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Warley Hall
Hob Uid: 329232
Location : Sandwell Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SP0107086160
Summary : Site of country house built during the 18th century close to Warley Tor which was the site of a moated grange of Halesowen Abbey, no traces of which survive. Warley Hall was demolished in 1958.
More information : SP 003885.? Moated site at Warley Abbey No 67 (? = highly likely to possible). (1) Moat, Warley Hall. No 162. (2) (SP 01078616) Warley Abbey (NAT) (3) Warley Abbey, was earlier called Warley Hall and was built in the 18th century, close to the site of Warley Tor which had been situated on an old moated site, a former grange of Halesowen Abbey. The site is commemorated in the "Moat Field", and that of the monks chapel in the "Chapel Field", both in the upper portion of Warley Park. (4-5) Warley Abbey was demolished in 1957 and the Park was opened to the public. There are no remains of the moated grange or chapel. The field names referred to above have not been sited. A Tithe Map for Warley appears not to exist locally and the names have not been encountered on other early maps of the district. (6) SP 011 862. Noted in gazetteer. Descriptive comments. (7) SP 00 86? Noted in gazetteer. (8)

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Source details : Moated Site List Birm Mus 1975
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Source details : 6" Provisional Edition 1966
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Source details : Smethwick Telephone. Jan 25th - Mar 1st 1957 (Cuttings Book in possession of Smethwick Library)
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Source details : Brassington W S. 1894. Historic Worcestershire, 223-6
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Source details : F1 ASP 24-AUG-76
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Source details : (P J Larkham)
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Source details : (P J Larkham)
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Source details : West Midlands
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Chapel, Premonstratensian Grange, Moat
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built in C18
Monument End Date : 1799
Monument Start Date : 1700
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Demolished
Monument End Date : 1958
Monument Start Date : 1958
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Demolished Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SP 08 NW 4
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1976-08-24
End Date : 1976-08-24

Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 2002-01-01
End Date : 2002-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 2005-01-01
End Date : 2005-12-31

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Warley Hall