Amington Hall, Tamworth - 1904-1908

Life History

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Notes

• Name: Gilbert Reppington
  Gender: Male
  Baptism/Christening Date: 15 Nov 1677
  Baptism/Christening Place: TAMWORTH,STAFFORD,ENGLAND
  Father's Name: Sebright Reppington
  Mother's Name: Mary
  Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01006-5
  System Origin: England-ODM
  Source Film Number: 421601
  Reference Number:
  Collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
• The Repingtons replaced the ancient manor house at Amington early in the 18th century.
  This house, later a farmhouse, and now known as Amington Old Hall farmhouse, still stands and is a Grade II listed building.
• Amington Old Hall:
  Also known as: Old Hall Farmhouse ASHBY ROAD Amington.
  Farmhouse.
  Early C18, with C16 or C17 core.
  Brick; tile roof with lead flat roof to centre and brick stacks.
  2-unit house with cross wing, former barn to left and lower dairy wing to
  right.
  2 storeys; 4-window range; central gabled cross wing
  and gabled projection to right end.
  Brick platt bands to cross wing and to right; coped gables.
  Entrance to left of cross wing has doorcase with fluted pilasters and triglyph frieze, 6-fielded-panel door, 2 glazed panels; projection has segmental-headed entrance with pegged door.
  Ground floor has window with pegged wooden frame of 3 transomed lights under segmental head, small light to projection; 1st floor has 9-pane sash under rubbed brick flat arch to left end, small-paned casement with moulded frame under segmental head to cross wing, with painted blind window to right, projection has 16-pane sash under segmental head.
  End stacks and 2 cross-axial stacks, that to right being large.
  Left return has 2 sashed windows to ground floor.
  Rear has rich cornice; platt bands to cross wing and to left.
  Varied fenestration including: three 12-pane sashes with thick glazing bars to right of cross wing with 9-pane sashes above, in large blocked segmental- headed openings; 1st floor to left of cross wing has pegged cross casements. Dairy wing has low lean-to outshut and 2-light barred windows, attached pump in wooden case.
  INTERIOR: C16/17 stop-chamfered beams, some to ground floor on wall posts; kitchen has large segmental-headed fireplace opening with later range and fixed oak dresser; stair between 2 walls has some early C18 twisted balusters to landing; 6-fielded-panelled door to ground floor; 1st floor has some C17 and C18 doors with H-L or cock's head hinges; some windows
  have shutters.
• Wolferstan estate and family papers
  D948/4/4/21  1731, 1735, 1737
  Contents:
  Atherstone. Proposals for enclosure 2 enclosure agreements by Gilbert and Edward Repington,     , and various freeholders, copyholders of Atherstone.
• The picture shows a view of Amington Hall, which was built in the Georgian style in the early 19th century, though it incorporated older building work.
  The hall was home to the Repington family from about the 17th century.
  At the time this photograph was taken the hall was occupied by Sydney Fisher, chairman of a paper manufacturers.

Sources

• 1. Wikipedia
  • (secondary evidence)