Home of Katherine Swynford
VISITORS
TO KETTLETHORPE
The visitors'
book located in the porch of St.Peter & St.Paul's Church, Kettlethorpe
was donated by the Duchy of Lancaster. The inscription inside the front
cover reads -
Presented
by the Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster August 1999.
On the 13th
October 1399 Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster came to the throne as
King Henry IV thus establishing the link between the Crown and his Duchy.
From King Henry descended the House of Lancaster (1399 - 1470).
John of Gaunt,
King Henry's father, married (1396) Katherine Swynford formerly of the
Manor of Kettlethorpe. Katherine was John's third wife. It was the issue
from this union that established the House of Tudor the ruling dynasty
of England from 1485 to 1603.
We actively encourage all visitors to sign the book. Here are the entries of our visitors from overseas..
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3
May 2000
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Adrienne
Byrd & Billie Ingham:
Perth, Australia
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Following
Katherine’s footsteps. Thank you for having the church open – would love
a copy of the family tree!
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16
May 2000
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Marijke,
Alex & Madison Rossi;
Utah, USA
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14
June 2000
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Adams
Family;
Pennsylvania, USA
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1
July 2000
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Beverley
& Maurice Smith;
South
Island, New Zealand
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1
July 2000
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Karyn
Conner;
New Zealand |
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30
July 2000
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Yvonne
& Katherine Mackie;
Ontario, Canada
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Delighted
to visit this historic spot.
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24
February 2001
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Patricia
& Lea Tredway;
Minnesota, USA
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Have
read the book and wanted to visit Kettlethorpe and Lincoln Cathedral. Beautiful,
sunny day! Love medieval history!
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5
May 2001
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Mary
Ritchie ;
Bryanston, South Africa. |
A
beautiful Church - thank you for the visit.
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5
May 2001
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Edward
Waddington ;
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21
June 2001
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Doug
& Val Downs ; Mt. Helena, West Australia.
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Formerly
of Eagle. Last visit 1958 repaired arch piers to hall that John Of Gaunt
rode through in Katherine's day. Great!
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7
July 2001
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Beverley
Strawbridge ; Adelaide, South Australia.
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I
like to think that Chaucer was Katherine's brother-in-law.
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22
July 2001
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Kristina
Hove ; Norderstedt, Germany.
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26
July 2001
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Hazel
Shaw ; Brier, USA.
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Thanks
for leaving the Church open.
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2
August 2001
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Daisy,
Joze & Rudy Bromley ; Purmerend, Holland.
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19
August 2001
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LeAnn
Binford & Kirk J.Campbell;
Dallas, Texas,
USA. |
A
Katherine fan since age 13
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19
August 2001
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Father
Peter Harris;
Holy Cross Church, Elizabeth, S. Australia. |
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22
August 2001
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Linda
N. Yagodka;
Milleronille, Indiana, USA |
Glad
to be here!
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9
February 2002
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Diana
Merz-Lewis;
Switzerland |
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9
February 2002
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Susan
& Ursi Diebold;
Switzerland
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27
April 2002
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John
& Diana Crowther;
Switzerland
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6
May 2002
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Pam
Lemmonds;
New
York, USA
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I’m
on my “Katherine” Magical Mystery Tour !!
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6
May 2002
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Kim
Lemmonds-Heusy;
New
York, USA
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18
May 2002
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Joe
& Jo Anne De Santi;
Georgia, USA
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18
May 2002
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Sherry
Andrews Steinway;
Georgia, USA
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8
June 2002
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Amy
Cort;
New
Mexico, USA
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9
June 2002
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Sylvia
Wakeling;
Sydney, Australia
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10
June 2002
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Rhonda
Clarke;
Christmas
Island,
W.
Australia
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Just
another one on a “Katherine” pilgrimage. Also my favourite book for over
30 years – this was wonderful !!
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24
June 2002
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Ken
& Beth Carlson;
Maryland, USA
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Returned
on another “Katherine” visit, 29 years after our first visit !
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4
July 2002
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Alexi
& Stavros Vasarmidis;
Crete.
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11
May 2003
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Margaret
& Frank Nephlaro;
Melbourne, Australia
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2
June 2003
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Pauline
Glendinning;
Virginia, USA
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6
July 2003
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Alyson
Gavin;
Dublin |
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19
July 2003
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Dorothy
Brookes;
West
Australia |
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15
September 2003
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Toni
& Martha Roberts;
Ohio, |
Wanted
to visit after reading "Katherine".
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30
September 2003
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Carol
Sargeant;
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Research
for my unpublished novel on Katherine Swynford titled "Love, Honour and
Royal Blood".
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16
February 2004
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Katherine
Maynard; Australia
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Named
after Katherine.
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1
April 2004
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Brendon
Bellamy; New Zealand
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Came
to trace back my family tree.
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17
April 2004
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John
and Wanda Grimes; USA
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Read
about "Katherine" and wanted to see where she lived - beautiful.
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1
June 2004
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Andrea
Christianne von Parndea; Germany
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8
June 2004
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Iris
and Dennis Hill; Canada
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23
June 2004
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Joel
and Victoria Havard; USA
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26
June 2004
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Maurice
and Trisha Short;
New
Zealand
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26
June 2004
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Anna,
Alice and Amy Fieldhouse; London
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Here
at last, 48 years after first reading "Katherine".
