Upton Cressett Hall

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List of Best Things to do in Bridgnorth, United Kingdom (UK)

Bridgnorth Castle Hill Railway
Bridgnorth Castle and Grounds
Rays Farm
Dudmaston Estate
Bridgnorth Town Hall
Daniels Mill
St Mary's Church
The Theatre on the Steps
Upton Cressett Hall
Old Mill Antiques Centre

St Michael's Church, Upton Cressett, Shropshire

Upton Cressett Church near Bridgnorth
The Norman church originates from the 12th century On the west wall of the chapel is a painting dating from about 1200.
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I may go back and revisit this lovely church in the day time one day. seems it was a little late in the day.

Upton Cressett Hall & Gate House 07.06.15

Upton Cressett Hall is an Elizabethan moated manor house in the village of Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England. It is a Grade I-listed building. The associated gatehouse is separately grade I listed.
The hall was built of brick between c.1540 and c.1580 for the Cressett family to an irregular floor plan and includes an aisled great hall. The Cressett family became Lords of Upton by marriage in the late 14th century. The hall was built on the site of an earlier house for Hugh (or Hugo) Cressett, a Royal Commissioner in the Welsh Marches and Constable of Mortimer Castle. Hugh and his son Robert were both in turn High Sheriff of Shropshire. Originally the house was timber framed with a great hall, a solar wing and a cross-wing. In 1580 the house was substantially remodelled by Richard Cressett, the High Sheriff of Shropshire for 1584, who encased the building in brick, added large brick chimneystacks and by creating a false ceiling in the great hall allowed the creation of first-floor rooms. Richard was succeeded in 1601 by Edward Cressett, a prominent Royalist who was killed in 1646 at the Battle of Bridgnorth. Edward's son Sir Francis Cressett became Steward and Treasurer to Charles I; during the English Civil War, Upton Cressett was a Royalist stronghold. James Cressett was a senior diplomat during the reigns of William and Mary and Queen Anne; he served as envoy at the Court of Hanover in the 1690s and envoy extraordinary to Frederick IV of Denmark in 1700.
After Cound Hall became the family seat in 1792, Upton Cressett Hall was used as a farmhouse until it was bought c.1937 by carpet manufacturer Sir Herbert Smith, Bt as a shooting lodge. After his death in 1943, the house was left unoccupied and gradually fell into a state of disrepair, losing some of the room panelling. It was purchased in 1969 by Sir William Cash, MP for Stone, father of the current owner, William Cash and has since been much restored. The Hall and gardens have been open to the public, and for group visits for tea, since the 1970s.
The Gatehouse dates from the 16th century. It has been completely renovated and is let on shortterm rentals. It has been occupied at one time or another by Prince Rupert of the Rhine, King Edward V, Charles I, Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson, Sir John Betjeman and Elizabeth Hurley.

The Gatehouse, Bridgnorth, Shropshire

The Gatehouse at Upton Cressett is one of the most romantic and historically significant gatehouses in the country, often compared to the Tower at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent. It has won the Best Hidden Gem award at the 2011 Hudson’s Heritage Awards and was recently voted runner up in the 2015 Hudson’s Heritage Award for best luxury accommodation.

Starlings in Bridgnorth

Starlings murmuration over the town of Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

Shipton Hall

Photos Shipton Hall near Much Wenlock in Shropshire. July 2016 House and Garden only open on Thursdays.

National Trust Berrington Hall

Berrington Hall a well worth visit to this site loads going on during the year, see my kite flyers at this property.