Historic houses · West Midlands
Barlaston Hall
Barlaston Hall — English Palladian country house in the village of Barlaston in Staffordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stone · 4.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Barlaston Hall is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "English Palladian country house in the village of Barlaston in Staffordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.9493°, -2.1587°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Barlaston Hall is an English Palladian country house in the village of Barlaston in Staffordshire, on a ridge overlooking the valley of the River Trent to the west, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Stoke-on-Trent, with the towns of Stone about 4 miles (6.4 km) to the south, and Stafford about 11 miles (18 km) south (grid reference SJ894391). It was bought by the Wedgwood pottery company in 1937, but disrepair and subsidence due to coal mining brought the hall close to demolition in the early 1980s. It was bought for £1 by a trust set up by Save Britain's Heritage and restored. It has returned to use as a private residence. The hall is a Grade I listed building.
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Background
History
Barlaston Hall was probably designed by architect Sir Robert Taylor for Thomas Mills, an attorney from Leek, in 1756 58, Following his death in 1931 the 380 acre estate was put up for sale and was bought by the Wedgwood pottery company in 1937, as a site to replace its operation in Etruria a few miles away in an industrial part of Stoke-on-Trent. A new electric pottery and model village for its employees were built in the grounds. From 1945 the hall housed the Wedgwood Memorial College, but when the building was found to contain dry rot, they left and moved elsewhere in the village. Wedgwood continued to maintain the Hall until the late 1960s after which the hall was vandalised and lead…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9493, -2.1587
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Stafford
- Parish
- Barlaston
- Postcode
- ST12 9AT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Established
- 1730
- Nearest railway station
- Stone — 4.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4861138 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Barlaston Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Barlaston Hall.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Barlaston Hall?
- Barlaston Hall is in Staffordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode ST12 9AT), in the parish of Barlaston.
- When was Barlaston Hall built?
- Built or established in 1730.
- Is Barlaston Hall a listed building?
- Barlaston Hall is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- How do I get to Barlaston Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Stone, about 4.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ST12 9AT.