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legh family

For sale for the first time in 700 years….

Jul 3, 2023

buildings, genealogy

Adlington Hall, Cheshire, hunting lodges, legh family, property sales

Well, eye-watering prices are common enough when it comes to the sale of historic houses/estates, and Adlington Hall in Cheshire is no exception. The entire estate is up for £30 million but is divided into twenty-five lots. This is the first time in 700 years that the house—which began as a Saxon hunting lodge—has been…
The Talbot Dog

Dec 10, 2022

anniversaries, genealogy, heraldry

Anne Mowbray, aristocracy, books, dogs, Earls of Shrewsbury, greyhounds, hunting, legh family, Lyme Mastiffa, Margaret of Anjou, Talbot hound

The origins of the Talbot dog breed are shrouded in mystery. ‘Talbot’ was one of many names which we know were given to individual dogs – the equivalent of ‘Rover’ or ‘Bonzo’. What is less clear is when exactly the Talbot dog breed emerged, It appears the Talbots were short-legged, usually white coated and of…