I was recently introduced to a local archaeologist who lives in Aberford and we have since discussed some of my findings at Parlington, on Sunday this last weekend I showed her some pieces of the fragments of hand painted lime plaster discovered in the demolition rubble. They ares quite possibly seventeenth or early eighteenth century.… Read the full article
Category: The Hall
Information about the mansion house which used to occupy the site.
“Woody” Recent visitor to Parlington
You can often hear woodpeckers in the trees around Parlington, knocking seven bells out of a branch or bough, but you rarely see them. However, “Woody the frequent flyer to the peanut island on a pole” has become a garden favourite but less so to the more common birds queuing in the surrounding bushes awaiting their turn on the feeders.… Read the full article
Spent Cartridges
Recent excavations in the area of the Dining Room at the old Hall have uncovered some spent 303 calibre cartridge cases. Thus far two have been unearthed, one in much better condition than the other, the picture below is of the two cartridges.
The spent cartridges point to the occupation during World War Two of the Army at Parlington.… Read the full article
A very cold February day
Aberford House
Aberford House, Main Street, Aberford, a former Gascoigne property, is probably the best example of how the stonework of the main elevation at Parlington was constructed, the window details are very similar, particularly the string course formed with the window cills. Also quoins are almost identical.… Read the full article
Painting of Parlington Hall
A painting, by an unknown artist, from around the mid eighteenth century, another contribution by David Teal
A Picture of the Stables
Towards the end of 2007, I was contacted by a lady who is the Granddaughter of the last gardener to be employed by the Gascoigne family. He lived in the house which lies north of the old hall, termed the “Gardens House”. Naturally his granddaughter enjoyed playing in the vicinity in her early years when visiting her grandparents, in fact visiting right up until the death of her grandfather in the 1960’s.This… Read the full article
Stained Glass
The Gascoigne sisters were known for their interest in stained glass and the nearby Almshouses built in the early 1840’s at the behest of the two heiresses is a monument to both the skills of local stonemasons and the artistic talent of glaziers of the day. It is thought that the stained glass however is not the work of the sisters, but believed to have been commissioned by them.… Read the full article