Exploring Pitchford Hall: Shropshire’s Gem Of Elizabethan History
In this episode, I visit Pitchford Hall in Shropshire. Built around 1560, Pitchford Hall is one of Englandโs finest examples of a half-timbered Elizabethan house.
In this episode, I visit Pitchford Hall in Shropshire. Built around 1560, Pitchford Hall is one of Englandโs finest examples of a half-timbered Elizabethan house.
In this episode, I head to the lush green county of Shropshire. Situated in the West Midlands and not far from the Welsh border, Kinlet is a tiny village nestled in the rural countryside. Although it once stood next to the Blount’s country manor house, today, the parish church of St John the Baptist appears to stand in solitary grandeur on top of a hill surrounded by parkland and green pastures.
However, this modest and unassuming medieval church is home to some glorious Tudor tombs belonging to the Blount family. In this episode of The Tudor History & Travel Show, Elizabeth Norton, author and historian, joins me as we explore the church and its connection to the family.
Which Tudor royal, or royals, do you most associate with Ludlow Castle? If you are anything like me, the first…