Stately homes · West Midlands
Keele Hall
Keele Hall — building in Staffordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Silverdale · 3.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Keele Hall is a stately home in the United Kingdom. Designed by Anthony Salvin. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "building in Staffordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.9998°, -2.2704°.
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Heritage listing
Keele Hall is a 19th-century mansion house at Keele, Staffordshire, England, now standing on the campus of Keele University and serving as the university conference centre. It is a Grade II* listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Keele Hall is a 19th-century mansion house at Keele, Staffordshire, England, now standing on the campus of Keele University and serving as the university conference centre. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The manor of Keele was purchased by the Sneyd family in 1544, a Staffordshire gentry family who held the mayoralty of the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme several times as well as lands in nearby Audley and Bradwell. The family prospered as coal (in nearby Silverdale, Staffordshire) and iron owners and also brick and tile manufacturers. During the English Civil War, Keele Hall was, allegedly, briefly instrumental is providing an asylum for King Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. As royalist supporters, following the final Parliamentarian victory, the Sneyd family were heavily fined.
Architecture
The interiors of the state rooms are decorated in a mixture of styles, including Louis XVI style and Renaissance Revival. Some rooms are influenced by the works of English architect William Kent. The Tudor Revival dining room features tapestries from the Aubusson Manufactory and carvings in the style of Grinling Gibbons.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.9998, -2.2704
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Parish
- Keele
- Postcode
- ST5 5BE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Established
- 1851
- Nearest railway station
- Silverdale — 3.7 km
- Official site
- www.keele.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1737723 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Keele Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Keele Hall 0791.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Keele Hall?
- Keele Hall is in Staffordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode ST5 5BE), in the parish of Keele.
- When was Keele Hall built?
- Built or established in 1851. Designed by Anthony Salvin.
- Who owns Keele Hall?
- Keele Hall is owned by | designation1 = Grade II*.
- Is Keele Hall a listed building?
- Keele Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Keele Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Silverdale, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ST5 5BE.