Haughton Hall (Shropshire)
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Haughton Hall is a country house in Haughton Lane in the market Shifnal in the English county of Shropshire . The house from the beginning of the 18th century, listed as Historic Building II * by English Heritage . Grade was listed, is now used as a hotel.
Details
The De Haughton family owned the land at this point in the Shifnal lordship as early as 1185. The property fell to Sir John Charlton at the beginning of the 14th century and to Richard Moreton at the beginning of the 16th century through marriage to a Charlton heiress . The Moreton heiress Anne married Humphrey Briggs from Ernestry in 1587 and the property remained in the hands of this family until the death of the fifth and last Baronet Briggs in 1767.
The current house was built in 1718 for Sir Humphrey Briggs, 4th Baronet , Member of Parliament for the constituency of Much Wenlock , originally in red brick two stories high and seven yokes wide. After 1767 the property was divided into three daughters and the house fell to George Townsend Brooke , son of Elizabeth Briggs . He had the house expanded and enlarged between 1820 and 1830. The outer walls were decorated with stucco and two two-story wings were added to the side.
After the death of William John Brooke in the field during World War I , the property fell to his nephew and was subsequently rented out for various purposes, including a. also briefly as a school. Ultimately, it was converted into a hotel.
A grave for a racehorse
The famous thoroughbred racehorse Gimcrack was buried on the property. This grave was marked with a small brick and stone pillar. It is west of the border wall to the old kitchen garden.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Haughton Hall . Images of England. Historic England. English Heritage. ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ↑ a b c Brooke Papers . National Archives. Reference 5735. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
Coordinates: 52 ° 40 ′ 21 ″ N , 2 ° 23 ′ 2 ″ W.