History of Uppingham - A Principal Town of Rutland by 1800. Written by Vivian Anthony. Published September 2015 This small settlement on a plateau above the Eyebrook Valley underwent a transformation into one of the principal towns in the county of Rutland. It saw off the challenges of Ridlington and Lyddington and came to rival Oakham in size and importance. Uppingham benefited from the involvement of the De Montfort family in its planned development after the King’s charter for markets and fairs was acquired in 1281. It survived wave after wave of invasions and settlement. The Corieltauvi tribe got on with the Romans; and successive invaders made their way up the Welland Valley and settled around its tributaries. Over time the area known as Rutland developed its identity and eventually its special position as part of the dower granted to the Queen. In the absence of great lords to determine the way forward, various lesser gentry, yeoman farmers and tradesmen gave the lead. In times of religious conflict, with the Rector commonly an absentee, it was the churchwardens and curates who usually made the pace. Almost everyone in the community was connected in some way with the land and all were affected when enclosure and the other elements of the Agricultural Revolution came to Uppingham late in the 18th century. Occasionally social discontent spilled over and a rebellion was planned but whatever the problems posed by the poor and dispossessed Uppingham was largely a peaceful and prosperous place as reflected in the fine Georgian buildings which remain to this day. Price £19.95 Postage & Packing £3.00 Click here for more information. Uppingham in 1802 - published December 2002, few copies remaining. Click here to download A description of some aspects of what it was like to live in this old market town in the early nineteenth century with profiles of many people who helped shape the community in 'The Age of Improvement'. Each part of the town is looked at in turn and a major trade or occupation associated with it is illustrated by studying one of its leading members. The Group studied and analysed the complete set of Stamford Mercury newspapers published in 1802 then added information from deeds, diaries, account books, rate books, enclosure records, court rolls, parish vestry records, photographs and illustrations. Price including p&p £3.50. The White Hart, High Street West - Published August 2003 To mark its acquisition by Uppingham School, it is a brief outline and summary of the history of this Tudor wood - framed building recording earlier associated names and owners. Price including p&p £1.00p. For orders and enquiries please Click here to contact us Go to Publications Page 2

Part II Uppingham in Peacetime - published December 2007 Covering the years between the Two World Wars and the early part of the second half of the twentieth century. Articles on the railway, the National School, womens' organisations, the cinema, sport, etc. Memories from local people and many photographs. Price including p&p £4.50. H H Stephenson A Cricketing Journey - Kennington Oval to Uppingham School published November 2009. This Biography tells a fascinating story of the Surrey all-round cricketer Heathfield Harman Stephenson (1833 — 1896). In 1859 he went to North America as a member of the first English side to tour overseas, whilst in 1861/62 he captained the first English team ever to play in Australia. Away from the cricket field Stephenson was employed for many years as a huntsman to the Duc d'Aumale, of the exiled French royal family, at his country estate of Claremont, Esher, and then at Wood Norton, near Evesham. When his first - class cricket career was over he became a cricket coach at Uppingham School where his influence was legendary. Price including p&p £6.50 The Story of Uppingham Methodist Church - written and published in 2017 by Margaret Stacey. A new and updated edition to commemorate the church’s bicentenary. It recounts the history of Methodism in Uppingham from 1817 until 2017. Price including p&p £6.00 Uppingham in 1851 - published March 2001, out of print. Click here to download A look at Uppingham on the night of Sunday 30 March 1851, its residents and the non-residents discovered, how people made their livings, who was well off and in authority and who wasn't, how people were housed, connections with surrounding villages and what it was like to live here. Besides the census, maps, court rolls, headstones, rate books, directories, the Stamford Mercury, deeds and old photographs are just some of the sources we have looked at. For orders and enquiries please Click here to contact us Return to Publications Page 1 Go to Publications Page 3

The Making of Uppingham - published August 2003, out of print. Click here to download Professor Alan Rogers draws on his wide academic knowledge to look at this old market town, explaining why and how it started, then developed as it did and what influence events had upon the buildings, layout and townscape. Perhaps his most surprising conclusion is that it all started with a fifth century Saxon farmstead on the North South footpath close to today's Crown Inn and had little to do with the East West route between Stamford and Leicester until later. After considering what might have existed here at Domesday, Alan Rogers discusses evidence for a planned medieval town then discusses surviving Tudor, Georgian and Victorian features and the people whose influence shaped the town at each of these periods. The Development of Thorpe's Terrace , - Click here to download. Using property deeds with help from local maps and sources, Professor Alan Rogers follows the development of the Terrace from open field on the outskirts of the town to a terrace of workmen's dwellings, the builders, residents and usages. Morris' Buildings, Leicester Road - out of print. Known locally as Frog Island, rate books and maps are introduced to explain the development of this intriguing island until the time when deeds became available and from then to 1956. Uppingham in Living Memory - Snapshots of Uppingham in the 20th century. Part I Uppingham at War published November 2005 - The first of a new series, bringing together historical research into aspects of wartime Uppingham with personal recollections from residents of the town. Click here to download . For orders and enquiries please Click here to contact us Return to Publications Page 2 Go to Publications Page 4

