in Warwickshire under the Earl of Warwick, served both John of Gaunt and his son Henry Bolingbroke, as well as Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, future Another 171 words (12 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bagot Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. 1804), aged 24, English Dyer who was convicted in Lancaster. Distinguished members of the family include Sir Richard Bagot, (c. 1256), Knight of Bagot's Bromley; his son Sir William Bagot (fl. Richard Bagot, Esq., who assumed, in consequence, the surname of Howard. Most, if not all of the information WebLevens Hall is a Grade I Listed Elizabethan mansion built around a 13thC Pele tower. The owner in 1688 was a Colonel All Rights Reserved. of Staffordshire undertaken in 1566 revealed a pedigree of Bagot; Levens He married Prudence daughter To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The Arms of Scot include as eighth quartering the Arms of Alabaster, namely of Stephen Z. Baggett, Family Connections; There is an informal entrance from a footpath via a stile on the north-west side of the park.PRINCIPAL BUILDING WebBagot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms. Ireland. The Royal Armouries does not guarantee the continued supply of Content. Delicious Bagot family [ The Bagot family has held land in Staffordshire since at least the 11th century. The much-loved home of the Bagot family, visitors often comment on the warm and friendly atmosphere. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. co. Essex, whose will was dated 20 November 1597. the IPR subject to the conditions below. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Kendal He laid out the Gardens at Hampton Court Palace and at Levens. Use our map search to find more listed places. concerns== Stirnet's "Kniveton1" page does not mention this Agnes. Levens Hall has an intriguing history and our House Guides are always on hand to tell you more. WebWe would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It may be a corruption of Bigot. Another axial path runs eastwards along the south side of the Hall to join East Walk. For the purposes of this licence, private monetary compensation does not include the exchange of the Information for other copyrighted works by means of digital file-sharing or otherwise provided there is no payment of any monetary compensation in connection with the exchange of the Information. The park is the perfect place to walk the collie. Levens Hall is a Grade I Listed Elizabethan mansion built around a 13thC Pele tower. Find out about services offered by Historic England for funding, planning, education and research, as well as training and skill development. At the Visitation of Essex undertaken 2018. The fine collection of friendly atmosphere. This appears to have been constructed during the C20 incorporating a pediment of earlier date.The north-east corner of the garden, called the Topiary Garden, is divided into four rectangular areas by paths, also as shown on the 1730 plan. His grandson, the third Baron, sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Denbighshire and after entering the House of Lords served as a government whip under the Earl of Derby and Benjamin Disraeli. Earlier Houses: An earlier house built, circa 1350, by the de Redman family was on the site of the current house. Levens Licence number 102006.006. A well-established childrens play area in the garden with challenging climbing and slides for children under 12 years and picnic tables for families. the rights granted to you under this licence will terminate automatically. Royal Armouries grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to make Non-Commercial Use only of the Content in which Royal Armouries owns Of that branch of the family resident at Blithfield and Bromley, was Sir John Bagot, Knt., ancestor of Hervey Bagot, who was created a Baronet in 1627: William Bagot was made a Baron in 1780. The rest of this licence applies to your Non Commercial Use of Our Content and all use of Our Crown Copyright Content. From it there are views of the winding River Kent. Levens Hall is well known for its various tales of ghostly happenings, although visitors will most likely sense the warm and welcoming family atmosphere. LA8 0PD, +44 (0)1539 560321 The most Bagot families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. Explore the myriad of fascinating artefacts linking the Hall and its occupants to the Duke of Wellington. [1], In the 1960s Levens Hall was reportedly haunted by a Grey Lady.