211:
869:
1246:
1216:
1206:
1271:
1251:
1196:
1286:
1266:
1226:
1186:
30:
876:
38:
1276:
1256:
1236:
1345:
1357:
377:"Here under lyeth buried the lorde John . . . Grey, Knyght (fourth son of) the lorde Thomas Grey mar . . . . . ques Dorcet, who dyed the xix daye of November 1564; and dame Mary his wyfe, daughter of Sir Anthony Browne, Knyght of the Garter, mr of the horse, and con'seler to Kynge Henry ye VIII. Dame Mary dyed . . . .
403:
Between about 1771 and 1778 the Archer family demolished the chapel and the wings of Pirgo House. It continued in use for a short time, but the remainder of the former royal residence seems to have been demolished by about 1814.
373:. . . a tomb in the chapel of the mansion house at Pirgo in Essex; on which was a knight kneeling with four sons, his lady kneeling with four daughters, and many coats and quarterings; and bearing on the verge this inscription:
1310:
1425:
356:. In 1670 taxes were paid on 30 hearths. The site, on which terracing of the gardens was still visible after World War I, was northwest of the surviving farm buildings and was partly excavated in 1972.
183:. Providing a pleasing position on a gentle ridge barely twenty easy miles from London with wide views westwards, the Havering area had more than six centuries of association with royalty.
1420:
1029:
190:(1003-1066) is said to have been disturbed there at his devotions by nightingales and prayed successfully for their banishment from Havering Park, this legend being first recorded by
1430:
1161:
1004:
1320:
710:
1325:
1315:
359:
The Pirgo estate included a domestic chapel housing Grey family tombs, and memorials to several members of the Cheke (Cheek) family. All the Cheke remains were removed to
1330:
1155:
1009:
1019:
61:
533:
994:
868:
210:
937:
875:
333:
693:
1415:
1166:
1376:
1360:
1349:
299:
295:
989:
317:
The manor then passed through various descendants but ultimately to his granddaughter Ann, daughter of Thomas Cheeke, and wife of
1239:
1014:
303:
1435:
1305:
999:
322:
318:
1112:
917:
344:
The first available description dates from 1594 when the former royal residence was described as "a fair house", shown on a
1289:
958:
222:, constructed a park with 200 acres (81 ha) of open land and 100 acres (40 ha) of woods at Pirgo, north-east of
1199:
386:
1219:
1137:
412:
In 1852 a new mansion was built on the site. The house and 600 acres (2.4 km) of neighbouring farms were sold to
1209:
1176:
1147:
702:
57:
686:
180:
102:
is first recorded in 1490 and probably means 'triangular plot of land where pear trees grow'. It is formed from
202:
continued to be used by successive monarchs until 1638 and
Havering Park remained with the Crown until 1828.
1259:
1229:
1077:
287:
278:
visited Pyrgo after their accession to the throne and on 24 April 1559, only a few months into her reign,
1189:
1082:
1067:
733:
239:
172:
88:
33:
An iron gatepost at the entrance of Pirgo Place, a remnant of the 19th-century mansion, pictured in 2010
1072:
927:
798:
679:
271:
255:
187:
1122:
1087:
1052:
1042:
793:
758:
360:
223:
80:
53:
29:
1285:
1265:
1225:
1185:
1092:
942:
858:
838:
808:
634:
1279:
1270:
1250:
1195:
1062:
275:
243:
298:
in response to his plea of poverty. Pyrgo was inherited by Lord John Grey's son Henry, later
968:
853:
843:
654:
468:
307:
227:
1097:
1057:
907:
823:
608:
254:
at Pirgo in 1542, and being pleased with them he made the decision to restore them to the
199:
176:
168:
148:
37:
230:
was allowed to continue living at Pirgo until about 1541 after which Henry VIII had the
1245:
1215:
1205:
973:
818:
763:
718:
416:
in 1873. The house came within the metropolitan green belt and was demolished by 1941.
291:
259:
195:
191:
1409:
1275:
1255:
1235:
1127:
1047:
1037:
890:
609:"Parishes: Havering-atte-Bower Pages 9-17 A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7"
413:
363:
329:
251:
84:
420:
1117:
922:
753:
311:
325:. In 1790 the trustees of their four granddaughters sold Pirgo to Edward R. Howe.
