50-500: Crosby Hall may refer to: Crosby Hall, London , a Grade II* listed building in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, England Crosby Hall, Liverpool , an ancient building near Liverpool, England Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Crosby Hall . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
100-629: A Public Inquiry in December 1996, following two previous refusals by Kensington and Chelsea Council . Moran paid for the building's restoration, including initial stabilization of the Great Hall's 15th-century Reigate Stone . The project was initially overseen by the architects Carden and Godfrey (a practice founded by Emil Godfrey, son of Walter Godfrey), although the firm subsequently fell into legal disputes with Moran amid allegations of unpaid bills and unsatisfactorily completed work. The garden
150-547: A hall of residence for visiting university women, some of whom received IFUW scholarships to travel and study. Many of the foreign women were spending just the one year in England, and ... as a result felt this year to be one of the greatest experiences of their lives. For this reason the majority of the Crosby Hall residents lived at an enormous pitch of intensity, lifted out of their everyday habits, and this, above all,
200-480: A building of great historic interest, being pulled down. His Majesty has seen the report presented to the London County Council on the subject, and commands me to inquire whether this report has met with a favourable response, and to express his hope that means may be found to preserve such an interesting relic of old London. Believe me, yours very truly, Knollys In 1910, the medieval structure
250-527: A businessman and philanthropist who is the Chairman of Co-operation Ireland . Until then the site's frontage had been open to Cheyne Walk and the River Thames and its central garden was open to the public. Moran commissioned a scheme to close the frontage with a new building and convert the complex to a luxury mansion. The scheme caused considerable controversy, but was given eventually permission after
300-517: A lease on the building in 1519 before his purchase of it in 1523. He also owned the riverfront estate in Chelsea on which the building now rests. It is "often…accepted" that More wrote the second part of his Utopia while residing at Crosby Hall, although this is unlikely, given the work's publication date of 1516, at least three years before More took possession. His later editions were conceived of during his leasehold. In 1523, Thomas More sold
350-443: A long lease on Crosby Hall and employed Godfrey to build a tall Arts and Crafts residential block at right angles to the great hall in 1925–1927. The federation raised money for the work through a major campaign reaching out to individual women, industrialists, philanthropists, and Chelsea residents. Two years into the campaign, £17,000 of their initial £25,000 target had been raised. The expanded Crosby Hall included offices for both
400-590: A result, the BFUW was able to provide 3 new 12-month residential fellowships (in addition to 7 existing ones) as well as smaller awards. In 1934 the new fellowship recipients were Emmy Klieneberger-Nobel , Betty Heimann , and Helen Rosenau . Among many other women who received funding and support were Adelheid Heimann (no relation to Betty), Gertrud Kornfeld , Dora Ilse , and Erna Hollitscher [ Wikidata ] . I cannot describe what it meant to me and other refugees when we were allowed to stay there, after
450-568: A scene ... more pathetic than any that have ever drawn down its ancient far-off blessing". Crosby Hall was also the site of concerts held by the War Refugee Committee in aid of the exiles. A war memorial in Crosby Hall reads as follows and includes a poem by Belgian poet Émile Cammaerts : To commemorate the gratitude of Belgian exiles to the Chelsea War Refugee Committee which from Crosby Hall, during
500-615: Is a historic building in London . The Great Hall was built in 1466 and originally known as Crosby Place on Bishopsgate , in the City of London . It was moved in 1910 to its present site in Cheyne Walk , Chelsea . It now forms part of a private residence, which in 2021 was renamed Crosby Moran Hall . The Great Hall, and additional work of 1910 and 1925–1926, are listed Grade II*. Although fragmentary and not on its original site, this