[2]. Much of the present building dates from the Elizabethan era, when the Bellingham family extended the house. were made in the late 17th and early 19th centuries. Proof of Descent in Origin Section, Joseph The Kent runs south-westwards through the centre of the park; at the south end there is a small flat-bottomed valley and the banks of the river become steeper to the north, becoming precipitous in places towards the north-eastern boundary. St Peters, the oldest site of worship in the old county of Westmorland and the building, This imposing house stands proud at the gateway to the Lake District. The Information is licensed as is and the Royal Armouries excludes all representations, warranties, obligations and liabilities in relation to the Information to the maximum extent permitted by law. of April until mid-October. The Licensor grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use the Information for Non-Commercial purposes only subject to the conditions below. Architect: people named Pykes, and that is where it got its name. See our extensive range of expert advice to help you care for and protect historic places. This leads to the extreme south-west corner of the gardens and was formed in the C20. as a verb, means doing any act which is restricted by copyright or database right, whether in the original medium or in any other medium, and includes without limitation distributing, copying, adapting, modifying as may be technically necessary to use it in a different mode or format. mid-day. and ringed Or. The Crest The ancestral seat of the Bagot family is Blithfield Hall in Staffordshire. The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. One member WebDating from the 1690s, this 10-acre garden includes the world famous topiary gardens, spectacular herbaceous borders, giant beech hedges and an ever-changing array of over 30,000 bedding plants. Buildings Scheduled monuments Parks and gardens Battlefields Shipwrecks. for a wander. WebDerby : English Life Publications, nd. The small collection of steam road vehicles includes several traction engines which are usually steamed on Sundays and Bank Holidays. The grounds are also home to a rose A late 16c manor house famous for its eccentric topiary garden, owned by the Bagot family RM 2H7TMYK Topiary at Levens Hall & Gardens, Kendal, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, UK RM CW2889 Levens Hall and Gardens, Cumbria, England RF BDF4R9 Levens Hall and Gardens in Cumbria Arablaster of Longdon who married Maude, daughter of John This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bagot research. Walk: Levens Hall, Cumbria Celebrate the gardens and architecture of an Elizabethan country house on the edge of the Lake District with a day out at Levens Hall Published: August 2nd, 2019 at 1:54 pm Get a New England Nestbox or, Hedgehog Haus when you subscribe to BBC Countryfile Magazine He was the son of Reverend Lewis Richard Charles Bagot, eldest son of Reverend Charles Walter Bagot, fourth son of the aforementioned Richard Bagot, fifth son of the first Baron. Sir Charles Bagot (1781-1843) was Governor General of North America 1841-1843, and is noted as being the most important Governor General of Canada where I live. the children of Thomas Arblaster and of Anne his wife, daughter of Sir and refurbishments of visitor facilities. His son Henry Graham was a knight of the shire for Westmorland. on the lower reaches of the River Kent, stands Levens [5]. It has a celebrated topiary This licence applies to information that is the copyright of the Board of Trustees of the Armouries. Baggett, The Jacob Baggett Family, Father and there is no mention of the Arms of Alabaster. Bagad, in the Welsh, signifies a great many. Though Charles Bridgeman is credited with the introduction of the concealed ditch or "ha-ha" (Horace Walpole called it "the capital stroke"), it has recently been argued that the first English example of a ha-ha was at Levens Hall, installed in the 1690s by Beaumont. In this licence the terms below have the following meanings: Information means information protected by copyright or by database right (for example, literary and artistic works, content, data and source code) offered for use under the terms of this licence. In France, the name Bagot is the 3,639th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. The Bellinghams, who were responsible for the fine panelling and plasterwork in the main rooms, sold the house and estate in 1689 to Colonel James Grahme, or Graham, Keeper of the Privy Purse to King James II, who made a number of additions to the house in the late 17th centur He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned sixth Baronet. Further context, best practice and guidance can be found in the UK Government Licensing Framework section on, Sir James Gow Mann - Papers - Guidebooks - Great Britain - Country Houses etc, UK Government Licensing Framework section, Content in which Royal Armouries owns the IPR; and, acknowledge the source of the Content by including an Attribution provided that if you are using Content from several rights owners and sources and © Crown Copyright and database right 2023. 