Abberley Hall
Abberley Hall is a country house in the north-west of the English county of Worcestershire . The current Italianate-style house was built from 1846 to 1849 according to plans by Samuel Daukes . Since 1916, the English Heritage has been in the building as a historical building II *. Abberley Hall School. The gardens are listed as Grade II Historic Gardens in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. In the area of Stourport-on-Severn , there are many land and mansions such. B. Witley Court , Astley Hall , Pool House , Areley Hall , Hartlebury Castle and Abberley Hall with its clock tower.
history
Throughout the Middle Ages, the estate that is now Abberley Hall was owned by the De Toeni family from the village of Elmley Castle in Worcestershire. A "main estate" was mentioned in a document in 1309 and Habington writes that "Abberley has been the headquarters of Lord Thony in this county since ancient times". In the 1530s, John Leland mentioned a castle in Abberley, but there is no other indication that a house on this property could have been anything more than a mansion. In 1531, King Henry VIII lent the property to his page from the private apartments, Sir William Walshe , and it was passed on in the family to the poet and literary critic William Walshe († 1708). From this it fell by marriage to the Bromley family . From then on nothing is known about the property until the publication of a drawing in Dr. Treadway Russell Nash's book History of Worcestershire , which features a three-story house with a five- yoke center block, one yoke-wide, protruding wings, a flashy lantern, and a front door with a broken, segmented pediment. This image could date from the time it was owned by William Walshe (1682–1708) or that of his successor, Francis Bromley (1708 – ca. 1740). An irregular wing indicates that the house's appearance in the 1830s may have been the result of a renovation of the previous house rather than a new build. After Colonel Bromley died in the 1830s, leaving seven daughters and no son, his trustees decided to sell the estate, which was less than 320 acres and was heavily burdened with debt.
The old house was in very bad shape and John Lewis Moilliet , who bought it in 1836, had it demolished and commissioned the architect Samuel Daukes to build a new Italianate-style house. This was Daukes' first major contract to build a country house. Moilliet died in 1845, and on Christmas that year his new house burned down. Moilliet's widow and son immediately commissioned Daukes again with the reconstruction, which was carried out on the old foundations in 1846–1849 and apparently in the same style. For a later owner, John Joseph Jones , the house was enlarged by James Piers St Aubyn around 1883 and redecorated inside. The house has a good neo-classical interior which was modified somewhat by St Aubyn, who had a series of black mantels installed. The upper part of the belvedere at the house was removed in 1962 and around 1970–1975 a house for the school director was added to the garden facade, which in its brutalist style has no relation to the older building.
A park was mentioned in a document as early as 1280 and Habinton wrote of "a park on a mighty hill" in the 17th century. In 1836 it covered 76.8 hectares. St Aubyn also built a clock tower from 1883–1885, which is also a historic building II * today. Degree, and an entrance lodge. The North Lodge and various buildings on the property were built by the architect John Douglas around 1888, although an earlier lodge is mentioned as early as 1753.
The Abberley Hall School earned a good reputation; the Good Schools Guide calls it "a delight".
List of property owners
until 1487 : De Toeni family from Elmley Castle
1487–1531 : Crown
from 1531 : Sir Walter Walshe, page of the King's private apartments
until approx. 1590 : Walter Walshe (* 1550) from Marlborough
approx. 1590-1610 : Crown
1610–1645 : William Walshe (* 1581)
1645–1682 : Joseph Walshe (* 1634), royalist
1682–1708 : poet William Walshe (1663–1708), member of parliament, gentleman of the horse
from 1708 : Francis Bromley, named his wife Anne (b. Walshe)
from 1769 : William Bromley
1769–1803 : Robert Bromley, dsp
1803–1837 : Colonel Henry Bromley († 1837)
1844–1845 : John Lewis Moilliet, banker from Birmingham and Geneva
1845–1867 : James Moilliet, 1861 High Sheriff of Worcestershire
1867–1880 : Joseph Jones V (1817–1880), a coal, cotton and bank magnate from Oldham
1880–1888 : John Joseph Jones (1830–1888), cousin of Joseph Jones V and son of William Jones Sr. (1st Mayor of Oldham)
1888–1902 : William Jones Junior (1832–1902), 1899 High Sheriff of Worcestershire; Brother of John Joseph Jones
from 1902 : Frederick William Jones, son of William Jones Junior
until 1916 : James Arthur Jones, brother of Frederick William Jones
1916-present : Abberley Hall School
Individual evidence
- ^ Abberley Hall (that part in Abberley) . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ Abberley Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ Clock Tower to North of Abberley Hall . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ Abberley Hall . Good Schools Guide. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
swell
- Country Life . December 6, 1973. p. 1915
- JL Moilliet: Abberley Manor, Worcestershire . Elliot Stock, 1905.
- Dr. Treadway Russell Nash: History of Worcestershire . 1781-1799. P. 5.
- JW Willis-Bund (Editor): Victoria County History of Worcestershire . Volume 4. 1924.
- Abberley Hall (that part in Abberley) . Images of England. English Heritage.
- Abberley Lodge Purchase Agreement, March 30, 1844.
Web links
Coordinates: 52 ° 17 '44 " N , 2 ° 22' 32" W.