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The community of North Staveley in Aston finally disappeared in the 1960s when the seven rows of terraced houses that made up the hamlet were demolished.
Old photos of Worksop bring back memories
Our Archive Corner photos have been sparking memories for our readers.
Speed and skill on the water
More than 50 riders caused a major splash when they took to the water for a jet ski championships at Rother Valley Country Park. Competition was fierce as riders spent two days battling it out for points in round two of the JSRA British RYA Jet Ski Championships. Racing took place on the larger lake in the country park, which has been a popular venue for jet ski racing meetings since the early 1990s.
Celebrating victory at end of world war
This week’s Archive Corner picture shows a scene from the celebrations held in Worksop to celebrate the end of the Second World War.
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The first mention of a parsonage house at Aston is in 1743 when Hugh Warrender, Rector of Aston, reports “I reside personally upon the Cure, except when my attendance is required as Domestick Chaplain to the Earl of Holdernesse. And then I take care that the Cure be duly supplyed. At present I live in the Earl of Holdernesse’s house (Aston Hall) in Aston till the Parsonage house is put in repair”. Reverend William Mason succeeded Hugh Warrender as Rector of Aston in 1754. He had been appointed to the Canonry of York and also Chaplain to Robert Darcy, Fourth Earl of Holderness and had travelled to Germany with him. On their return, Robert offered Mason the living at Aston. In 1768 William Mason inherited his uncle’s Hutton estate at Marske and this increased income enabled him to rebuild the rectory. He appointed John Carr of York, who was building Aston Hall, to carry out the work. According to Mason’s friend, the poet Thomas Gray, by 1771 Mason had “pulled down the old Rectory and built another very commodious house, with the entrance to the north and the main rooms on the south. Internally it is quite plain, except for the Adamesque detailing in the large drawing room. The rectory, now privately owned has had a change of name, but I still think of it as High Trees and I am sure so do many others in the village. The current rectory is in the house that was built by Mr & Mrs Verelst as a laundry and accommodation for staff working at the hall. By kind permission of Ann Key, Aston-cum-Aughton History Group.
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Wednesday 22 May 2013
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