Mutual Improvement in Uppingham - 1860 - 1940 - Vivian Anthony ‘Mutual Improvement’ emerged as a movement in the middle of the 19th century. While people in Britain had enjoyed social gatherings from the earliest days, the availability of more time and wealth made it possible for town and village folk to take advantage of the many hostelries, which were at their most numerous in the C18th. In Uppingham alone there were 24 or more hostelries. Click here to download For orders and enquiries please Click here to contact us Return to Publications Page 4

How did Uppingham become the principal town in Rutland in the 18th Century? What were the origins of this splendid Georgian Town? Dr Vivian Anthony, the author and Chairman of the Uppingham Local History Study Group, will explain. The Book provides an illustrated story of how a small settlement on a plateau above the Eyebrook Valley underwent a transformation outgrowing other villages to become a leading market town in the county of Rutland. The township saw off the challenges of Ridlington and Lyddington and came to rival Oakham in size and importance. While Uppingham benefited from the interest and involvement of the De Montfort family in its planned development after the King’s charter for markets and fairs was acquired in 1281, it had had to survive the turbulent history of the region in the centuries before the Normans. The tale is told of how Uppingham and its environs survived wave after wave of invasions and settlement; how the resident Corieltauvi tribe got on with the Romans; and how successive invaders made their way up the Welland Valley and later settled around its tributaries. For centuries the fortunes of the lesser kingdoms to which Uppingham paid tribute waxed and waned but over time the area known as Rutland developed its identity and eventually its special position as part of the dower granted to the Queen. As the main settlement in the Hundred of Martinsley, Uppingham’s story is partly about the services it offered to surrounding habitations particularly through its markets and inns. In the absence of great lords to determine the way forward, various lesser gentry, yeoman farmers and tradesmen gave the lead. The part played by churchmen, not least in times of religious conflict, makes interesting reading. With the Rector commonly an absentee, it was the churchwardens and curates who usually made the pace. The history benefits from archives rich in material from the Court Rolls of the principal manors – Rectory and Uppingham with Preston – and the notes provided by Archdeacon Irons and Canon Clowes; much has been analysed by the Uppingham Local History Study Group. The founding and development of one of the nation’s leading schools by Archdeacon Johnson is a fascinating theme, and that of his almshouses is another. All this is set firmly in the context of land ownership and farming; almost everyone in the community was connected in some way with the land and all were affected when enclosure and the other elements of the Agricultural Revolution came to Uppingham late in the 18th century. Occasionally social discontent spilled over and a rebellion was planned but whatever the problems posed by the poor and dispossessed Uppingham was largely a peaceful and prosperous place as reflected in the fine Georgian buildings which remain to this day. History of Uppingham - A Principal Town of Rutland by 1800 by Vivian Anthony Published by Uppingham Local History Society Group - 19 x 25.5cm, 292 Pages, Softbound Available from Uppingham Sports and Books and from Uppingham Local History Study Group Tel: 01572 821674 or please email .

The medieval parish of Uppingham contained two manors known as the Preston with Uppingham Manor and th e Rectory Manor. They comprised roughly 45% and 15% of the land area respectively and were held in copyhold tenure by tenants according to the custom of the manor. The reminder of the parish was held freehold but formed part of the Preston with Uppingham Manor. The smaller Rectory Manor was vested in the Rector of Uppingham by the right of his office for the period of his incumbency. It contained no freehold other t han that belonging to the parson. Ownership and descent of the larger Preston Manor can be consulted in the Victoria County History of Rutland. The Court Rolls of the Preston Manor comprised Twelve volumes, the first written in Latin and the remainder in English numbered 'A' to 'K' covering (with some gaps in the early years) the period from 1658 to 1936. When they came to be deposited for safe keeping with the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland , Volume F (1830-1850), Volume J (1892-1908) and Volume K (1907-1937) were not included and no trace of these books has been discovered since. A number of other rolls and part rolls are known and will be considered in Part 3 of the Index. In the 1970s members of the Uppingham Local History Group made summaries of all twelve volumes including those now missing and from them prepared the Card Index that is copied here. With hind sight and in view of the subsequent loss of the three volumes it is now regretted that the summaries and therefore the Index did not cover transactions dealing purely with agricultural land. In the following years, additional information, mostly identifications of properties referred to in the rolls, has been added to the Summaries and Index as investigations into Uppingham’s past have progressed. Typed and edited copies of the Group’s summaries of the Latin Volume, a British Library Volume and Volumes A and B are deposited at the Record Office and in the Local Studies Room of the Rutland County Museum. The material has been widely used in publications by the successor Uppingham Local History Study Group. It is hoped that ultimately the court roll transcripts, the card index and other original source material about Uppingham will find their way to ROLLR to be available to researchers. Download fully searchable pdf versions with active index pages: Part 1 Copyhold Tenants of the Preston with Uppingham Manor Part 2 Copyhold Tenants of the Rectory Manor of Uppingham - not yet available Part 3 Strays and Irregulars - included with Part 1