Venue Type & Location
Overview
The Talbot residence does not survive, although the remains of a moat, presumably the site of the house, can still be seen in Black Park, 1 1/2 miles NE of Whitchurch.
Performance History
Talbot household accounts for Blackmere record performances by entertainers there in the early 15th c. Entertainers patronized by the Talbot family appeared elsewhere during the 15th and early 16th c.
Current Status
History of the Venue
The origins of the 1st residence are obscure.
1383 Property passed by marriage to the 4th Baron Talbot via Ankaret, 7th Baroness Strange.
15th c. Primary residence of the Talbot family.
1561 The 'late castle of Blackmeare decayed of longe tyme' was demolished apart from the gatehouse and the materials sold by Francis, 8th Earl of Shrewsbury (Bernard, Power of the Early Tudor Nobility 141).
Record Source
REED Shropshire 1.353--4; Devon 90--2
Patrons who owned this venue
| Name | Date | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Talbot, Gilbert | 1383-1418 | Baron Talbot |
| Talbot, Gilbert | 1383-1418 | Baron Strange (of Blackmere) |
| Talbot, Gilbert | 1383-1418 | Knight of the Garter |
| Talbot, John | 1384-1453 | Baron Furnivalle |
| Talbot, John | 1384-1453 | Baron Strange (of Blackmere) |
| Talbot, John | 1384-1453 | Baron Talbot |
| Talbot, John | 1384-1453 | Earl of Shrewsbury |
| Talbot, John | 1384-1453 | Earl of Waterford |
| Talbot, John | 1384-1453 | Count of Cleremont |
| Talbot, John | 1413-1460 | Earl of Shrewsbury |
| Talbot, John | 1413-1460 | Baron Furnivalle |
| Talbot, John | 1413-1460 | Baron Strange (of Blackmere) |
| Talbot, John | 1413-1460 | Earl of Waterford |
| Talbot, John | 1413-1460 | Baron Talbot |
| Talbot, John | 1413-1460 | Knight |
Bibliographic Sources
- Bernard, G.W. The Power of the Early Tudor Nobility: A Study of the Fourth and Fifth Earls of Shrewsbury. Totowa, NJ; Brighton: Barnes & Noble; Harvester P, 1985
- Jackson, Michael. Castles of Shropshire. Shrewsbury: Shropshire Libraries, 1988
- Leland, John. The Itinerary of John Leland in or about the Years 1535–1543. 5 vols. London: Centaur, 1964