Fascinating video, thank you. I have a strong 'pull' to Wiltshire, Bradford-on-Avon in particular but also to Castlecombe, one of my ancestors was Lady Helena Scrope who married a Shrapnel from B-o-A. The Scrope coat of arms has a degree of celebrity in heraldry, known as the Scrope/Grosvenor Controversy. The Scropes won the case though the Grosvenors seemed to prosper more! I visited the village in the '60s but haven't had an opportunity to return, you've whetted my appetite to perhaps go back there before I'm too ancient. From memory some of the tiles in the chancel of the church are the coat of arms, very simple, just a shield azure with a bar or.
Thank you Angeline. I only discovered that Henry Shrapnel was born at Midway Manor a while ago and prompted me to write about him. I hadn’t connected the Castle Combe link, so thank you for taking the time to comment. There is so much history in this area!
Fascinating video, thank you. I have a strong 'pull' to Wiltshire, Bradford-on-Avon in particular but also to Castlecombe, one of my ancestors was Lady Helena Scrope who married a Shrapnel from B-o-A. The Scrope coat of arms has a degree of celebrity in heraldry, known as the Scrope/Grosvenor Controversy. The Scropes won the case though the Grosvenors seemed to prosper more! I visited the village in the '60s but haven't had an opportunity to return, you've whetted my appetite to perhaps go back there before I'm too ancient. From memory some of the tiles in the chancel of the church are the coat of arms, very simple, just a shield azure with a bar or.
Thank you Angeline. I only discovered that Henry Shrapnel was born at Midway Manor a while ago and prompted me to write about him. I hadn’t connected the Castle Combe link, so thank you for taking the time to comment. There is so much history in this area!