Guy's Cliffe House
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- A visit to Guy's Cliffe House by Phoenix Drones with the UK Ghost Nights Crew.
Guy's Cliffe has been occupied since Saxon times and derives its name from the legendary Guy of Warwick. Guy is supposed to have retired to a hermitage on this site, this legend led to the founding of a chantry. The chantry was established in 1423 as the Chapel of St Mary Magdelene and the rock-carved stables and storehouses still remain. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII the site passed into private hands.
The current, ruined house dates from 1751 and was started by Samuel Greatheed, a West India merchant and Member of Parliament for Coventry 1747-1761. Samuel Greatheed was one of the most prominent slave traders in the Caribbean and later received the large sum of £25,000 in compensation from the government following the abolition of the slave trade.
The estate also comprised a mill, stables, kitchen garden and land as far as Blacklow Hill.
The 1821 Gaveston monument at Blacklow Hill.
Blacklow Hill is north-west of the house. It is the site of an ancient settlement and the location of Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall's murder.
In 1308 Edward II travelled to Boulogne to marry Isabella, leaving Piers Gaveston, a Gascon knight to act as regent. Resentment against Edward's rule and Gaveston's position of power grew, some barons began to insist Gaveston be banished. Edward could do little to prevent Gaveston being captured in 1312 under the orders of the Earl of Lancaster and his allies. He was captured first by the Earl of Warwick, whom he was seen to have offended, and handed over to two Welshmen. They took him to Blacklow Hill and murdered him; one ran him through the heart with his sword and the other beheaded him.
In 1821 Bertie Greatheed erected a stone cross to mark the execution of Piers Gaveston, "Gaveston's Cross" and later commented in his diary that he could read the inscription on the cross with his telescope from the house.
1900 Onwards.
The ruin from Across the river in 2016
The house was used as a hospital during World War I and in the World War II became a school for evacuated children.
Guy's Cliffe estate was broken up and sold in 1947. In 1952 the mill became a pub and restaurant and was named The Saxon Mill, the stables became a riding school, the kitchen garden became a nursery, all of which still exist today. A toll house also stood by the road to the north of the Saxon Mill, but this was demolished in the mid 20th century.
The new owner of the house intended to convert it into a hotel, but these plans came to nothing and the house fell into disrepair. In 1955 the house was purchased by Aldwyn Porter and the chapel leased to the Freemasons, establishing a connection with the Masons that remains today. The roof had fallen in by 1966. In 1992 during the filming of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (The Last Vampyre) a fire scene got out of control and seriously damaged the building, leading to an insurance claim. English Heritage has given the building grade II listed status.
One new house was built within the grounds, Guy's Cliffe House (note: the ruined house and by the 1980s, when the parishes merged, the population of the Parish of Guy's Cliffe was no more than 4 people. The new boundary split the original estate: the stables and nursery are not within the current Parish of Leek Wootton & Guy's Cliffe, but the house, mill and modern homes are.
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Absolutely amazing. Always wanted to see the inside & all around and now I have. Thank you!
Excellent - thank you. I knew the House from my childhood, (trespassing, as one did..). I had to pay Mr. Porter my share of compensation for us kids damaging the ?stores/stables? - about 4 minutes into the video. £4. He was very gracious, and I got to sit in his house by Saxon Mill. However, it cost me quite a few paper rounds......however, Bertie Greatheed could not possibly have seen the inscription on the cross with his telescope, as it (the plaque) faces Leek Wooton, not Guys Cliffe...
Grew up in Warwick in the seventies/eighties and this place is perhaps more fascinating than Warwick Castle. A very atmospheric and spooky place. I remember looking across the water at the house from the back with the autumn mist rising. I also remember ITV filming Sherlock Holmes there and the local paper reporting on the fire that got out of hand during filming. Am I remembering this correctly?
You are quite correct. They were filming a scene where they were making it look like the building was on fire and it went wrong. The flames spread quickly and I think when the fire brigade got there the main hose line burst on them!
@@PhillLongley-PhoenixDronesLtd Thanks for the info Phil.
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awesome video and great flying. if you search Coventry paranormal, we did an investigation there a few years ago and caught a shadow figure in front of the stable Doors. well worth a look 👍🤓
RC Steve B fantastic location. one of our top 5
Wow!!!