550-416: Is the only example of a medieval City merchant house surviving in London. Between 1988 and 2021 it was restored, and further buildings added, to create the present complex. The Great Hall is considered to be the most important surviving secular domestic medieval building in London. The Great Hall is the only surviving part of the medieval mansion of Crosby Place, Bishopsgate , in the City of London . It
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#1732764784409600-541: The Earl of Southampton as his master. He also mentions another sister, Martha, to whom he bequeaths four nobles yearly, and the Lady Marney, to whom he bequeaths his books of meditation and his chronicles. McLaren suggest that this might be the will of 'a grandson of Robert'; however Baldwin's statement that Robert Fabyan had a nephew, John Fabyan, whose daughter Mary married Sir Thomas Spert (see above), suggests that
650-607: The East India Company . During this time, the building underwent significant wear and repairs to its turret and stone. It was used as the Company merchant meeting place and offices, and the Great Hall was used as a warehouse for the Company's growing number of traded goods from the far East. Crosby Hall survived the Great Fire of London of 1666 but in 1672, while under the tenancy of Sir Simon Langham (son of
700-528: The mercer Robert Tate, Lord Mayor of London , among others. Fabyan married Elizabeth Pake, daughter and heir of a London draper , John Pake, by Elizabeth Stokker, by whom he had sixteen children, only six of whom, four sons, John, Robert, Thomas, and Anthony, and two daughters, Joan Haryat and Mary, were alive at his death. Ellis notes that a John Fabyan, in his will dated 16 March 1541, mentions 'the Lady Spert' (see above) as his sister, and refers to
750-475: The 1516 edition was burned by Cardinal Wolsey . The second edition of 1533 was printed after Wolsey's death, and was followed by editions in 1542 and 1559. Henry Ellis edited a modern edition in 1811. Fabyan was executor of the will of his father-in-law, and through his wife inherited a house called Halstedys together with other lands in Theydon Garnon , Essex. At his death he also owned tenements in
800-848: The Bishopsgate property from Lady Crosby. It was used as one of his London homes during the time of his protection of the Princes in the Tower , who later disappeared. Upon Richard III's arrival from York in May 1483, Robert Fabyan in his Chronicle wrote that "the Duke lodged hymself in Crosbye's Place, in Bishoppesgate Street" where the Mayor and citizens waited upon him with the offer of
850-553: The Bishopsgate site to build new offices. The architect responsible for the building's relocation and restoration was Walter Godfrey , who oversaw the works carried out by Trollope and Colls. Neo-Tudor brick additions designed by Godfrey were constructed around the Great Hall. The Duchess of York (afterwards Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) formally opened Crosby Hall on its Chelsea site in 1926. Architectural historian Simon Thurley , while acknowledging that "little of
900-513: The British and International Federation of University Women (IFUW). Theodora Bosanquet was executive secretary to the IFUW from 1920 to 1935, developing its library to a high standard and promoting intellectual activity and exchange across nations. Following the death of her life partner Margaret Rhondda in 1958, Bosanquet moved to a single room at Crosby Hall. The residential block was used as
950-564: The City of London Corporation led by Sir Vezey Strong was established for the preservation of Crosby Hall. After initial attempts within the Corporation failed to raise sufficient funds, various suggestions for payment, relocation, or lettings along the frontage of Great St Helen's were made by the public and press. The National Trust and British Archaeological Society also campaigned to save Crosby Hall, urging that it had "extreme interest as
1000-745: The Crown. Holinshed's Chronicles described that "little by little all folke withdrew from the Tower, and drew unto Crosbies in Bishops gates Street, where the Protector kept his household. The Protector had the resort; the King in maner desolate." It is generally believed the Hall was used as a venue for the Duke's council and plotting. Crosby Hall was thus used as a setting for several scenes of William Shakespeare 's first published play Richard III , in which