1132:
963:
788:
783:
778:
738:
728:
283:
279:
247:
116:
103:
1102:
803:
768:
219:
1391:
1378:
671:
901:
848:
828:
813:
723:
353:
235:
912:
748:
131:
were also used in the 16th century. The modern form was recognisable as
932:
833:
743:
231:
65:
773:
17:
443:
349:
209:
36:
28:
895:
184:
112:
106:
49:
675:
345:
419:
An image of the house built 1852 can be found on Flickr
1426:
Parks and open spaces in the London
Borough of Havering
664:
A history of the parish of
Havering-Atte-Bower Essex
1298:
1175:
1146:
1028:
982:
951:
883:
709:
72:, built before 1540 and demolished by 1814; and of
226:and the King made it his personal property. The
76:, built 1852, which lasted less than a century.
1421:Former houses in the London Borough of Havering
286:with its royal residence to her second cousin
1431:Demolished buildings and structures in London
687:
8:
1005:St John the Evangelist, Havering-atte-Bower
321:. His younger daughter, Katherine, married
694:
680:
672:
214:1900 illustration of hunting at Pyrgo Wood
534:"National Library of Scotland Map images"
79:Pyrgo is one of three large parklands in
508:Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names
435:
175:, from 1541, situated nearby the royal
603:
601:
599:
579:Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne
348:dated about 25 years later as a large
590:
565:
553:
520:
493:
266:Owners and residents after Henry VIII
7:
1356:
25:
1020:St Mary Magdalene, North Ockendon
666:. Colchester: Benham and Company.
238:of Pirgo. The King summoned his
167:by Henry VIII's officials, was a
155:for at least the last 100 years.
1355:
1344:
1343:
1311:Grade I and II* listed buildings
1284:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1234:
1224:
1214:
1204:
1194:
1184:
995:St Edward the Confessor, Romford
874:
867:
332:and the widowed Alice Towneley,
655:"Parishes: Havering-atte-Bower"
615:. Victoria County History, 1978
323:Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer
310:, sold Pirgo Palace in 1621 to
68:. It is the site of the former
1113:Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve
1000:St Helen and St Giles, Rainham
294:and only surviving son of the
181:liberty of Havering-atte-Bower
123:is first recorded in 1544 but
1:
218:In 1537 the King's Steward,
1416:Royal residences in England
1138:Wildspace Conservation Park
234:repaired and completed the
1452:
703:London Borough of Havering
117:a triangular piece of land
58:London Borough of Havering
1339:
1010:St John, South Hornchurch
865:
340:Architectural description
328:Later residents included
206:King Henry VIII and Pirgo
1162:Hornchurch and Upminster
653:W.R.Powell, ed. (1978).
147:are all variants found.
1078:Hornchurch Country Park
300:1st Baron Grey of Groby
107:
1436:Grey family residences
1177:Tube and rail stations
1015:St Laurence, Upminster
662:Smith, Harold (1925).
613:British History Online
296:2nd Marquess of Dorset
215:
42:
41:1889 map of the estate
34:
1068:Havering Country Park
1030:Parks and open spaces
990:St Andrew, Hornchurch
469:"Definitions of gore"
213:
89:Havering Country Park
40:
32:
1156:Dagenham and Rainham
928:Rainham War Memorial
188:Edward the Confessor
1388: /
1088:Ingrebourne Marshes
1043:Cranham Brickfields
794:Havering-atte-Bower
444:"pyrige in English"
361:Havering-atte-Bower
314:who died in 1659.
83:, the others being
81:Havering-atte-Bower
54:Havering-atte-Bower
1392:51.6195°N 0.1990°E
1093:Ingrebourne Valley
943:Upminster Windmill
809:Hornchurch Marshes
506:Mills, D. (2000).
473:Collins Dictionary
392:Peerage of England
319:Sir Thomas Tipping
216:
177:palace of Havering
43:
35:
1371:
1370:
1063:Harrow Lodge Park
983:Places of worship
938:Tithe Barn Museum
394:, published 1812.
