REVOLUTION HOUSE.

The Revolution House, in the Derbyshire village of Old Whittington, three miles north of Chesterfield, England, takes it`s name from the revolution of 1688. Three hundred years ago, this cottage was an alehouse, the Cock and Pynot (pynot is a dialect word for magpie ), and it was here , as history and tradition relate, that three local noblemen -- the Earl of Devonshire (from nearby Chatsworth ), the Earl of Danby and Mr. John D`Arcy-- met to begin planning their part in events which led to the overthrow of King James II in favour of William and Mary of Orange. On the ground floor there is a display of 17th century country furniture .

 

 

 

This small door in the down stairs room leads into another part of the building but is not open for the general public

 

 

The Fireplace. Excuse the photo but it was slightly out of focus (should have checked after i took it).

 

 

Plaque on the outside of the building.

 

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The Country Furniture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plotting Chair.

 

The sign on the back of the plotting chair reads:---- The curious tale of the plotting chair.

This chair is a replica of the original plotting chair, now on display in Hardwick Hall. According to tradition, the chair was used by the Earl of Devonshire at the famous meeting in 1688. The story of how the chair came to be at Hardwick Hall has been handed down in the Bargh family....... Joseph, George and James Bargh, all brothers, lived in the Revolution House as tenants. In 1880, the house was sold to the Chesterfield Brewery Company and the last surviving brother moved out. He took the plotting chair to the Bull`s Head on Whittington Hill where Ann Bargh, a relative, was the landlady. Some time later, a representative of T.P.Wood & Company saw the chair in the Bull`s Head and found out it`s history. His employer, Alderman Wood, bought the chair from Ann Bargh for £5 and presented it to the Duke of Devonshire who placed it in Hardwick Hall. This replica was presented by the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire on the public opening of the house in 1938.

 

 

Babies Crib.

 

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In the upstairs`s room there is a cabinet with some gadgets and gizmo's which are connected with home life. I have included two of them here. There was a lot more, but unfortunately with them being in a glass cabinet they were hard to photograph because of reflections in the glass.

 





 

This is a baby`s feeding bottle.

Rubber teats of different sizes were put on the ends of the bottle to feed a baby at different ages.

 

 

A Goffering Iron.

These were developed in the late 19th century to iron the frills and ruches that women`s clothes were decorated with. The starched fabric was rolled between the heated ridged rollers to keep the creases nice and crisp.

 

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