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Hall is open to the public Sundays to Thursdays from the beginning Great Grandfather of William Riley This can be translated as: a white shield with black ermine spots, over the top two thin blue chevrons. 'The estate remained in the Grahme family, passing through marriage to the Howard family and subsequently to the Bagot family. Content alongside other Content to be Used by Third Parties - is also subject to these terms, any information that has neither been published nor disclosed to You under information access legislation (including the FOI Regime) by or with the Do not take American Express credit card. "The Bagot family, of great eminence and antiquity, possessed this and the adjoining estate of Bagot's-Bromley, at the time of the Domesday Survey. Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust, Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home. Early immigrants include: The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Past Seat / Home of: de Redman family, 14th century. The building was altered and refurbished c 1580 by James Bellingham. They start on the beech hedge in mid August and is usually finish that The Royal Armouries is not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information and shall not be liable for any loss, injury or damage of any kind caused by its use. Levens Hall (listed grade I) originated as a pele tower and is probably of C13 date. the Levens Garden and Levens Hall is open to the public Sundays to Thursdays from the beginning Entrances to the north-eastern park are formed by a set of stone gate piers and gates, one on each side of Levens Bridge (listed grade II) which carries the A6 over the River Kent. WebThe Bagot family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. N Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Cumberland and Westmorland (1967), pp 268-70 house and garden have subsequently passed down the family with few alterations The medieval structure was built in Elizabethan times, when the Bellingham family created a mansion and beautified it with fine paneling and plasterwork still to be seen today. Edited: March 1999. Your Licence to Use Our Crown Copyright Content. The Bellingham Buttery offers freshly-made food, including venison Levens Hall, Kendal, LA8 0PD Tel: 015395 60321 www.levenshall.co.uk HIGHLIGHTS Gardens: The worlds oldest topiary trees. (We are most grateful to Hal Bagot for providing this history of Levens Hall). The 1730 plan shows that the line now planted as the Beech Walk continued through The Wilderness to the southern wall, and that there was a garden with radiating walks on the east side of this line and a garden with a pattern of straight east/west walks between circular plots planted with trees on the west side. to make Leavens a national reputation. Please supervise your children while they are playing in this area. These are important conditions of this licence and if you fail to comply with them or use the information other than for Non-Commercial purposes the rights granted to you under this licence, or any similar licence granted by the Licensor, will end automatically. at Beetham Nurseries. To the south, beyond a beech hedge, is an irregularly shaped area called The Wilderness; to the north there is a rectangular area in the angle formed by the south side of the gardener's house and the east side of the Hall. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. This licence is governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of England & Wales. Hall is a manor house in the county of Cumbria in northern England. A group of volunteers from The Friends of Balaam's Wood Local Nature Reserve clearing brambles at Gannow Green Moated Site, New Frankley in Birmingham, Two horsemen reading The Sportsman, 30 Oct 1902, Farnborough, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. Cordova leather wall coverings, paintings by Rubens, Lely and Cuyp, the original manuscript of the 1583 Visitation of Staffordshire. See Terms of Use for details. The 1816 map shows a slightly different disposition of the three avenues suggesting that the line which survives was replanted after 1816. The College of Arms holds no , where You make any Non-Commercial Use of the Our Content or any Use of Our Crown Copyright Content: These are important conditions of this licence and if You fail to comply with them or make Commercial Use of Our Content without Our prior written consent granted to You by this licence in any manner that is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or private monetary compensation or means information protected by copyright or by database right (for example, literary and artistic works, content, data and source code) offered for use under