302:and his grandson
62:North East London
16:(Redirected from
1443:
1403:
1402:
1400:
1399:
1398:
1393:
1389:
1386:
1385:
1384:
1381:
1359:
1358:
1347:
1346:
1326:Public transport
1290:Upminster Bridge
1288:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1238:
1228:
1218:
1208:
1198:
1188:
1123:St Andrew's Park
878:
871:
854:Upminster Bridge
844:South Hornchurch
696:
689:
682:
673:
667:
658:
639:
638:
631:
625:
624:
622:
620:
605:
594:
588:
582:
575:
569:
563:
557:
551:
545:
544:
542:
540:
530:
524:
518:
512:
511:
503:
497:
491:
485:
484:
482:
480:
465:
459:
458:
456:
454:
440:
334:Baroness O'Hagan
312:Sir Thomas Cheek
308:Earl of Stamford
224:Havering village
151:maps have shown
110:
21:
1451:
1450:
1446:
1445:
1444:
1442:
1441:
1440:
1406:
1405:
1397:51.6195; 0.1990
1396:
1394:
1390:
1387:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1367:
1335:
1294:
1171:
1142:
1098:Lodge Farm Park
1058:Hainault Forest
1024:
978:
947:
918:Queen's Theatre
908:Havering Museum
879:
873:
872:
863:
705:
700:
670:
661:
652:
648:
643:
642:
633:
632:
628:
618:
616:
607:
606:
597:
589:
585:
577:David Starkey,
576:
572:
568:, pp. 8–9.
564:
560:
552:
548:
538:
536:
532:
531:
527:
519:
515:
505:
504:
500:
492:
488:
478:
476:
467:
466:
462:
452:
450:
442:
441:
437:
432:
427:
410:
401:
342:
280:Queen Elizabeth
268:
208:
200:Havering Palace
173:King Henry VIII
169:royal residence
161:
149:Ordnance Survey
97:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1449:
1447:
1439:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1408:
1407:
1369:
1368:
1366:
1365:
1353:
1340:
1337:
1336:
1334:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1302:
1300:
1296:
1295:
1293:
1292:
1282:
1262:
1242:
1232:
1222:
1212:
1202:
1192:
1181:
1179:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1152:
1150:
1148:Constituencies
1144:
1143:
1141:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1034:
1032:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
986:
984:
980:
979:
977:
976:
974:Romford Market
971:
966:
961:
955:
953:
949:
948:
946:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
898:
893:
887:
885:
881:
880:
866:
864:
862:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
819:North Ockendon
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
764:Gallows Corner
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
719:Ardleigh Green
715:
713:
707:
706:
701:
699:
698:
691:
684:
676:
669:
668:
659:
649:
647:
644:
641:
640:
626:
595:
583:
570:
558:
546:
525:
523:, pp. 73.
513:
498:
496:, pp. 74.
486:
460:
434:
433:
431:
428:
426:
423:
409:
406:
400:
397:
396:
395:
382:
381:
380:
379:
341:
338:
292:Lady Jane Grey
288:Lord John Grey
267:
264:
220:Sir Brian Tuke
207:
204:
192:William Camden
160:
157:
115:) and 'gāra' (
96:
93:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1448:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1413:
1411:
1404:
1401:
1364:
1363:
1354:
1352:
1351:
1342:
1341:
1338:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1303:
1301:
1297:
1291:
1287:
1283:
1281:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1263:
1261:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1243:
1241:
1237:
1233:
1231:
1227:
1223:
1221:
1217:
1213:
1211:
1207:
1203:
1201:
1197:
1193:
1191:
1187:
1183:
1182:
1180:
1178:
1174:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1149:
1145:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1128:Tylers Common
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1053:Dagenham Park
1051:
1049:
1048:Cranham Marsh
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1038:Bedfords Park
1036:
1035:
1033:
1031:
1027:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
987:
985:
981:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
956:
954:
950:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
903:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
888:
886:
882:
877:
870:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
716:
714:
712:
708:
704:
697:
692:
690:
685:
683:
678:
677:
674:
665:
660:
656:
651:
650:
645:
636:
630:
627:
614:
610:
604:
602:
600:
596:
593:, p. 34.
592:
587:
584:
580:
574:
571:
567:
562:
559:
556:, pp. 5.
