Historic houses · West Midlands
Cofton Hall
Cofton Hall — country house in Worcestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Barnt Green · 1.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cofton 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 II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "country house in Worcestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.3732°, -1.9865°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cofton Hall is a country house on the Lickey Hills near Cofton Hackett, in the Bromsgrove District of north east Worcestershire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. Most of the original 14th century building has been destroyed, by a deliberate fire during the English Civil War after a visit by King Charles I, however the hall with a hammer-beam roof survives. The rest of the building was constructed in the 18th century.
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Background
History
The 14th century Hall was originally a timber framed house. The stone walls were added in the Victorian era. King Charles I stayed at the hall on the night of 14 May 1645 as guest of the owner, Thomas Jolliffe, during the English Civil War. The following day, before marching to Chester on 15 May, the Royalist soldiers set the Hall ablaze to prevent it falling into the hands of the Parliamentarian Army. Only the great hall survived.
Architecture
The three-storey six-bay building has a tiled roof. The old hall is 38 ft long and 21 ft wide. The roof has nine hammer-beams with spandrel brackets. These rest on octagonal corbels of wood. The area around the house are the remains of the foundations of older buildings.
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- Coordinates
- 52.3732, -1.9865
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Bromsgrove
- Parish
- Cofton Hackett
- Postcode
- B45 8BB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Nearest railway station
- Barnt Green — 1.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17547557 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cofton Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cofton Hall (geograph 2985685).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cofton Hall?
- Cofton Hall is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B45 8BB), in the parish of Cofton Hackett.
- Is Cofton Hall a listed building?
- Cofton Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Cofton Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Barnt Green, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B45 8BB.