1050-629: The Drapers, and in 1486 as auditor of the accounts of the City of London. In 1493 he was elected Sheriff , and in the following year as alderman of the ward of Farringdon Without . In 1495 he was elected Master of the Drapers, and in 1496 was chosen to petition Henry VII on behalf of the Company with respect to the levies on cloth exported from England to Flanders . During the Cornish Rebellion of 1497 Fabyan, John Brooke and John Warner were charged with securing Ludgate and Newgate . After
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#17327647844091100-616: The French to fear him more." Spencer entertained Queen Elizabeth I , Shakespeare, the Duc de Sully , the youngest son of the Prince of Orange, other notable figures, and ambassadors. In 1601, Sir Walter Raleigh , a favoured adviser of Queen Elizabeth I , lodged at Crosby Hall. Other residents during the Elizabethan era included the poet Dowager Countess of Pembroke Mary Sidney , one of
1150-468: The Great War, dispensed hospitality, organized relief for our persecuted and exiled compatriots and aided our maimed soldiers to regain their independence. Je sens dans l'air que je respire / Un parfum de liberté..../ Un peu de cette terre hospitalière..../ Et baisons ensemble, en pensant au pays, le sol de l'Angleterre. Cammaerts 1914–1919 The British Federation of University Women (BFUW) took
1200-574: The Hall's repair, eventually raising a small sum. However, the majority of the funds needed were provided through a single lady, Maria Hackett , who took over the lease at significant personal expense. Hackett assumed all liabilities, oversaw the laying of stones for an adjoining council chamber, and funded the removal of the inserted floors. In 1868 Crosby Hall was turned into a sumptuous restaurant and bar by Messrs. Gordon & Co., whose directors were Frederick Gordon and Horatio Davies , later owner of Pimm's and Lord Mayor of London . They bought
1250-698: The London parishes of St Benet Fink and St Michael's, Cornhill , as well as lands and tenements in East Ham , West Ham , Leyton and other towns in Essex . Stow states that Fabyan died in 1511, while Bale dates his death to 25 February 1512. Stow also records that he was buried at St Michael's Cornhill , where his monument is no longer extant, although Stow preserved the English part of his epitaph. In his will, proved 12 July 1513, he left bequests to his wife, his six surviving children, his cousin, Dorothy, and
1300-612: The Plantagenet King refers to Crosby Hall (then Crosby Place): "When you haue done repaire to Crosby place" (Act I, Scene 3), "At Crosby place there shall you finde vs both" (Act III, Scene 1). John Stow in his Survey of London (1598) described Crosby Hall as being "of stone and timber, very large and beautiful, and [when first built] the highest at that time in London". In 1501, Catherine of Aragon resided at Crosby Hall along with her retinue as she arrived in England to marry Prince Arthur , Henry VII 's eldest son. At
1350-503: The above John Langham), the property was severely damaged by fire, with only the Great Hall and one wing surviving. The damaged portions were demolished and the land sold for building, forming the site of the present-day Crosby Square. From 1835–36, a campaign was launched to save the remainder of the Hall, which had begun to show signs of decay. A Committee chaired by Alderman W. T. Copeland, M.P. , then Lord Mayor of London, met at The City of London Tavern at Bishopsgate Street to support
1400-436: The arrest in 1468 of Thomas Cooke, a prominent merchant in London, and the arrival in England in 1502 of three men, inhabitants of Newfoundland , 'whom the King kept a time after'. Fabyan was the first London chronicler to cite his sources, which included The Brut , Bede , William of Malmesbury , Ranulf Higden , Henry of Huntingdon and numerous others, as well as records of the City of London. John Bale claimed that
1450-493: The following years, he progressively developed the property into a large mansion. However, as John Stow later reported, "Sir John died in 1475, so short a space enjoyed he that sumptuous building." In 1476, the hall was bequeathed to his widow, Anne, Lady Crosby. Archaeological fieldwork in 1982 and 2005–9 recorded elements of the layout of the medieval complex. By 1483, the Duke of Gloucester , later King Richard III , acquired
1500-524: The freehold in early 1873 for about £37,000. It was sold in April 1907 for £175,000 to the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China whose directors intended to pull down one of the most ancient buildings in the City of London and build a new bank building in its stead. Its impending destruction aroused a storm of protest, and a campaign was once again started to save it. A committee within
