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Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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St Michael and All Angels Church, Brimington is in Brimington, Chesterfield, Churches in Derbyshire.
St Michael and All Angels Church, Brimington [Map] was built in 1847 by Joseph Mitchell, architect of Sheffield. In 1891 the chancel was refurbished by the partnership of John Naylor and George Sale, architects of Derby. During the medieval period the site was a chapel of ease with the parish church being Chesterfield. In 1796, the old church of St Michael and All Angels was demolished and replaced at the expense of Joseph Jebb with a new building, of which only the tower survives. The churchyard and rectory are immediately adjacent to the church.
Memorial at St Michael and All Angels Church, Brimington [Map] to James William Chapman of the 73rd Field Company Royal Engineers who fell in action on 17th August 1916 aged twenty during the Battle of the Somme. He is commemorated on Thiepval Memorial.
WWI Memorial representing Victory by Charles Sargeant Jagger (age 34) at St Michael and All Angels Church, Brimington [Map]. The monument has been moved from its original position following the theft of its plinth.
Charles Sargeant Jagger: On 17th December 1885 he was born. All Saints' Church, Brocklesby [Map]. After 1914. Memorial to Charles Pelham sculpted by Charles Sargeant Jagger. Inscription: "Vincit Amor Patrae. To the glory of God and in memory of Charles Sackville Pelham Lord Worsley Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards who fell at Zandvoorde 30th October 1914 aged 27. This monument erected by his sorrowing family and the tenantry of the estate. He died as few men get the chance to die fighting to save a world's morality he died the noblest death a man may die fighting for god and right and liberty and such a death is immortality. On 16th November 1934 he died.
Memorial at St Michael and All Angels Church, Brimington [Map] to Alfred and Rosanna Hukin, and Cissie their daughter, and in whose memory Electric Light was installed in the church.
December 1927. Memorial at St Michael and All Angels Church, Brimington [Map] to William Augustus Dutton, Rector 1909-1925.
1932. Window at St Michael and All Angels Church, Brimington [Map] in memory of Walter Burr who was churchwarden for seventeen years. Window by Abbot and Co. of Lancaster.
1935. Memorial at St Michael and All Angels Church, Brimington [Map] to Annie Fisher by whose gift the tower was restored.
Interior of St Michael and All Angels Church, Brimington [Map].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Chancel of St Michael and All Angels Church, Brimington [Map].
2009 window at St Michael and All Angels Church, Brimington [Map] by Jospeh Nuttgens in memory of Abigail Noble who died in 2007.
