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Turrets and Chess

28/06/2014 by Nikita


I had been on a course and it was held at this beautiful place in Lincolnshire. It was a residential course and I couldn’t help to immerse myself completely into this historical swamp. When I looked at the mansion and the structure of the building, I found myself in a game of chess, moving turrets and spikes around, wondering about the conversations that took place at this place by noble men and women, throughout the centuries. I also wondered about the Romans who roamed the area and the meetings during WW2, when the Second Battalion of the Parachute Regiment used it. In the late 40’s teachers got trained here till the late 1970’s and today it belongs to one of the largest Teacher Unions for training sessions and conferences. 

The obelisk was erected by Charles Turnor, 1847, in honour of Isaac Newton, who acquired his basic education in the area of Stoke, the area where this mansion-hotel is. The Turnor family owned the original property from as early as the 1700’s till 1940.


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Posted in Chess | Tagged Chess, Historical buildings, Stoke Rochford Hall | 3 Comments

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  1. on 28/06/2014 at 19:53 seegogga

    baie mooi gebou! maar dit lyk of dit daar kan spook.


    • on 29/06/2014 at 08:42 Nikita

      Hi Seegogga, goed om jou weer te sien. Dit kan nogal so lyk as jy na die foto’s kyk. 🙂 Dis ‘n pragtige plek en ek wens ek kon hierdie ‘kasteel’ besit. Dit was jy op die foto’s sien is nie eers 3/4 van hoe dit regtig daar lyk nie, daar is meer geboue, die plek is massief.


  2. on 07/07/2014 at 17:46 Turrets and Chess | SCHACHPORTAL64.de

    […] By Nikita I had been on a course and it was held at this beautiful place in Lincolnshire. It was a residential course and I couldn’t help to immerse myself completely into this historical swamp. When I looked at the mansion and the structure of the building, I found myself in a game of chess, moving turrets and spikes around, […] [read more…] […]



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