1550-424: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crosby_Hall&oldid=651133592 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Architectural disambiguation pages Crosby Hall, London Crosby Hall
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1600-484: The mansion back to Thomas More's nephew, William Rastell , and Thomas More's son-in-law and biographer, William Roper . Shakespeare resided in the parish of St Helen's Bishopsgate and would have been within daily sight of Crosby Hall, which is referenced several times in Richard III . He was probably familiar with the reputation of Bonvisi, and Antonio is used frequently as a name in his plays. Crosby Hall
1650-605: The most notable writers of her time, following her time at court within the Privy Chamber of Elizabeth I. Sidney most likely resided at Crosby Hall from 1609 to 1615, when it was owned by the Lord Privy Seal , Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton . Sidney's literary circle included Shakespeare and Ben Jonson , who were guests at Crosby Hall. During the English Civil War the tenant of Crosby Hall
1700-552: The only existing example of a medieval merchant's house in the City, and also having regard to the historic and illustrious personages who had lived in it." King Edward VII himself caused a letter to be issued by his Private Secretary Francis Knollys, 1st Vicount Knollys to Sir Laurence Gomme, Clerk of the London County Council : Buckingham Palace, August 6th, 1907 Dear Mr. Gomme, The King has been informed that there appears to be some chance of Crosby Hall,
1750-514: The original building, […] largely hidden by the accretions of nineteenth and twentieth-century restorations, […] has been left intact", assesses the remaining elements as "the most important surviving secular domestic medieval building in London". During World War I , Crosby Hall was a refuge for Belgian refugees who fled to Britain and were aided by the Chelsea War Refugee Committee. Henry James wrote that Crosby Hall's "almost incomparable roof has arched all this winter and spring [1914–1915] over
1800-532: The period from the arrival of the legendary Brutus of Troy in England to the death of Henry VII . Two manuscripts are extant ( Holkham Hall , MS 671, and BL , Cotton MS Nero C.xi), and although these are not in Fabyan's hand, it is almost certain that the text is his. The chronicle was initially printed without attribution by Richard Pynson in 1516 as The New Chronicles of England and France , but an edition of 1533 printed by William Rastell bore Fabyan's name on
1850-414: The persecution and hatred that we had undergone in "Greater Germany". In Crosby Hall we were not only tolerated but welcomed, and we found an atmosphere of kindness and understanding which assured us that there was another world outside Nazi Germany in which we might be allowed to live freely, and perhaps happily. I feel sure that everyone who stayed in Crosby Hall felt that atmosphere, from whichever part of
1900-541: The remainder of his lease in Bishopsgate to his close friend and patron, the wealthy Anglo-Italian merchant, Antonio Bonvisi . Bonvisi protected the lease of the mansion in various arrangements following More's execution and throughout the Dissolution of the Monasteries , which affected freeholds under the "Priory of St. Eleyns" including that of Crosby Place. In 1547, upon the death of Henry VIII, Bonvisi leased
1950-563: The suppression of the rebellion they travelled with the King to Woodstock . In 1498 he was one of the assessors of a subsidy levied to finance the war in Scotland. In 1501 he was again elected Master of the Drapers. In 1503 he resigned his office of alderman on the ground that he lacked the financial resources to support election as Lord Mayor . He is best known as the author of the work commonly known as Fabyan's Chronicle , which presents 'parallel histories of England and France', and covers
2000-594: The time, Crosby Hall was owned by Sir Bartholomew Reade , Lord Mayor, who made it his Mansion House and is recorded as throwing extravagant feasts for ambassadors sent by Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor . During the Lombard Street riots of May 1511 sheriff John Rest (later Lord Mayor) had the occupancy of Crosby Hall and several of those taken into custody were confined there prior to removal to Lambeth Palace . Crosby Hall next belonged to Thomas More , Lord Chancellor of England to King Henry VIII , who took
