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• Cesare Dati – Prisoner of War

  

  Cesare Dati a young Italian man was only eighteen when he was conscripted into the Italian army. After a brief period of training he very quickly found himself in Tunisia (North Africa) in a war he felt no affinity to. He was in the transport core driving heavy trucks and on one particular day found himself under heavy air attack from… Learn more

• The Malt House

  

  Many villages had a malt house to supply the needs of local publicans, none more important than the malt house in Stoney Middleton. The village had 12 public houses at one time or another and would have needed significant quantities of malt to keep the beer pumps working. Early history of malt houses In the eighteenth century local… Learn more

• Well Dressings

  

  Stoney Middleton Well Dressings date back to 1936  (Jubilee year) started by Ted and Oliver Shimwell and continuing ever since. It is a Christian expression originating from an ancient thanksgiving for abundant water. Three wells are dressed – two in The Nook, one of which is drawn and petalled by local children and one near… Learn more

• Village Cross

  

  The Village Cross was erected in the village in 1846 to commemorate the repealing of the Corn Laws, Laws first introduced in 1815; they imposed expensive duties on imported corn and other grains for grinding from other countries protecting the English and Irish farmers. The Cross The village cross, locally known as the Corn Cross is an important symbol… Learn more

• Toll House

  

  Stoney Middleton’s High Street must be the steepest High Street in the country and was the only route through the village before a road was blasted through Middleton Dale in 1830. In 1840 William Morton of Froggatt a stonemason, and George Buxton a joiner of Stoney Middleton built the Toll House for £144.00 to charge… Learn more

• Stoney Middleton Hall

  

  Middleton Hall, hidden away behind the church, is a restored 17th-century; Grade II listed building, home of the Denman family for many years. Thomas Denman, who acquired the hall following the death of his uncle, became Lord Chief Justice of England in 1832, a position he held for 18 years until 1850. He enlarged and… Learn more

• Roman Bath House

  

  The Bath House known locally as the Roman Baths, perhaps became known as such, due to the find of Roman coins discovered at the site. The water is believed to have healing powers benefiting sufferers of rheumatism and other illnesses, which gave rise to the foundation of the local church and its naming as ‘St… Learn more

• Wesleyan Reform Chapel

  

  The Chapel was built in 1829 as a Wesleyan Methodist Church on land purchased from the Furness family for £15. Electricity was installed in 1931 and it was the first building in the village to have electricity. The bell tower and a vestry were added later and further altered in 1946. The ruins of two cottages next… Learn more

• St Martin’s Church

  

  St. Martin’s church was built by Joan Eyre in the 15th Century in thanksgiving for the safe return of her husband from Agincourt (1415). It is a very unusual and beautiful building. The octagonal nave (the oldest of only two in Britain) is very interesting as all the pews face the centre of the church… Learn more

• The Murder of Allen and Clara

  

  Allen and Clara, were on their way to a new life in April 1758. Forbidden to marry by her father they had set off on horseback for Peak Forest (Derbyshire’s Gretna Green of the time). They stayed overnight at the Royal Oak in Stoney Middleton to rest before their final journey which they would never complete. Richly attired lovers Allen… Learn more

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