Five great aspects of
STAMFORD
Burghley House Built by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer of Queen Elizabeth I between 1555 and 1587, Burghley is one of the grandest surviving houses of the time. The magnificent exterior (pictured) retains its Elizabethan appearance. It is now the home of Miranda Rock who is a director of the Burghley House Preservation Trust and a direct descendant of Cecil.
Brownes Hospital Founded in 1475 by a wool merchant of the town of the same name, this was established as a home and a house of prayer for ten poor men and two poor women, with a warden and a confrater. In 1870 separate cottages were built around the cloister and the central clock was moved to the elegant tower (pictured). The building famously featured in the film adaptation of George Eliot’s novel, Middlemarch, as Middlemarch Hospital.
Barn Hill One of the best-loved views in Stamford, Barn Hill, with its picturesque cobbles. The street appears to have had relatively distinguished occupants since the later Middle Ages. Number 9 was occupied in the 17th century by Richard Wolph, a wealthy grocer who is said to have befriended Charles I; it later passed to William Stukeley, the antiquary. The high social status of Barn Hill, which was longstanding, is revealed by the quality of the houses, especially Barn Hill House.
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