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13
July 2004
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Jacqueline
Paling;
Melbourne,
Australia.
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Loved
Katherine for years.
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22
August 2004
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David
and Nan Lewis;
NSW
Australia.
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24
December 2004
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Charles
Lysaght;
Dublin.
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| 14 April 2005 | Steve and June Bellamy
Auckland, New Zealand |
Great to see where the ancestors lived and wandered. |
| 18 April 2005 | Anita Dyson
Sydney, Australia |
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| 26 April 2005 | Jani and Peter Serterhenn
Germany |
At last managed to visit Katherine's home! |
| 30 May 2005 | Jane King (nee Daly-Lewis) & Jonathan King
NSW, Australia |
formerly of Kettlethorpe Hall. |
| 19 June 2005 | Cheryl and Geoffrey Fielding
Marbella, Spain |
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| 26 June 2005 | Bruce Aberhart
Auckland, New Zealand |
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| 5 July 2005 | Elaine and George Diprose
New Zealand |
Good to see where the Bellamys trod. |
| 15 July 2005 | Neville and Nancy Bevington
Ontario, Canada |
Having met Katherine in Canada, it was lovely to find her here. |
| 17 July 2005 | Duffy and Michael Hindley-Maggs
Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife |
Thank you! |
| 29 July 2005 | Ken and Hazel Shan
Seattle, USA |
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| 21 August 2005 | Jessica Robinson
California, USA |
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| 15 September 2005 | Peter and Violet Bellamy
New Zealand |
One of the descendants of the Bellamys of this area. |
| 23 September 2005 | Richard and Virginia Hunt
Norwood, South Australia |
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| 24 September 2005 | Rosalind Brown
Perth, Western Australia |
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| 10 October 2005 | Teresa and Ernie Hill
Melbourne, Australia |
Enjoyed the history of the church. |
| 15 April 2006 | Greta Shapcott
Darwin, Australia |
Beautiful! |
| 15 April 2006 | S. Shapcott
South Africa |
Amazing! |
| 02 July 2006 | Bishop David Rossdale | Bishop of Grimsby |
| 11 July 2006 | Jeanie and Janice Mahaipie
Oregon, USA |
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| 11 July 2006 | Pete and Wendy Todd
Colorado Springs, USA |
Splendid!!! |
| 12 July 2006 | Jean Jacqui
Lincoln, Toronto, Canada |
Fantastic! |
| 08 August 2006 | Emily Lycett
Kiderminster, USA |
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| 11 August 2006 | Jackie Edwards
Denver, Colorado |
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| 11 August 2006 | J. Eastwood
Sydney, Australia |
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| 13 August 2006 | Ena Persad Moonasar
Trinidad, West Indies |
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| 15 August 2006 | Cheryl Townley
Christchurch, New Zealand |
I read the book "Katherine" in 1968 and have always dreamed of coming here. |
| 15 August 2006 | Margaret Townley
Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| 15 August 2006 | Patricia Williams
Noosa Leads, Queensland, Australia |
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| 24 August 2006 | Ed & Marietta Shafer
Ponte Verde Beach, Florida, USA |
Treading in the path of the past.
Love John and Katherine. |
| 16 September 2006 | Christy K Robinson
Redlands, California, USA |
Descendent of Katherine and John (then Joan Beaufort) |
| 23 September 2006 | Jackie Morgan
Trevittown, Pennsylvania, USA |
A favourite fan of Katherine. |
| 22 October 2006 | Brigadier HE Busing
Germany |
In pursuit of Katherine |
| 23 October 2006 | Chaplain Jeff Walden & Family - Roslyn, Jesse and Lily. Michigan, USA | Katherine descendants |
| 23 October 2006 | Barbara Kanitra
California, USA |
In pursuit of a dream. |
| 20 January 2007 | Carol Cox
Washington State, USA |
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| 13 April 2007 | Anonymous | Had bad accident (car crash). Would like to thank who was looking after me on that Easter Sunday. Very lucky to be alive. |
| 18 May 2007 | C Wyndham
Jamaica |
Lovely church. |
| 03 July 2007 | Kristie Davis Thompson
Knoxville, Tennesee, USA |
So happy to have been here. |
| 01 September 2007 | Margaret & Johny Thirlwell
South Africa |
Interested in Katherine Swynford for many years. |
| 06 September 2007 | Meigs Ranney
Washington DC, USA |
Searching for Katherine and finally found her. Lovely. |
| 06 September 2007 | Jennifer Huntington
Newton, Minnesota, USA |
After years of reading about Katherine. |
| 19 September 2007 | Laura & Laurie Aaish
Estonia |
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| 19 September 2007 | Kenneth White
Wackeke Island, New Zealand |
Superb!! |
| 17 October 2007 | Kimberly Wood
Mt. Juliet, Tennesee, USA |
I have also come to find my heritage as Katherine is my 16 x great grandmother. |
| 09 December 2007 | Nicola & Maureen Miller
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Lovely old church, Peaceful and uplifting. |
| 14 May 2008 | Bob & Louise Crawford
North Canterbury, New Zealand |
Another pilgrimage to Katherine. |
| 28 June 2008 | Tina Johnson, Mario and Armani Cataffo
Spain |
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Last updated : 31st August 2008
Email: katherine@kettlethorpe.com