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Bury castle

Bosworth and the builder of Bury Castle….

Feb 19, 2023

battles, buildings

8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers, Army Drill Hall, Battle of Bosworth, Bury castle, Castle Armoury, castles, demolition, James Daly, licence to crenellate, listed buildings, public appeals, Sir Thomas Pilkington

James Daly is the Member of Parliament for Bury North, but we can forgive him for that. Being a Member of Parliament, I hasten to say, certainly not Bury North! He is concerned about this historic site in Bury that is in danger of disappearing. In 1469 Sir Thomas Pilkington acquired a licence to crenellate,…
Sir Thomas Pilkington

Mar 2, 2022

anniversaries, battles, buildings, genealogy, heraldry, religion

Alexander de Pilkington, arms, attainder, Bishops of Durham, Bosworth, Bury, Bury castle, Edward IV, Henry VII, Lancashire towns, Lord Mayors of London, Oldham, pardons, Pilkington glass, pub signs, Richard III, Scotland, siege of Berwick, Sir Thomas Pilkington, Stand Old Hall, Stanleys, Stoke Field, The man and Scythe, Thomas Stanley

Sir Thomas Pilkington, of Pilkington, Bury and various other places, led his tenants and retainers to Bosworth to fight for Richard III. Whether they got there in time is not 100% clear but Sir Thomas was attainted and lost his Lancashire lands. You’ll never guess which family received them. Yes, those caring, sharing Stanleys, in…