Blue Plaque 5 - The Mansion House and Parke

This plaque, also on Main Street commemorates the original Mansion House and Parke. Attached to the present deeds of Park House is a plan entitled ‘A Survey of the lands of William Trymnell, Gentleman’, and dated 1637. The existing house still contains a great deal of  old  stonework and ancient brick.  A comprehensive history of the village was written in the 1920’s by the Uncle of the present owner of Park House, and one cannot  do better than to quote from his writings.

 'The year 1604 saw the arrival of the Trymnells. Basil Trymnell left Hinckley in that year, and bought considerable property in Stoke Golding. The family probably came from Staffordshire. Basil died in 1620 and his wife married again to one Edward Bray, a direct
descendant of Sir Reginald Bray, who Is said to have found King Richard III battered circlet on Crown Hill Field in 1485 after the great Battle of Bosworth. The family lived in Stoke Golding for many years occupying the Trymnell Manor House. The most interesting member of the family was Captain William Trymnell, who inherited his father's estate at Stoke Golding. In the south chancel of the church is a stone to his memory, which bears an elegant inscription mentioning his gallantry in action, and his personal charm and manners. Like so many who worked hard for the failing cause of King Charles I their exploits were often shrouded in secrecy, for it was dangerous in this country to display activity for the Crown. His loyalty seems to have cost him much, and in 1652 he was outlawed for debt and several of his fields in the village seized by the Sheriff. His brother George was slain in action at Bagworth House in 1640. When the monarchy was restored Captain Trymnell was voted a sum of money, given only to officers who had been impoverished by their zeal. He died in the village in 1693 aged
87, and both he and his wife are buried here. His grandmother was a daughter of Laurence Washington of Sulgrave Manor, the ancestor of the first President of the U.S.A. George Washington was born 40 years after the Captain's death.'

It is said that the outer wall of the Mansion House bore the mark of a cannon ball fired by Cromwell’s army because the mother of Captain Trymnell, he being away in command of a regiment of the King’s army at the time, refused to deliver the keys and surrender the house.  On  his death Captain Trymnell left in his will, the sum of forty shillings to the village poor.

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