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The family had remained recusant Catholics, celebrating Mass in the saloon of Coughton Court, which acted as a chapel. [3] Evidence of this recusancy are still evident in the house today. A double priest hole is present in the tower of the house, elucidating the role the house played in the celebration of the Catholic faith in this period. [4]
Coughton Court / ˈ k oʊ t ən / [1] (grid reference) is an English Tudor country house, situated on the main road between Studley and Alcester in Warwickshire. It is a Grade I listed building . The house has a long crenellated façade directly facing the main road, at the centre of which is the Tudor Gatehouse, dating from after 1536; this ...
A priest hole is a hiding place for a priest built in England or Wales during the period when Catholics were persecuted by law. Following the accession of Queen Elizabeth I to the throne in 1558, there were several Catholic plots designed to remove her, [1] and severe measures, including torture and execution, were taken against Catholic priests.
[6]: 58, 40, 72, 99 There is no reason to think the turret hide at Coughton Court in Warwickshire is Owen's work. [6]: 234 Due to the ingenuity of his craftsmanship, some may still be undiscovered. A priest hole in the staircase made by Nicholas Owen in a 16th-century manor-house, Harvington Hall, Worcestershire.
Sir Robert Throckmorton, 1st Baronet, (1599–1650). By unknown artist, 17th-century English. Throckmorton Collection, Coughton Court, Warwickshire. Property of the National Trust, NTPL ref. no. 153578. Sir Robert Throckmorton, 1st Baronet (1599–1650) was created a baronet, of Coughton, co. Warwick, on 1 September 1642.
Hamka’s death came after Loughnane subjected her to what Justice Christopher Beale described as a "torrent of highly abusive text messages" in which he threatened to torture her, drown her, set ...
One oak staircase was taken for reuse at Coughton Court. [3] In 1923, Mrs Ellen Grant Ferris (1870–1955) purchased and gave Harvington Hall to the Archdiocese of Birmingham. [2] Ferris was the mother of Robert Grant Ferris, who was Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1970 to 1974 and later became Lord Harvington. [2]
A man has admitted murdering his ex-girlfriend and her sister with a crossbow and their mother with a knife in an attack at the family home. Carol Hunt, 61, was stabbed to death and Hannah Hunt ...