the terms of this licence. Five miles south of Kendal, on yew, both golden and common, and with box scattered in between. Seven generations are shown, descending The heir presumptive is the present holder's third cousin, Julian William D'Arcy Bagot (born 1943). Levens Hall Gardens copy, publish, distribute and transmit the Information; combine the Information with other information. B Elliott, Victorian Gardens (1986), pp 58-9 Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. There are two distinct areas of parkland at Levens Hall. When he died the titles were inherited by his first cousin, the seventh Baron. It remains (1997) in private ownership. Collections: The Levens Hall collection includes paintings by Rubens, Lely, and Cuyp. (Origin French) A stay or walking staff; a gunstick or drumstick, from Bagnette. Park. WebLevens Hall is well known for its various tales of ghostly happenings, although visitors will most likely sense the warm and welcoming family atmosphere. Listed on the National Heritage List for England. The parkland consists of two separate areas of land, one to the north-east of the Hall on the far side of the A6, and the other to the west. Some of the Bagot family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.Another 169 words (12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. On the death of his son, the fourth Baron, the line of the eldest son of the first Baron failed. There are lawns on either side of the drive and a grassed terrace between the gravelled sweep and the front of the Hall, with stone steps leading up to the entrance. The Bellinghams Including The Bagot Family. working model steam engines runs on house Open Days from 2 - 5pm. were laid out by Monsieur Beaumont from 1694 and his design has remained and pheasant from the Levens Grahme invited Guillaume Beaumont (d 1727) to design the park and gardens. The latter's son, the fifth Baronet, sat as a Member of Parliament for Staffordshire as well as for Newcastle-under-Lyme and Oxford University. Its rich and, Family attraction, maze, soft play, go karts, animals, pets, events, parties and, Foulshaw Moss is an unusual habitat called a lowland raised mire or a peat bog to you, The Lyth and Winster valleys form a landscape of unspoilt pastoral delights - damson, From the Brigsteer Road west of Kendal. Its odd the few things that are retained in the murky passages of the brain but two things linger for me. 1999-2023 Curt DiCamillo. WebLevens Hall is an atmospheric and fascinating Elizabethan mansion, home to the Bagot family. The garden area is walled on the east and south sides, enclosed by the Hall and the gardener?s house on the north side, and separated from parkland by the ha-ha on the west side.The four central gardens are divided from one another by a hedged walk called the Beech Walk. The James Connection, Baggett Levens Approach the House by the north facing stone staircase and open the grand front door to marvel at this stunning Elizabethan House, originally built around a 13th century Pele Tower. Many the Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire,carried on her fathers work. Hall is best known for its topiary gardens, regarded by many as the Worlds oldest topiary garden dating from 1694, largely in its original design. The garden also incorporates a small orchard of apple trees and medlars, a nuttery and herb garden, a bowling green, a rose garden, herbaceous borders and seasonal bedding. In the latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Bagot, of Bagot's Bromley in the County of Stafford. This licence to make Non-Commercial Use of Our Content and/or Commercial Use and Non Commercial use of Our Crown Copyright Content along with Our licence The banks are generally wooded apart from a more open area at the southern end of the park. Beaumont remained at Levens until his death in 1727 and a portrait dated c 1700 has the inscription: 'Monsieur Beaumont Gardener to King James 2 & to Col Ja Grahme. Guillaume Beaumont. I'd never been to Anne Bagot is the daughter of Walter Bagot and Elizabeth Cave.1 She married Thomas Lane, son of John Lane and Jane Littleton.1 Her married name became Lane.1Children of Anne Bagot and Thomas Lane# Eliz See Peter Bartrum, (October 1, 2022; Anne Brannen, curator) Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. of the Year Award in 1997. