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Bingley Hall

Astoness said:
however there is a building called the new bingley hall in whitmore st hockley but i have no idea exactly what it is used for...st view below

Described as for "events, shows, conference's (sic) and wedding receptions" Sort of like the original crossed with t mini NEC.
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For anyone interested there's a thread with some background to Byngas/Byngus House/Hall, the original site of Lloyd's Bingley House. No firm conclusion about the origins of 'Byngas/Byngus' and how it became 'Bingley' (corruption of Byngas?) but worth reading if interested.

A map on that thread shows the early hall sat on Gild land. Would this be the same gild as the King Edwards one (Gild of the Holy Cross) ? Maybe that could give clues as to the origins?

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Thread 'Byngas / Bynges / Bingley Hall'

Hello all, newbie here but have been a member a while just haven't much time to get involved.

This could really fit under Maps or Names but will try here first.

My surname is Byng, I know the surname is mainly centred around Romsley / Bromsgrove and my father's family as far back as I know are from that area. His father Les working at Austin on aircraft and died when dad was young and dad grew up on Weoly Castle. Our name always stood out as we moved to Herefordshire in 1982 and still to this day wherever I go people comment on what an unusual name/spelling.

Anyway, to the point of...
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