Historic houses · West Midlands
Eagle House
Eagle House — house in Eccleshall, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stone · 9.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Eagle House 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: "house in Eccleshall, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.8552°, -2.2565°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Eagle House is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire town of Eccleshall, England, which is currently an award-winning bed and breakfast.
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Background
History
Eagle House was erected to replace the old Eccleshall Poorhouse (Workhouse) and was built using construction materials from the demolished local Town Hall. The construction of Eagle House began in 1810 after permission for its construction was given by James Cornwallis, 4th Earl Cornwallis, then Bishop of Lichfield, who lived at Eccleshall Castle and owned much of the surrounding land. The first residents moved into Eccleshall's new Poor House in 1817. Reforms of the English Poor Laws meant that many of the nation's Work Houses merged and by 1840, all the former residents of Eagle House had been transferred to the workhouse in Stone, Staffordshire. records Christopher living at Eagle House,…
Visiting
In 2017, Eagle House was refurbished and is currently being used as a Luxury Bed and Breakfast and Self Catering Apartment.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.8552, -2.2565
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Stafford
- Parish
- Eccleshall
- Postcode
- ST21 6FA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stafford
- Nearest railway station
- Stone — 9 km
- Official site
- eaglehouse-eccleshall.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q26290847 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Eagle House, Eccleshall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eagle House?
- Eagle House is in Staffordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode ST21 6FA), in the parish of Eccleshall.
- Is Eagle House a listed building?
- Eagle House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Eagle House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ST21 6FA. It sits within the Stafford parliamentary constituency.