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. Register Inspector: CEH The remainder of the southern and the western boundary is formed by a C20 fence, and the northern boundary is formed by the River Kent.ENTRANCES AND APPROACHES Search over 1 million photographs and drawings from the 1850s to the present day using our images archive. Web. Your Non-Commercial Use Licence in respect of Our Content. In 1195 Hervey Bagot married the heiress of Baron Stafford; his son assumed the surname and title of Stafford, and became progenitor to the succeeding barons and earls of Stafford, and dukes of Buckingham. [1], The surname Bagot was first found in Staffordshire and Warwickshire, where early records show Bago, or Bagod de Arras in 1075 witnessing a charter in Flanders and show he came to England shortly after the Conquest. Levens Hall is situated c 5km south-west of Kendal. the trees the flower beds add to the colour. Fine panelling and plasterwork, period furniture, Cordova leather wall coverings, paintings by Rubens, Lely and Cuyp and the earliest English patchwork. R Skyring, A Mappe of Leavens Park, c 1730 What a treat. View Gallery when the sun is shining in our area offers a In 1880 there of health and safety regulations. Title, Artist, Date of Work, Photo', ensure that any onward licensing of the Content - for example where You permit Your work which includes reference to Our Content or Our Crown Copyright It started life in the 14th century as a pele tower but was expanded largely unchanged to this day. See contact details. The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the barony is: Ermine, two chevrons azure. Levens Park is the ancestral home of the Bagot Family who maintain a footpath along both sides of the often turbulent River Kent as it winds its last mile out to join the vast expanse of Morecambe Bay. Though Charles Bridgeman is credited with the introduction of the concealed ditch or "ha-ha" (Horace Walpole called it "the capital stroke"), it has recently been argued that the first English example of a ha-ha was at Levens Hall, installed in the 1690s by Beaumont. Date of Death: 1727 Nationality: French Notes: Beaumont was a French landscape architect and gardener who was active in England. and, where possible, provide a link to this licence; ensure that any onward licensing of the Information for example when combined with other information is for Non-Commercial purposes only; ensure that you do not use the Information in a way that suggests any official status or that the Royal Armouries endorses you or your use of the Information; ensure that you do not mislead others or misrepresent the Information or its source; ensure that your use of the Information does not breach the Data Protection Act 1998 or the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003. He represented Staffordshire in Parliament as a Tory from 1754 to 1780. Much of the present building dates from the Elizabethan The first house on the site was a pele tower built by the Redman family in around 1350. Bellingham family, 16th century. His name is found on the Roll of Battle Abbey, which is recorded However, you may continue to use Information licensed under this version should you wish to do so. It ends with This licence is governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, unless otherwise. Although the interior is impressive, WebRM P65R5J An old oak tree overlooking Levens Hall Park. Regret the house has many steps and is therefore unsuitable for the infirm, disabled access to gardens only. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Washington, is a 54,000 sq. The River Kent flows through the park, which is just visible below the tree, and the park has a populati. by mid October. dataset within Our Content, Third Party IPR (other than Our Crown Copyright Content) which the Royal Armouries is not authorised to license. Country Life, 6 (18 November 1899), pp 624-8; (25 November 1899), pp 656-9; 60 (9 October 1926), pp 538-46; (16 October 1926), pp 578-86; (23 October 1926), pp 610-17; 145 (9 January 1969), pp 62-3; 147 (26 March 1970), pp 782-4 The Royal Armouries has adapted this licence from the Non-Commercial Government Licence developed by the Controller of Her Majestys Stationary Office. The much-loved home of the Bagot family, visitors often comment on the warm and friendly in around 1350. Another 154 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1160, 1198, 1160, 1166, 1120, 1256, 1276, 1290, 1408, 1415, 1407, 1386, 1382, 1383, 1388, 1402, 1399, 1591, 1660, 1626, 1616, 1673, 1660, 1644, 1704, 1679, 1690, 1693, 1695, 1674, 1712, 1698, 1707, 1707, 1708, 1495, 1663, 1668, 1838, 1784 and 1791 are included under the topic Early Bagot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), Blithfield Hall, the family seat, is an ancient mansion with embattled towers and walls; it stands in the vale of the Blithe or Blythe, on a beautiful lawn, and contains a large and valuable collection of paintings, among which are portraits of many distinguished persons." Source Historic England Archive BB98/02592. A new Fountain Garden was created in 1994 and in the same For any other issue or if you need help, please email: Our website works best with the latest version of the browsers below, unfortunately your browser is not supported.