Hilton Hall

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Hilton Hall

Hilton Hall is an 18th century mansion in '' Hilton '' near Wolverhampton in the English county of Staffordshire . English Heritage has listed it as a Grade I Historic Building. Today it serves as an office and business center.

history

The first mansion on this site was commissioned by Sir Henry Swinnerton in the early 14th century. In 1547 Margaret Swynnerton and Henry Vernon of Sudbury Hall in Derbyshire married . Both partners were members of important Catholic families. Margaret inherited the property and house in 1562 after the death of her father Humphrey Swynnerton , which was recorded in a document dated May 8, 1564. After her death, the property remained in the Vernon family .

Henry Vernon , High Sheriff of Staffordshire , had the house remodeled in an early Georgian style around 1720 . The main block is three stories high and has huge corner pillars topped with urns.

The Vernon family had an unusual hexagonal tower built on the site dedicated to the memory of Admiral Edward Vernon and his capture by the Spaniards in Portobelo , Panama in 1739 . This monument has also been listed as a Grade I Historic Building.

In 1955 the family sold the property to the nuns of the Order of Saint Joseph of Bordeaux for use as a convent. From 1986 to 1999 the house served as the headquarters of the Tarmac Group . Today it is a trade office and business center.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d Hilton Hall: History . Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 31, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hiltonhall.co.uk
  2. ^ The History of Parliament: Members 1509-1558 - Swynnerton, Humphrey (Author: ADK Hawkyard) . Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b c Hilton Hall . British Listed Buildings. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  4. ^ Vernon Genealogy . Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  5. ↑ Tarmac unveils demerger plans . This is money. June 15, 1999. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ Hilton Hall: About us . Retrieved August 31, 2015.

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Coordinates: 52 ° 38 ′ 39.8 "  N , 2 ° 4 ′ 20.6"  W.