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Tales from Watnall Hall

There's still a lot of respect and interest about old squire Rolleston and his family in the Watnall area. This blog hopes to keep their memory alive by recalling old tales and researching new ones from Watnall Hall and hereabouts.... be kind, be curious...

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Watnall in Tudor times...what was it like?

on January 31, 2022

Battle of Bosworth Beauvale Priory Elizabeth I Greasley Castle Greasley church Henry VII Henry VIII Watnall Hall

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Robert Rolleston and the pirates of the Caribbean

on December 30, 2021

America France Frances Rolleston Hull infant schools pirates plantations Robert Rolleston slavery war West Indies William Wilberforce

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Biography of Colonel Lancelot Rolleston MP (1785-1862)

on December 16, 2021

America canals Chartist riots child labour Christopher Rolleston Frances Rolleston infant schools Lancelot 6 Lancelot 7 MP Napoleon Pentrich march railways Reform Bill Watnall Troop

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Watnall Hall and ye olde Forest of Sherwood

on December 13, 2021

Bestwood Byron Christopher Rolleston deer hunting dog Edward Rolleston fox hunting Jowler the dog King Charles Lancelot 1 Maps Nell Gwyn Sherwood Forest

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Colonel Rolleston and the Battle of Mapperley Hills

on December 09, 2021

America Chartist riots child labour Frances Rolleston infant schools Lancelot 6 MP Nottingham castle Pentrich march Peterloo South Notts Hussars Watnall Troop Yeomanry

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The Rollestons of Watnall, tales from the family tree…

on November 13, 2021

almshouses America Benjamin Franklin black death Byron child labour duelling fox hunting Frances Rolleston Greasley church infant schools Robert Rolleston Sherwood Forest slavery William Wilberforce

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Great War - The fallen sons of Annesley Hall

on November 11, 2021

Annesley Hall Chaworth-Musters Gallipoli Lancelot 7 Medals Norway reindeer hunting salmon fishing The Great War

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Trooper Clark’s amazing swordsmanship prize…

on November 09, 2021

General Gordon Lancelot 7 South Notts Hussars Sudan swordsmanship Watnall Troop Yeomanry

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The Watnall Hall graves - who is buried there?

on November 09, 2021

Boer War Burma Dalzell Fanny Rolleston Fraser graves HMS Royal oak Lady Maud Lancelot 6 Lancelot 7 madras MP RAF Rob Roy Robert Sidney Rolleston Sarah Harris South Africa Tennant Torbreck women

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Lancelot Rolleston, the schoolboy squire - his formative years…

on October 20, 2021

Annesley Hall Byron Chaworth-Musters fox hunting High Sheriff Lancelot 6 Lancelot 7 mining MP Mundy Professor George Rolleston Robert Sidney Rolleston Sarah Harris Torbreck Watnall Troop

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The Lost Fortune of the Rollestons, Lords of the Manor on a Shoestring…

on October 18, 2021

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Polly Redcap and Sledder Woods

on October 13, 2021

dog duck shooting ghost story Lady Maud Lancelot 7 local witch Polly Redcap saxton violets women

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The Oldest Boy Scout in the World...

on October 12, 2021

Boy scouts Girl guides graves Ken Livermore Lady Maud Lancelot 7 Robert Baden-Powell The Great War

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Mr. Levi Jackson and the Golden Wedding incident

on August 02, 2021

Boer War fox hunting Gold watch Ken Livermore Lady Maud Lancelot 7 Levi Jackson magistrate Notts Evening Post Sunday school

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Life of Lady Maud, the “delinquent” cyclist and other tales…

on July 24, 2021

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The mystery of the Watnall Hall gates

on July 20, 2021

bikes demolition gates Huntingdon Shaw Lancelot 7 Pevsner RAF Watnall Hall

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The Grounds and Garden of Watnall Hall

on July 19, 2021

Annesley Hall bee house Byron cockfighting gates graves Lady Maud Lancelot 7 Levi Jackson Sunday school Terry Martin Watnall Hall

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Greasley Castle - what did it look like?

on July 13, 2021

Cantelupe fortifications Greasley Castle moat Time Team

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Murder, mayhem and a very small penis - the twisted history of Greasley Castle.

on July 12, 2021

Beauvale Priory Cantelupe Crecy fortifications Greasley Castle insufficient genitals longbow murder women

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Watnall Hall, Upstairs and Downstairs – Some of the servant’s tales…

on July 10, 2021

bee house butler chauffeur cockfighting cook dog Fred Justice Lady Maud Lancelot 7 Nuthall Temple servants The Great War Watnall Hall women

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"To the castle!" - the Nottingham riots of 1831

on July 05, 2021

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Capt. Rolleston's tragedy and the burning of Nottingham Castle

on July 03, 2021

Chartist riots Fraser Lancelot 6 magistrate MP Nottingham castle Peterloo Reform Bill Riot Act South Notts Hussars Torbreck Yeomanry

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Mr. Rolleston and the Pentrich Rebellion

on July 01, 2021

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Origins of the “Watnall Troop” of the South Notts Yeomanry

on June 30, 2021

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Joe Haywood and his pet fox

on June 27, 2021

Boer War Joe Haywood Lancelot 7 pet fox Queens Head saxton South Africa South Notts Hussars Yeomanry

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Mr. Freeman, the gamekeeper

on June 15, 2021

gamekeeper gibbet Ken Livermore Lancelot 7 Woodpit cottage

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