The Hall

Stanford Hall is a stately home in Leicestershire, England, near the town of Lutterworth. Download high resolution version (1000x504, 217 KB)Photo of Stanford Hall in Leicestershire. ... Download high resolution version (1000x504, 217 KB)Photo of Stanford Hall in Leicestershire. ... A stately home is, strictly speaking, one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property (after the Dissolution of the Monasteries). ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Market Street Lutterworth is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. ...

Ancestral home of the Cave family, the hall was built in the 1690s for Sir Roger Cave on the site of an earlier manor house. It is considered a fine example of William and Mary period architecture. Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s Years: 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 Events and Trends World Leaders King Christian V of Denmark (1670 - 1699). ... A manor house is a country houses, which historically formed the centre of a manor (see Manorialism). ... The phrase William and Mary usually refers to the joint sovereignty over the Kingdoms of England and Scotland of King William III and his wife Queen Mary II. Their joint reign began in February, 1689, when they were called to the throne by Parliament, replacing James II, who was deemed...

The River Avon flows through the grounds. The River Avon or Avon is a river in or adjoining the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire in the midlands of England. ...

The aviation pioneer Percy Pilcher built some of his early gliders here in the 1890s; he also built a powered flying machine here that many historians believe was capable of flight, but he was killed nearby in an accident in 1899 before he could try it. An exact replica of Pilcher's "The Hawk" glider is exihbited at the hall. Aviation or Air transport refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ... Percy Sinclair Pilcher (1866-1899) was an English inventor and pioneer aviator who, in one of the big what if events of history, could well have become the first person to achieve controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight well before the Wright brothers had he not been tragically killed in... Gliders are un-powered heavier-than-air aircraft. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that color in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Today the hall is a tourist attraction open to the public. Amongst the attractions are a motorcycle museum, and guided tours of the the hall and its grounds. A tourist attraction is a place where tourists, foreign and domestic, normally visit. ... A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ...

External link

• Stanford Hall's official website (http://www.stanfordhall.co.uk/)