What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Grange. This Grade II listed building is believed to date from the 1600s but the main part is Georgian with Victorian additions. From 1922 until his death in 1946 , the secretary of the Pytchley Hunt Capt. Frank Litchfield lived here. King George V and the two Royal Dukes were regular visitors. On one occasion the king left a gift of a brace of pheasants hanging from the door knocker. Recorded plaque organisation: Brixworth Heritage Trail.
The Grange, a Grade II listed building dating primarily from Georgian times with Victorian additions, was once home to Capt. Frank Litchfield, secretary of the Pytchley Hunt, attracting royal visitors including King George V and two Royal Dukes who enjoyed its hunting associations.
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