2050-636: The title page: Fabyans cronycle newly prynted . Both John Bale and John Stow described the chronicle as Fabyan's work, although according to McLaren, Stow also wrongly attributes to him the manuscript of the Great Chronicle (London, Guildhall Library , MS 3313), likely because both Fabyan's Chronicle and the Great Chronicle are written (or copied) in the same hand. A continuation in 1509 appears also to be attributable to Fabyan, and includes events personally witnessed by him, such as
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2100-552: The world she came. Crosby Hall was requisitioned by the war effort, but reopened in 1946. After the London County Council (LCC) was abolished in 1965, the site passed to the Greater London Council (GLC), who maintained it until 1986, when the GLC was abolished. The London Residuary Body , charged with disposing of the GLC's assets, put Crosby Hall up for sale. Crosby Hall was bought in 1988 by Christopher Moran,
2150-418: Was Sir John Langham , a City merchant, Sheriff and, at that time, a noted supporter of Parliament. Once again Crosby Hall was used as a temporary prison, for Royalist prisoners. Langham considered the house unfit to live in and divided the Hall, making over part to a Presbyterian congregation for use as a meeting room and part to the East India Company . From 1621 to 1638 Crosby Hall was the headquarters of
2200-584: Was built between 1466 and 1475 on the grounds of St Helen's Convent next to St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate (Coordinates: 51°30′52″N 0°05′00″W / 51.5145°N 0.0832°W / 51.5145; -0.0832 ) by the wool merchant and alderman, Sir John Crosby , a warden of the Worshipful Company of Grocers and auditor of the City of London . Crosby originally leased the main property before 1466, and in that year renewed his lease, incorporating additional, adjacent properties. Over
2250-454: Was once again reprieved from threatened demolition and moved stone by stone from Bishopsgate to its present site in Chelsea. The relocation required at least 1500 separate inventoried pieces to be moved five miles and reassembled with extreme care. The site was provided by the former London County Council , whilst the salvage, catalogue and storage were paid for by the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China , whose directors had purchased
2300-405: Was renamed Crosby Moran Hall at the beginning of 2021. In February 2023, the chapel was ecumenically blessed in a service of dedication by Cardinal Vincent Nichols , Archbishop of Westminster , and Canon Jamie Hawkey of Westminster Abbey . Robert Fabyan Robert Fabyan (died c. 1512) was a London draper , Sheriff and Alderman, and author of Fabyan's Chronicle . Robert Fabyan
2350-553: Was restored by Marjorie Wyndham-Quin, Marchioness of Salisbury , and only plants found in Tudor England were used. The craftsmen were selected by David Honour, former head of design at Historic Royal Palaces . Stone carving of heraldic beasts, including the lions on the building's front gates, was completed by Dick Reid OBE to display the heraldry of Moran and residents dating from 1466 according to Tudor, Elizabethan, or early Stuart historical precedent. The completed complex
2400-423: Was sold in 1594 to the wealthy Alderman John Spencer , Lord Mayor of London, "Rich Spencer", who further enhanced the building, kept his mayoralty there, and was known to thrown lavish banquets with diplomatic flair. Following a dinner in the Great Hall, Spencer forgave a youth accused by the visiting French duke of murdering an Englishman that evening outside Crosby Hall, after which "The English began to love, and
2450-408: Was the son of John Fabyan and his wife, Agnes. He is said to have been born in London. He had a brother, John. His nephew, John Fabyan, married Anne Waldegrave, by whom he had a daughter, Mary Fabian, wife of Sir Thomas Spert . He was apprenticed as a draper to William Holme about 1470, and was granted the freedom of the Worshipful Company of Drapers in 1476. In 1485 he served as renter warden of
2500-647: Was what shaped the intellectual life of Crosby Hall. With the rise of National Socialism (Nazism) in Germany and the passage of the anti-Jewish Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service on 7 April 1933, Crosby Hall provided an important source of support for women academics who were being forced out of Germany. The BFUW undertook an additional fund-raising appeal on their behalf, which met with an enthusiastic response. As
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