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and decoration. But, while the Friar Lane houses were lived in by wealthy merchants and professional people or were used as town houses by landed families, Braunstone Hall was the centre of a country estate passed on through the Winstanley family from generation to generation. As country houses go, Braunstone Hall is fairly unassuming. It was not designed by one of the many fashionable country house architects of the day but by local builder and Leicester politician, William Oldham. He used red brick and Swithland slate, common local materials. The central doorway and windows are emphasised just as they are at 17 Friar Lane. Here they are set in an arched recess reaching up to the top of the facade. The Hall has a slightly less elaborate frontage to the Park at the back and, inside, Classical columns in the entrance hall and an elegant staircase. Building has always been a dangerous occupation and the building records show that a stonemason and a labourer were killed in the construction of Braunstone Hall.
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carefully designed, with fine brickwork arches and decoration at the eaves. The walled garden, restored and beautifully planted by the city council, once contained fruit trees, serving the household both as a source of food and as a place to stroll. There are also reminders of the Winstanleys in the village. They commissioned one of the most famous of Victorian Architects,
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The Hall was used as a school until 1996, after which it fell into disrepair. In 2013 plans were unveiled for the restoration of the building and its conversion into a hotel, restaurant, wedding venue and conference centre. Now renamed Winstanley House, the hall operates as a hotel and wedding venue.
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Several portions of Braunstone were sold off in the late 16th century. 150 acres (0.61 km) of arable land were sold to the Manners family in 1579 and a further 100 acres (0.40 km) went to the Bennett family ten years later. 240 acres (0.97 km) of land were converted to pasture in 1596
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were offered for sale as building plots. Braunstone was greatly changed in the 1930s when the Winstanley estate was bought by the Leicester Corporation, partly as land for new housing. Initially held by the Parks Department with the Hall being used as a junior school with over 600 places from 1932,
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building in the centre of Braunstone Park. It was built in 1776 for the Winstanley family, lords of the manor and the main land owners in the village of Braunstone. In many ways the Hall resembles town houses like 17 Friar Lane. It is built in similar materials and has similar Classical proportions
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Around the Hall, the Winstanleys had a Park laid out with a lake and gardens. As a wealthy family they had horses and carriages which were kept in the stable block next to the house. These buildings did not share the refinement of the house and were more like farm buildings, but they were still
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The first record of a church is 1168: the earliest parts of the existing church date from the twelfth or thirteenth century. It is built of limestone and consists of a short square tower, nave and chancel. It was re-roofed in 1867 and had some minor refurbishment in the 20th century. In 1937
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In 1935 the part of Braunstone on the city side of Braunstone Lane became the North Braunstone Ward of the City of Leicester, and the parish of Braunstone in compensation had part of Lubbesthorpe added to its boundary. It mostly consists of
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Braunstone Park was put to agricultural use. Wheat, barley, and potatoes were grown, and sheep allowed to graze. What is now the Memorial Gardens was used as a military camp, occupied first by the British Army and later by the American
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Woodlands were gradually converted to pastures, mainly for sheep – being then the more profitable husbandry. Leicester Forest was fully enclosed in 1628. Villagers of Braunstone were compensated for the loss of Forestry Rights.
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the Hall and two acres of surrounding land were purchased by the Leicester Education Committee in 1939 for £3,500, allowing the construction of an assembly hall and further alterations to the building.
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on Sunningdale Road, from 1965 to 1999. A plaque on the corner of Sunningdale Road shows the site's history and connection with British Shoe Corporation (BSC as it was known) and the founder of BSC,
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The 18th century was a period of prosperity for Braunstone. The largest estate of the time was owned by Abraham Compton and comprised 68 ewes, 25 lambs, 14 cows, 6 heifers, 4 calves and 6 pigs.
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Braunstone remained a village with various tenanted farmsteads until, in 1925, the Leicester Corporation compulsorily purchased the bulk of the Winstanley Braunstone Hall estate for £116,500.
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In 1750 James Winstanley III tried to sink a pit on the manor. His attempts were thwarted when his bore hole was filled with stones by intruders, thought to be from local mining districts.
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The Harcourt or Horecut family held the over-riding interest in the estate from the 13th to the 16th centuries. A survey taken in 1299 showed a growth to 24 households in the village.
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level local council of the parish of Braunstone Town. The Town Council was established in 1977 when the former parish council resolved to change its status to that of a town council.
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By the 1990s, however, Braunstone was perhaps the most troubled part of Leicester, with crime rates and unemployment among the highest in the city. In April 1994,
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Gules on a fess wavy Azure frimriated Or between in chief a maunch Argent between two roundels Or and in base a cross formy Argent two shovellers Argent.
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The parsonage, built in 1864, and the village school of 1867, were paid for by the Winstanleys. In 1902 parts of the estate adjacent to
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troops. After the war, due to the severe housing shortage, people were allowed to occupy the camp until they found homes of their own.
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The first Lord of the Manor was de Grandmesnil. At this time the village consisted of 8 households and was worth about 60 shillings.
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newspaper reported that unemployment on the estate was above 25% and was blighted by youth gangs engaging in anti-social behaviour.
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etc. Throughout this period Braunstone was covered with forest (as were most county areas surrounding) in what was known as
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Braunstone Town Council was the winner of the National Association of Local Council's Star Council of the Year in 2023.
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painted a set of parodies known as the "Smoking Hunt" which pokes fun at the fashionable sport of hunting here.
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of Leicester, hence the present split. The use of the name Braunstone Town is more recent, and is an attempt by
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was seriously affected. At this time the Leicester Forest extended into Braunstone as far as Bendbow Spinney.
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Braunstone became a parish in its own right, and St Peter's became the parish church with its own vicar.
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On a wreath Argent and Gules a stag statant resting its dexter leg on a mound of brown stones Proper.
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in Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 census the population of the town was 16,850.
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A ploughland or carucate = about 80 to 120 acres (0.32 to 0.49 km) of land.
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is a scheme whereby train and bus tickets can be bought together at a discount.
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compulsorily purchased the bulk of the Winstanley Braunstone Hall estate.
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to distinguish their village from the council estate of the same name.
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A copy of the Domesday Book is displayed at Braunstone Civic Centre.
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in the area. Its effect on Braunstone is not recorded, but nearby
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Braunstone's population rose from 238 in 1921 to 6,997 in 1931.
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In the 1820s Braunstone was known as a place to go fox-hunting.
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The name 'Braunstone' means 'the farm/settlement of Brant'.
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by the Hastings family, who owned the estate at that time.
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Although the parish has no railway station of its own,
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The area is also known for housing the head office of
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St Peter's Church, Braunstone Town
Braunstone Town is located in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
District
Blaby
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Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
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England
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LE3
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