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In 1610, Hugh Childers the Mayor of Doncaster from 1604, added Cantley |
In 1610, Hugh Childers the Mayor of Doncaster from 1604, added Cantley Lodge to the existing families traditional home at Carr House, by buying the Cantley estate from the Stapleton family. In 1714 Leonard Childers of Cantley Lodge bred the famous stallion ''"[[Flying Childers]],"'' son of ''"[[Darley Arabian]]"''. ''"Flying Childers"'' was later sold to the [[Duke of Devonshire]], was never beaten and is still regarded as one of the fastest horses ever raced. He later retired to [[Chatsworth House]], [[Derbyshire]] although he mainly covered mares owned by the Duke, as he was too far away from the main breeding centre of [[Yorkshire]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/eastmidlands/series4/racing_calke_abbey.shtml BBC Inside Out - Thoroughbreds at Calke Abbey<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.yorkshire-racing.co.uk/hist_pre_1800.htm Historical Overview Pre-1800<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Between 1785 and 1786, Childers Walbank Childers considerably remodelled Cantley |
Leonard's successors after his death in 1748, included his daughter Mildred Childers and then her son Childers Walbanke-Childers, who probably moved from Carr House to Cantley later in the century. Between 1785 and 1786, Childers Walbank Childers considerably remodelled Cantley Lodge into an impressive country mansion and created the shooting forest Black Carr Plantation.<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Leisure_in_Doncaster/Outdoor_Life/Woods_and_Country_Parks/Enjoy_Black_Carr_Plantation.asp Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | Enjoy Black Carr Plantation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Colonel John Walbanke-Childers (died 1812), son of Childers Walbanke-Childers, sold Carr House and made further improvements to Cantley, renaming it Cantley Hall. His son, another John (1798–1886), was MP for [[Malton (UK Parliament constituency)|Malton]] from 1836 to 1846 and from 1847 to 1852 and a JP and Deputy Lieutenant for the West Riding. By the mid-19th century, he owned {{convert|5700|acre|km2}} in the West Riding (i.e. Cantley Hall estate), 7400 in Cambridgeshire and 200 in Lincolnshire. <ref>[http://ccgi.who-owns-britain.com/wobi/wob005.pgm?ownerid=677 Who Owns Britain (and Ireland)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-8266(196604)81%3A319%3C256%3AWRLATC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K</ref> He served as [[High Sheriff of Yorkshire]] for 1858–59 and in 1893 his wife, a staunch Anglo-Catholic, was patron for the refurbishment of Cantley Church by [[Sir]] [[John Ninian Comper]].<ref>[http://www.ecclsoc.org/ET.36.pdf Ecc Today No 36 Complete<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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For most of his life he leased the hall to various tenants. His only grandchild Rowlanda Frances Childers continued the tradition before finally selling the property in 1901 to Grassmoor Collieries. |
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Revision as of 20:35, 18 March 2013
Cantley Hall is a grade II* listed Georgian mansion set in 160 hectares,[1] in the village of Old Cantley just outside Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
It is constructed in two storeys of stuccoed brick with a graduated Westmorland slate roof. [2]
Early history
Cantley Hall was probably a home from around the 7th or 8th century, owned by a Saxon called Tochi prior to the conquest of England by the Normans in 1066, after which it probably went to the Everingham's or Everingham Ancestors. By 1209 it was known as Kanteleia, and Cauntele in 1246. By 1280 it was in the possession of Robert de Everingham. By the late 15th century the name of Cantley had been established and remained,[3] while the residents of the estate were the Smith family.[4]
Childers family
In 1610, Hugh Childers the Mayor of Doncaster from 1604, added Cantley Lodge to the existing families traditional home at Carr House, by buying the Cantley estate from the Stapleton family. In 1714 Leonard Childers of Cantley Lodge bred the famous stallion "Flying Childers," son of "Darley Arabian". "Flying Childers" was later sold to the Duke of Devonshire, was never beaten and is still regarded as one of the fastest horses ever raced. He later retired to Chatsworth House, Derbyshire although he mainly covered mares owned by the Duke, as he was too far away from the main breeding centre of Yorkshire.[5][6]
Leonard's successors after his death in 1748, included his daughter Mildred Childers and then her son Childers Walbanke-Childers, who probably moved from Carr House to Cantley later in the century. Between 1785 and 1786, Childers Walbank Childers considerably remodelled Cantley Lodge into an impressive country mansion and created the shooting forest Black Carr Plantation.[7]
Colonel John Walbanke-Childers (died 1812), son of Childers Walbanke-Childers, sold Carr House and made further improvements to Cantley, renaming it Cantley Hall. His son, another John (1798–1886), was MP for Malton from 1836 to 1846 and from 1847 to 1852 and a JP and Deputy Lieutenant for the West Riding. By the mid-19th century, he owned 5,700 acres (23 km2) in the West Riding (i.e. Cantley Hall estate), 7400 in Cambridgeshire and 200 in Lincolnshire. [8][9] He served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1858–59 and in 1893 his wife, a staunch Anglo-Catholic, was patron for the refurbishment of Cantley Church by Sir John Ninian Comper.[10] For most of his life he leased the hall to various tenants. His only grandchild Rowlanda Frances Childers continued the tradition before finally selling the property in 1901 to Grassmoor Collieries.
After 1901
In 1901 the Childers family sold Cantley Hall and its residual 5,000 acres (20 km2)[11] to the Fitzwilliam family for extraction of its coal reserves, and left for their Cambridgeshire estate.
After World War II, the Fitzwilliam family faced with quickly declining revenues from their land, started selling off parts of the estate, including Black Carr Plantation in 1950 to Oates Brothers Timber Merchants.[7] By the late 1980s, Cantley Hall was occupied by an old lady relative of the Fitzwilliams and owners of Doncaster Brewery.[12] After she died in 1988, a sale of contents was held,[13] and the house sold to car magnate John Carnell.
In 1990, Carnell sold Cantley Hall to Graham Kirkham, later Baron Kirkham of Old Cantley, founder and chairmen of sofa retailer DFS.[14]
References
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/21/1092972820786.html?from=storyrhs
- ^ "Cantley Hall and Outbuildings, Cantley". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
- ^ Cantley Hall
- ^ http://blunham.com/CDroms/pdf/DoncasterSmiths.pdf
- ^ BBC Inside Out - Thoroughbreds at Calke Abbey
- ^ Historical Overview Pre-1800
- ^ a b Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | Enjoy Black Carr Plantation
- ^ Who Owns Britain (and Ireland)
- ^ http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-8266(196604)81%3A319%3C256%3AWRLATC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K
- ^ Ecc Today No 36 Complete
- ^ Sprotborough
- ^ The Childers ~ Childress Family Association Childress Genealogy
- ^ A2A - Access to Archives | Doncaster Archives Department
- ^ Sofa king sitting pretty on £315m pile - The Star