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philfred

Mapperley Church replied on: 5/21/2005 12:24:38 PM From Bulmers 1895 History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire. The entry for Mapperley contains the following information,"The Strelleys had a mansion and an estate here; and as early as the middle of the 13th century, episcopal sanction was given to Hugh de Strelley and Matilda, to establish a chapel within the grounds of their mansion at Mapperley. The permission was confined exclusively to the family and household of Hugh and Matilda, and neither could any marriage service be perfomed therein. A few trace of this old chapel may be seen built into the wall of a house near the church. A chapel of ease dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was erected here in 1851 at a cost of £750. It is a plain building in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, porch and turret containg five bells. In 1870, Mapperley was separated from Kirk Hallam and formed into an ecclesiastical parish. Ther are 200 sittings and all are free. The living is a vicarage worth £130, with residence, in the gift of F. A. Newdigate Esq., and held by the Rev. John Mello, M.A. In connection with the church is a good day school, attended by about 130 children. The Wesleyan Methodists have a chapel in the village, built in 1874 to accomodate 150. Park Hall is a small hamlet a little N.W. of the village. Here was the remains mansion of the Strelleys, but not a vestiage of the building now remains." I wonder if any of the buildings in the village used material taken from the Strelley mansion ? Bit of a long posting but it's all good keyboard practice. It may pose a few more questions and hopefully put a few more pieces together in the Mapperley jigsaw puzzle. regard Phil

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