Drakelowe Hall Select page to view: General History Final Sale
EARLY HISTORY OF DRAKELOW Drakelow is first recorded as Dracan Hlawe in a grant of land made by King Edward in 942 A.D. The place-name…
Transcription of above page: HISTORICAL NOTE. Drakelowe, the ancient seat of the still more ancient family of Gresley, is situated one mile from Burton-on-Trent, on…
Caldwell Hall Select page to view: General History
Early History The earliest recorded history of the Caldwell Hall site dates back to 942 AD as an Anglo-Saxon settlement. At this time, it is…
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When Michael Thomas Bass II, grandson of William Bass, the founder of Bass Brewery, became head of the combined Bass, Ratcliff and Gretton Brewery, he…