555:
550:
547:
535:
529:
526:
522:
517:
514:
509:
502:
499:
495:
490:
487:
474:
470:
464:
461:
449:
445:
439:
436:
429:
424:
422:
421:
417:
415:
414:Albert Fytche
407:
405:
398:
393:
390:
389:
384:
383:
378:
375:
374:
372:
371:
370:
368:
365:
364:Parish Church
362:
357:
355:
351:
347:
339:
337:
335:
331:
330:Albert Fytche
326:
324:
320:
315:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
265:
263:
261:
257:
253:
252:country house
250:, to his new
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
212:
205:
203:
201:
197:
193:
189:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
163:Pirgo, spelt
158:
156:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
135:in 1805, but
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
109:
105:
101:
94:
92:
90:
86:
85:Bedfords Park
82:
77:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
39:
31:
27:
19:
1373:
1361:
1348:
1299:Other topics
1200:Emerson Park
1118:Raphael Park
1107:
1083:Hylands Park
952:Major retail
923:Rainham Hall
900:
754:Emerson Park
663:
635:"Pyrgo Park"
629:
617:. Retrieved
612:
586:
578:
573:
561:
549:
537:. Retrieved
528:
516:
507:
501:
489:
477:. Retrieved
472:
463:
451:. Retrieved
447:
438:
418:
411:
402:
391:
387:
376:
366:
358:
343:
327:
316:
269:
217:
164:
162:
159:Pirgo Palace
152:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
121:Pergore Park
120:
99:
98:
78:
73:
70:Pirgo Palace
69:
45:
44:
26:
1395: /
1220:Harold Wood
1133:Weald Brook
1073:Haynes Park
969:The Mercury
964:The Liberty
959:The Brewery
884:Attractions
789:Harold Wood
784:Harold Park
779:Harold Hill
759:Frog Island
739:Collier Row
734:Coldharbour
729:Chase Cross
290:, uncle of
242:daughters,
104:Old English
74:Pyrgo House
1410:Categories
1380:51°37′10″N
1321:Public art
1230:Hornchurch
1210:Gidea Park
1108:Pyrgo Park
1103:Pages Wood
859:Wennington
839:Rush Green
804:Hornchurch
799:Heath Park
769:Gidea Park
646:References
619:23 January
591:Smith 1925
581:, 2000:30.
566:Smith 1925
554:Smith 1925
521:Smith 1925
494:Smith 1925
425:References
399:Demolition
304:Henry Grey
256:succession
133:Pergo Park
46:Pyrgo Park
1383:0°11′56″E
1280:Upminster
902:The Diver
849:Upminster
829:Rise Park
814:Noak Hill
724:Beam Park
711:Districts
539:2 January
510:. Oxford.
479:3 January
475:. Collins
453:3 January
430:Citations
408:New house
282:gave the
272:Edward VI
248:Elizabeth
240:estranged
236:enclosure
165:Portegore
125:Portegore
1350:Category
1190:Elm Park
913:Langtons
749:Elm Park
388:Collins'
354:building
306:, later
270:Neither
196:Remaines
129:Portegoo
113:peartree
95:Toponymy
1362:Commons
1331:Schools
1306:Council
1260:Romford
1240:Rainham
1167:Romford
933:The Rom
891:Bretons
834:Romford
824:Rainham
744:Cranham
258:to the
232:mansion
228:Steward
194:in his
179:in the
100:Purgore
66:England
56:in the
1316:People
1158:(part)
774:Hacton
448:Glosbe
369:1768.
350:gabled
260:Throne
108:pyrige
385:from
367:circa
284:manor
153:Pyrgo
145:Pyrgo
141:Purgo
137:Pirgo
60:, in
48:is a
18:Pirgo
896:CEME
621:2024
541:2021
481:2016
455:2016
276:Mary
246:and
244:Mary
185:King
143:and
127:and
87:and
50:park
346:map
274:or
171:of
119:).
52:at
1412::
611:.
598:^
471:.
446:.
336:.
262:.
198:.
139:,
91:.
64:,
695:e
688:t
681:v
657:.
637:.
623:.
543:.
483:.
457:.
352:-
111:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
