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The Heritage Chronicle

£1,000.00

For homes with complex, unusual, or historically significant stories.

Designed for properties such as vicarages, rectories, former school houses, manorial buildings, and landmark sites. This package includes specialised archival research, additional document tracing, and tailored historical interpretation to reflect the building’s significance.

This package includes an in-depth narrative brought to life through both an A3 wall print and an A5 storybook

For homes with complex, unusual, or historically significant stories.

Designed for properties such as vicarages, rectories, former school houses, manorial buildings, and landmark sites. This package includes specialised archival research, additional document tracing, and tailored historical interpretation to reflect the building’s significance.

This package includes an in-depth narrative brought to life through both an A3 wall print and an A5 storybook

Scope of Research

In addition to all the records consulted in The Complete Chronicle, the Heritage Chronicle includes specialist materials often required for unique homes, such as:

Full Residential & Contextual Sources

  • Census returns & electoral registers

  • Parish registers & ecclesiastical documentation

  • Historic maps and boundary changes

  • Newspaper archives

  • Trade directories & rate books

  • Probate records & wills

  • Military history sources

Specialist Heritage Sources

These vary depending on the building type, but may include:

For Vicarages, Rectories & Glebe Houses

  • Ecclesiastical deeds, terriers and glebe apportionments

  • Church Commissioners' and diocesan archives

  • Faculty records (repairs, alterations, extensions)

  • Parish vestry minutes

For Schoolhouses

  • School log books & admission registers

  • Educational trust documents

  • Land conveyances relating to National Schools

  • Records of expansion, rebuilding or reorganisation

For Estate or Manorial Properties

  • Estate papers and manorial rolls

  • Conveyances from landed families

  • Rent rolls or tenancy records

These sources allow us to build a nuanced and authoritative history of buildings with institutional significance, tracing not only residents but also the organisational structures that shaped the property.

What You Will Receive

1. An In-Depth Written History

A comprehensive narrative exploring your home’s origins, purpose, evolution, residents, and institutional connections — presented with sensitivity to its heritage value.

2. A3 Fine Art Wall Print

A professionally designed A3 giclée print highlighting the defining elements of your home’s history.
Printed on museum-quality natural cotton textured paper.

3. Full Digital Archive

Your complete research package delivered digitally, including:

  • PDF of the A3 wall print

  • Full written history

  • All historical documents, maps and archival material consulted

Timeline & Approach

The Heritage Chronicle unfolds over 12–16 weeks, reflecting the additional research time needed to investigate specialist record sets and institutional archives.

This package is ideal for:
✔ Vicarages & rectories
✔ Glebe houses
✔ Old school buildings
✔ Estate or manorial properties
✔ Former public institutions
✔ Homes with complex or unusual histories