Whitmore Hall
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Whitmore, Staffordshire
Whitmore is a village and small curacy in the county of Staffordshire, England, near Newcastle-under-Lyme.The name Whitmore can be found in the Domesday book and also when King John signed the Magna Carta at Runnymede....
. A Grade I listed building, the hall was designated a house of outstanding architectural and historical interest and is a fine example of a small Carolinian style manor house.
The Whitmore estate was acquired by the Mainwaring family when Edward Mainwaring of Biddulph married the Whitmore heiress Alice Boghay in the 16th century. Their descendants have owned the estate ever since. The Mainwarings of Whitmore are descended from the Mainwarings of Over-Peover, Cheshire (see the 17th century Mainwaring Baronets
Mainwaring Baronets
The Baronetcy of Mainwaring of Over-Peover has twice been created for members of the ancient family of Mainwaring of Over-Peover, Cheshire.It was created on 22 November 1660 by Charles II on his restoration, for Thomas Mainwaring, High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1657 and Knight of the Shire otherwise...
). Five Edward Mainwarings served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire
High Sheriff of Staffordshire
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Staffordshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
between 1645 and 1767.
The hall built in red brick in the reign of Charles II and completed about 1676 has a ballustraded frontage of nine bays and two storeys. There is an unusually well preserved Elizabethan
Elizabethan architecture
Elizabethan architecture is the term given to early Renaissance architecture in England, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Historically, the period corresponds to the Cinquecento in Italy, the Early Renaissance in France, and the Plateresque style in Spain...
stable block.
The house was leased out from about 1863 until the family returned to occupation in the 1920s.
One of the tenants, pottery manufacturer Thomas Twyford
Thomas Twyford
Thomas William Twyford was a Pottery manufacturer in England.He invented the single piece, ceramic toilet. He also made infamous Thomas Crapper's toilet....
occupied the hall for 30years.
The hall is a private residence . It is open to the public only on two days a week between May and August.