Judge Jeffries and Plaish Hall, What connection?

Question

Did the judge spare a convict who built the hall's magnificent chimneys?

Answer 1

Not Judge Jeffries -
Plaish Hall was built for Judge Leighton in 1540. At around the same time Leighton convicted a prisoner, named Sherrett, to death. However, when he learnt that Sherret was a renowned craftsman he deferred the sentence and challenged him to build the best set of chimneys in the county. Sherrett built these chimney stacks, but was still sentenced to death and hung!

Answer 2

Hanging Judge Jeffries

Answer 3

Judge Jeffries - possibly the most hated judge in English history.

Plaish Hall at Cardington is Elizabethan, with fine Tudor chimneys. The original house was built of stone, but the owner, the powerful Judge Leighton, ...
http://www.shropshiretourism.info/haunted-shropshire

Judge Jeffreys of the "Bloody Assizes" (England, 1685)
In 1683 he was created Baron Jeffreys of Wem. He is known as Hanging Judge Jeffreys because of the punishment he handed out at the trials of the supporters ...
http://www.cyberussr.com/rus/jeffreys.html

There are still parts of England where you simply do not mention the name of Judge Jeffreys - still the most hated judge in all English history - a bloody bastard.

Somerset Gateway UK. Guided walk
For many years Judge Jeffries was the bogeyman of history especially in the West Country where he is remembered for the part he played in the 'Bloody ...
http://www.somersetgateway.com/aboutsom/somermag/june2000/jeffries.htm



BBC - North East Wales Historical - Judge Jeffreys
Known as 'Hanging Judge Jeffreys' because of the punishment he meted out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/guides/halloffame/historical/judge_george_jeffreys.shtml

Answer 4

Judge Jeffries was the Hanging Judge at Dorchester after the Monmouth Rebellion. Check Wikipedia, I'll not cut and paste it.