Kirkleatham
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 Kirkleatham Free School of 1709, now Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum |
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 Kirkleatham
Kirkleatham shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 7,045 (2011.Ward)[1] |
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| Unitary authority | Redcar and Cleveland |
| Ceremonial county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Cleveland |
| Fire | Cleveland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
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Kirkleatham is a village in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located approximately 4.5 mi (7.2 km) north/north-west of Guisborough, and 3 mi (4.8 km) south of Redcar.[2] It is near the mouth of the River Tees.[3] Instead of a village, Kirkleatham could be classified as a collection of buildings that formed the Turner Estate, named for the Turner family who lived at Kirkleatham from 1661.[2] Kirkleatham has one of the best collections of Georgian-style buildings in England.[4]
History
Kirkleatham is the birthplace of Sir William Turner who was Lord Mayor of London in 1669. He gave most of his fortune to found the Sir William Turner’s Hospital in June 1676. In present day, it is an independent almshouse. Turner bequeathed a substantial amount of money to his great nephew, Cholmley Turner, a member of parliament for Yorkshire, 1727–1741, to establish a Free School, built in 1709,[5] that now serves as the local museum. His estate established for the care of 40 people: ten old men, ten old women, ten boys, and ten girls. The office of governor or governess falls upon the owner of the estate. Management of the estate was the responsibility of a chaplain, a master, and a mistress.[3]
Cholmley Turner added other Grade I listed buildings, the most notable being the Turner Mausoleum, in memory of his son, and adjoining the Church of St Cuthbert. It is a Grade I listed building on Kirkleatham Lane. The mausoleum was built in 1739–40 by James Gibbs, and restored with added internal cladding in 1839. Entered from the church, it is of Baroque style and of an octagonal plan with south and south-west sides that adjoin the church. It is a single storey with a basement burial chamber. It contains the inscription, "This mausoleum was erected 1740 to the memory of Marwood William Turner Esquire the best of sons."[6] Cholmley Turner also retained the architect James Gibbs for building of the chapel at the almshouses.[2]
Cholmley Turner’s nephew Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet, of Kirkleatham, MP for York from 1768 to 1783, continued building upon the estate. His achievement included remodelling Kirkleatham Hall, as well as providing for the further development of the hospital, school, and a library. He also built the adjoining village of Yearby.[2]
In 1894 Kirkleatham became an urban district, but was annexed by Redcar in 1899, after just five years as an independent authority.[7][8]
Kirkleatham Old Hall
The Free School, built by Chomley Turner, is now known as Kirkleatham Old Hall and is a Grade II* listed building.[9]
Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum functions as the local history museum for Redcar and Cleveland. Opened in 1981, it became the Museum Service's headquarters. Five years later, a new building was opened, providing exhibition space and offices.[10]
The finds from the Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery – the only known Anglo-Saxon royal burial site in north-east England – are displayed in an exhibition at the museum.[11] The artefacts were discovered in nearby Loftus during excavations which took place between 2005 and 2007. Finds include pieces associated with a rare bed burial in which a decorated female body is laid out on a decorated wooden bed, accompanied by fine gold jewellery. The finds include a gold pendant, which would have belonged to a princess. as well as glass beads, pottery, iron knives, belt buckles and other objects.[12][13][14][15][16]
The Kirkleatham Owl and Endangered Species Centre opened to the public in 1990 and is located on the grounds of Kirkleatham Old Hall. The centre is home to one of Britain's largest collections of owls, and is also home to hawks and vultures, a caracara; a talking raven, and a kookaburra.[9]
The Sir James Knott Lifeboat Museum is also located on the grounds of Kirkleatham Old Hall.[17]
Images
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File:Skull and crossbones gatepost at Kirkleatham.jpg
Statues of an elderly man and woman at Sir William Turner's Almhouses, Kirkleatham. The almshouses have been open continuously since 1676. The skull and crossbones gatepost is from the nearby Church of St. Cuthbert with the Mausoleum.
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References
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- ↑ BBC News 'Dramatic' ancient cemetery found, Tuesday, 20 November 2007
- ↑ This is Redcar and Cleveland, Issue 10, July 2011 – pages 18, 19.
- ↑ YouTube: NorthNewsTV – Kirkleatham Anglo Saxon Princess Treasure (Interview with Dr. Steve Sherlock)
- ↑ Redcar and Cleveland News: International demand for glimpse of saxon princess' treasure
- ↑ Kirkleatham Museum: Saxon Princess Exhibition
- ↑ YouTube: Kirkleatham Museum – Royal Anglo Saxon finds
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External links
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