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Topic: Does anyone live in or know Ullenhall? (Read 2645 times)
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Tricia_2
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Maybe this book could be useful:
'Ullenhall (Life after Lady Luxborough)' - Margaret Feeney
Brewin Books ~ ISBN 1 85858 026 9
'Describes life in a small Warwickshire village not far from Stratford-upon-Avon. Whilst there is a brief description of the village's early history, covering the Luxborough family and the building of "Barrells" (the local stately home), the book focuses mainly on the history of Ullenhall during the last hundred years using oral reminiscences to re-create the life and atmosphere in the early years of the century.'
http://www.brewinbooks.com/County%20files/ullentext.htm
'There are chapters on the school, the church, the vicarage, the public house, old buildings of the village and the village in two world wars, together with an account of the sale and subsequent splitting up of the "Barrells" estate and the disastrous fire at "Barrells" in 1933. The book is complete with many documents, wills and estate sale particulars reproduced in full together with photographs of the village at work and play throughout the 20th century...'
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ullenhall-Life-After-Lady-Luxborough/dp/1858580269
There are some old photos of Ullenhall, including 'Barrells', here:
http://www.search.windowsonwarwickshire.org.uk/engine/theme/default.asp?theme=1561&text=0
I also found this:
Deborah Deane
Garden Designers
Address: The Lodge, Barrells Park, Ullenhall, Henley-In-Arden, West Midlands, B95 5NQ
Telephone: 01564 795198
http://www.the-business-search.co.uk/biz/641201-Deborah-Deane
http://www.business-directory-great-britain.com/firma-home/deborah-deane-13135249.html
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hatter1
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Shame about the Lodge, I think someone said something about there being a home for the retired there now ?
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hatter1
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It's a shame when buildings with history and memories are replaced by characterless properties where very little thought goes into how they fit into the surroundings. Wish I could help  but someone must have a photo even if it's estate agents from when it was sold to those who have knocked it down so if you could get a nice pic that would be great.
Having visited where my nan used to live when I was a child it was gutting to see what a mess the place was and how the pretty garden had been replaced with concrete and wooden boarding, so sometimes memories are much nicer than when you see the reality of what has replaced it.
Good luck with the pic hunting.
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hatter1
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Hmm, went through Ullenhall last week, looks like they have also got rid of the name of the Lodge now too and called the retired home something pretentious like Luxborough House ...
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Foeaxe
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Hi people,
just to let you know I live in the lodge.
Or at least its replacement.
It is anything but a retirement home  , it is simply a large family house. It is still under construction and belongs to my family now. The name Luxborough house was chosen as a replacement as the new house isnt the lodge and we felt an affirmation to break the roots with the old estate
We were sad to have to demolish the old building but it was actually structurally condemned anyway and unfit for human habitation. The adaption of the building in the early 60's ruined any origionality it may have had left , we found the peices of the origional windowframes and brickwork bueried as a poor attempt at a rockery in the back garden when we moved in, these rocks are placed along the verge at the front as a tribute to the building that was once beautiful. . As for the pretty garden as you might know landscaping and construction are still under way and that takes time.
As for fitting in with the surroungings the building underwent a riggorous design phase and is constucted as a featured building with old fashioned style drawn from many era's and designed not to conform with the rest of the village as the rest of the village is mainly bungalow's and ugly buildings with very little character.
If anyone is after images i would be more than willing to provide some if you wish to email me
Foeaxe@verticalgamestudios.co.uk
(hatter1 you seem to have a lot to moan about, are you an especially arrogent person. or just over opinionated?)
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Foeaxe
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I only wish it had looked like that when we found it, such a beautiful building. Hate 60's rennovations
We have kept the round stone plaque which you can see in the roof apex (which was actually a foot deep lump of carved sandstone!) this is mounted on the apex of the new garage.
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worsley
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Hi Annette,
The photographs sent in by a correspondent on 23/10/2007 are definetly of Barrells Hall Lodge (the old B/H gate house) located on the Ullenhall to Henley in Arden road. My father was Vicar of Ullenhall during the 1960's and I used to regularly play in the old B/Hall ruins. In those days it was owned by a wealthy builder by the surname of Dare. The Lodge was still in use and a friend of a friend of mine lived there. I live in South Africa and have not been back to Ullenhall for well over 30years. I would imagine the Lodge is still there and in use as it was in good condition and must now be of some significant historic value. My friend (One of the Hurst's; an old Ullenhall family) lived opposite the lodge. Hope this helps, but you most definetly have found your Barrelles Hall Lodge in that correspondence and photo of 23/10/2007. My old school teacher Mrs. Friend witnessed the Hall burn down in the 1930's. Kindest Regards.
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worsley
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PS Annette,
Sorry to be so dumb! I see the photo's were sent in by yourself on 23/10/2007! You can be fully and absolutely assured that they are indeed of the Barrells Hall Lodge and therefore your Mum's birthplace. I knew those grounds as a young lad like the back of my hand. We used to camp in B/Hall grounds to try and witness the phantom coach of Lady Luxborough as it departed up the drive and past the old Lodge. Many old timers claimed in those day's to have seeing the phantom coach. My sister, now a very prominant Haematologist in the UK, once heard the sad crying of Lady Luxborough in the ruins of Barrells Hall.
I wonder if the new owners and developers of the Lodge are aware they have a phantom coach riding past their property at the bewithching, moonlit hour!
If you want to know anything else my e mail address is stephen.worsley@transnet.net.
Kind Regards.
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