Home Front Legacy 1914-18
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Full Record - Cyngfield (PRN: 9283)
| PRN | 9283 | ||||
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| Site or location name | Cyngfield | ||||
| Summary | 39 Kennedy Road | ||||
| Description | The house then known as Cyngfield was built 1884-1886 for Edmund Cresswell Peele , banker, solicitor and twice mayor of Shrewsbury who died in 1911. It was certainly in use as a hospital by early 1915 providing 52 beds for other ranks. Commandant was Muriel E Bather who was awarded an OBE in the 1918 New Years Honours List. After the war it was a boarding house until 1929 run by Mrs Smylie then purchased by the Girls School Trust. Stella Staughan in Kingsland Shrewsbury Short History states that '39. Cyngfeld. Lots 77 & 78 leased to Peele. The house was designed for E. Cresswell Peele by Thomas Lockwood and built by W. Bowdler in 1884. This very large house is half-timbered, has fine brickwork and a large porch. Tiles by J. Parson Smith. Windows have leaded lights and some are coloured. The downstairs hall window has Peele’s initials set in coloured glass. Paintings over the mantle in the dining room. Garden room. The stables, known within Shrewsbury School as Peele’s stables were on the other side of Kennedy Road where Tudor Court is now. ... | ||||
| Monument Type | AUXILIARY HOSPITAL;HOSPITAL;AUXILIARY HOSPITAL | ||||
| Desgination | None | ||||
| Material | BRICK | ||||
| Location | |||||
| Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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| County | |||||
| Site Location | Cyngfield | ||||
| Postcode | SY3 7AA | ||||
| Map Reference | NGR: SJ4816911777 (348169, 311777) | ||||
| Condition/Threat | |||||
| Condition (Date) | Good (30-12-2016) | ||||
| Related Sites | |||||
| Prestfelde School, Oakley Manor | |||||
| Source | |||||
| Joint War Committee of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England (1921) Reports by the Joint War Committee and the Joint War Finance Committee of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England. His Majesty's Stationary Office. London. | |||||
| Staughan, Stella (2016) Kingsland, Shrewsbury: A short history - Appendix 3: Details of Houses in Kennedy Road and Kingsland Road. https://kingslandshrewsburyshorthistory.wordpress.com/appendix-3-details-of-houses-in-kennedy-road/ | |||||
| Administration | |||||
| Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (03-10-2011) | ||||
| Copiled On | 30-12-2016 | ||||
| Last Updated | 30-12-2016 | ||||
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Data
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Commandant Mrs Muriel E Bather OBE. IWM (WWC D8-5-129). (File name: 9283_975.jpg) |
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House (Cyngfield, 39 Kennedy Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire) in use as a hospital by early 1915. Front elevation. (File name: 9283_974.jpg) |
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