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Sir Frank Bellville didn’t believe in the curse and dispatched the slippers to his solicitor’s office for safe keeping. The alterations were undertaken by a renowned architect of the time, Sir Edwin Lutyens. The slipper in our museum was discovered during alterations to the hall in 1903, commissioned by the then owner, Sir Frank Bellville. The brocade slippers belonged to the Spanish mistress and before she died, she cursed anyone who removed them from Papillon Hall.ĭuring the years that followed, every time the hall changed hands, the slippers were passed on with the deeds of the house, because of the disturbing and sometimes sinister events which took place when the slippers were removed for safe keeping, or when they were loaned to exhibitions. She died in mysterious circumstances in 1715 but there are no records of her death. Before his marriage in 1717 it is believed he had a mistress of Spanish origin but she was never allowed to leave the building and took all her fresh air and exercise on the flat roof of the east wing. (1691 – 1762 and nicknamed “Pamp” by local people) Who, was rumoured to be a good looking, charismatic, and a completely hypnotic character. Eventually it was inherited by his namesake, David Papillon.
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Papillon Hall was built in Lubenham in 1622 by David Papillon who designed the hall in a unique, octagon shaped stone construction with only one entrance and four attics. The name Papillon in England, dates back to the time of William the Conqueror. The family name synonymous with the brocade slipper is “Papillon” and although I assumed it was of French origin, it isn’t. This month’s object was chosen by one of our volunteers, Lesley Minnis.įrom the moment I read the story of the brocade shoes, I was hooked!