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Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 54
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Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 54
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Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society
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54
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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society
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1978
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08 Jun 2023
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St. Mary's Chapel Brentingby
Peter Liddle
S Hughes
1 - 13
Brentingby Chapel lies some H miles to the east of Melton Mowbray, overlooking the Eye Valley. The village community is now extremely small and could not support the Chapel which became redundant in the 1950s. The condition of the building seriously deteriorated until in 1978 it was purchased for conversion into a house. A small trial excavation was carried out in 1972-3 by P. Liddle, S. R. Hughes and N. Moon to assess the archaeological potential of the site. Lack of time and resources prevented the total excavation that the site properly demanded, but as a plan of the early building could be recovered without damaging the stratigraphy, this was achieved. A watching brief has been maintained by the Leicestershire Museums Archaeological Survey Team during the conversion and this work is included in the report.
Social Advancement through Seignorial Service?
Grenville Astill
14 - 25
The vagaries of documentary survival have ensured that our view of the gentry as a group within later medieval society will always be weighted in favour of their administrative activities. Thus, while we must acknowledge that a characterisation of the gentry as county officials is to a certain extent inevitable, there are dangers that an overemphasis on this aspect could lead to a distorted impression of the gentry as a social group in two major ways. First there is the problem of isolating this class historically: a definition which relies on a simplistic equation between office holding and gentry status is at the same time both too broad and too narrow. It is too broad because studies of particular offices show that, for example, JPs and tax collectors were drawn from a variety of social and economic groups; and too narrow because not every member of the gentry chose to participate in local government. Secondly, and this is especially important in the present context, an 'official' definition of the gentry tends to detract from an appreciation of an internal dynamic within the class, and makes it difficult in particular to identify and explain the rise and fall of families.
A Late Stuart Leicestershire Parson
John Pruett
26 - 38
The Humphrey Michel was not a meek man, and I make no claims that he was a typical late Stuart parson; indeed, there are valid reasons for thinking (and hoping) that he was not. But his career does reflect some of the problems his clerical contemporaries confronted, and his story is in and of itself an interesting one. Part of what we know about him comes from the few pages of his diary published in 1859, the rest from the same sorts of ecclesiastical documents that mention other parsons so tersely. In Michel's case the documents are much more informative, for when Humphrey Michel filed a return, he usually told far more than he was asked to.
The Leicestershire Riots of 1773 and 1787
David Wykes
39 - 50
This paper is mainly concerned with the 'Whetstone Riots' of 1787, the second of two major outrages of machine-breaking that occurred during the final half of the eighteenth century. They were not only more serious than the riots of 1773, but revealed a number of more complex and far-reaching features. As part of a larger study into nonconformists in the trade and industry of Leicester, this investigation will examine mainly the victims of the riots, who in both incidents were nonconformists, rather than those taking part, although as far as the material allows, the composition of the crowds will not be neglected.
The Spiritual Destitution is Excessive - the Povery Overwhelming'
Stephen A Royle
51 - 60
"I have seen a good deal of the poor in my time ... but I have never seen a tithe of the distress I have seen here." (1851); "The poverty of this place exceeds anything I have ever met with in any part of the Kingdom.” (1845); "Eye hath notseen ear hath not heard, the heart cannot conceive the half of the suffering endured by this poverty stricken people." (1843); "The spiritual destitution is excessive - the poverty overwhelming. Out of a population of 7 ,OOO only 300 ratepayers. Poor rate higher than any other parish in England. Tradestocking making." (1851). These four statements record contemporary views of Hinckley, Leicestershire in the mid-nineteenth century. 'Distress', 'poverty', 'suffering', 'destitution', from the end of the Napoleonic wars right up until the 1870s such words describe the quality of life 'enjoyed' by substantial numbers of the town's population. Concealed within the simple statement 'Trade-stocking making' is the reason why.
The Town Walls of Leicester
John Clay Lucas
61 - 66
Although the existence of a west wall now seems certain, its exact position can only be approximated. It is not absolutely proven that the foundations located west of Bath Lane are those of the town wall. It is hoped that future excavations will resolve this problem, but this may not be possible, for, particularly to the west of Bath Lane, industrial development has destroyed much of the evidence.
Archaeology in Leicestershire and Rutland 1979
Alan McWhirr
67 - 81
Archaeology in Leicestershire and Rutland 1979
Reviews
David Wykes
82 - 83
A MILL ON THE SOAR. A personal and Company narrative, by Shirley Ellis. Privately printed and published (1978)
Reviews
Rupert Hambling Evans
83 - 85
THE PARISH CLERGY UNDER THE LATER STUARTS. The Leicestershire experience, by John H. Pruett. The University of Illinois Press, 1978.
Index
87 - 89
Index
Annual Report
vii - xiii
Annual Report
