Record Details
| MonUID: | MST5191 |
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| HER Number: | 09209 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Himley Hall |
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Summary
A listed country house, built in circa 1740 and enlarged between 1824 and 1827 by William Atkinson. The house if of ashlar construction with hipped slate roofs and rendered chimney stacks. Charles Cope Tubshaw is recorded as having made chimney pieces for Himley Hall.
Monument Type(s):
Associated Events:
- EST842 - An archaeological watching brief at Himley Hall, Himley, January to February 2003. (NRHE Name - Himley Hall) (Ref: PN. 1033)
Protected Status:
- Listed Building (II*) 1576/05/059: Himley Hall
Full description
Mansion: A country house of early 18th century date, enlarged 1827. <1>
Himley Hall is believed to occupy the site of a former medieval moated manor site (PRN 01149). The manor house, and the Barony of Birmingham, was inherited in 1740 by John Ward of Sedgley. He demolished the house and backfilled the moat, constructing a new palladio style residence on the site.
Watching brief conducted in 2003, during ground works for the replacement of a sewage pumping station and other works, comprising of 8 trenches positioned to the east and south of Himley Hall. Features contemporary with the first phase of building of the Hall in the 18th century, together with 19th century drains and culverts, were found to the east and south. Two brick walls appeared to represent a later phase of building activity, probably contemporary with the hall of the 1740s, which was itself originally built in brick. It is possible that these were garden walls, or may have been associated with the structures that once abutted the eastern elevations of the north and south wings (although scarring for these structures on the façade of the building did not appear to relate to the position of the walls seen in the trench).
Brick features and an arched culvert were possibly part of an associated inter-connected drainage system of 19th century date, during which time a complete redesign of the house was inaugurated (1823). (JM, 28/4/03) <2>
Himley Hall which stands today was mainly the work of a the famous London architect, William Atkinson who was invited by John William Ward, 4th Viscount Dudley to remodel the building in 1823. <3>
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SST372 - Designation Record: Department of the Environment. Ongoing. Listed Buildings of Special Architectural or Historical Importance (Green and Blue Backs). |
| <2> | SST3758 - Watching Brief Report: Martin, H R (Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit). 2003. Himley Hall, Himley, Staffordshire: Archaeological Watching Brief. Trench 1; 5. |
| <3> | SST3774 - Desk Based Assessment Report: S.R. (Countryside Planning and Management). 2001. Archaeological Assessment: The Limes, Churns Hill Lane, Himley, Staffordshire. Page 6. |
Related records
| 01149 | Parent of: Himley Hall moated site, Himley (Monument) |
| 20730 | Parent of: Himley Hall Park (Monument) |
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