Great barr hall

[jennyann]

It would be worth saving Great Barr Hall from the wreckers ball. Hopefully, there will be a use found for
the building via he public survey mentioned in the article. Fingers crossed: https://www.birminghammail.net/news...r-hall-survey-is-overwhelming-97319-31854159/

 

[Dave M]

Pity it`s not in that condition at this time :culpability:

 

[Wendy]

I do hope they manage to save it and make it into a useful building.

 

[Dave M]

https://www.lapwortharchitects.com/news/great-barr-hall/

 

[Dave M]

Progress at last ?


https://www.lapwortharchitects.com/news/great-barr-hall/

 

[Vivienne14]

Looks like a step forward David. Hope restoration goes to plan. Can't make out what the longer term plan will be, but all the same at least it looks like it will be restored. Viv

 

[Dave M]

As seen today

 

[Vivienne14]

They've got their work cut out. Do so hope it's successful. Viv.

 

[Stephen0002002]

Structurally it looks do-able to my untrained eye, but would take lots of cash and then what do you get ? a somethinglikeitusedtobe.
Great pics tho - thank you

 

[Petal]

Hi Dave,

I am looking to write a feature on Great Barr Hall for a heritage blog (Birmingham Conversation Trust). I have been looking to visit the site, but I have heard it is now really hard to get close to the Hall with security and trespassing etc.. I wondered if you would give me your permission to use your photos, they are great? Many Thanks

 

[Dave M]

Hi Dave,

I am looking to write a feature on Great Barr Hall for a heritage blog (Birmingham Conversation Trust). I have been looking to visit the site, but I have heard it is now really hard to get close to the Hall with security and trespassing etc.. I wondered if you would give me your permission to use your photos, they are great? Many Thanks

Petal was only thinking about the Hall yesterday and today, time for a visit, use any of my pics as you wish Dave

 

[Dave M]

​Great Barr Hall today, 6th Nov 2014 looks bleak

 

[farmerdave]

Very bleak indeed. Thanks very much for the photos you sent on Tuesday. Dave.

 

[Dave M]

Very bleak indeed. Thanks very much for the photos you sent on Tuesday. Dave.

Any time

 

[Austin K2]

Dave, is that hall going to be saved?

 

[Dave M]

Dave, is that hall going to be saved?

50 50,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, in my eye`s no

 

[DPL]

The building is a Grade 2 with star (Grade 2*) making it very difficult for the current owners to obtain a 'listed building consent' to demolish it. The building's Grade 2 with the added star status is perhaps more 'fanciful' than a mere Grade 2 which is what it should be, but there it is. It would seem the building owners are waiting for English Heritage to stump up a sizable grant to aid the rebuilding costs. The catch 22 for the building owners is the English Heritage grants generally come with a proviso requirement: a proviso of some degree for public admission to the rebuilt building, given that tax payers money have contributed to its restoration. The landed aristocracy get around this proviso by having their tax-funded homes open to the public for one or two days a year, much to their grovelling annoyance.

Other fanciful ideas that are banded & mooted about are the ideas for the eventual use of the building once rebuilt. The first step is to have the building re-graded to a mere Grade 2 listing (which is what it should be) and the listing limited to the front facia of the building: the remaining parts of the building's curtilage have no real merit for retention. This re-grading will aid (in various ways) all those interested parties that desire the realistic preservation to some (not all) of the building at least.

Sadly, the demise of this building falls directly towards Walsall Council elected official & officers (and over many years) that had a legal duty to protect, but greed and avarice for the building's demesne (and pool) and the 57 luxury dwellings to be built, took precedence over their public trust integrity. In summary, Great Barr Hall will have a future but not the future many people envision...the many people with sans money invested in this enterprise.

 

[Astoness]

thanks for the updated photos dave...shame to see the hall in such a state...

lyn

 

[Dave M]

​Great Barr Hall today 30th April 2015, and a notice do not know how old it is

 

[Dave M]

More info here, in the past i walked on the tip area

https://greatbarrhall.com/

 

[Hughes]

What is the latest on Great Barr Hall.I have been told its Status has been down graded?
Regards
John HUGHES

 

[Dave M]

https://www.greatbarrobserver.co.uk...at-barr-hall/story-29932025-detail/story.html




Will Wait and see

 

[Vivienne14]

Barr Hall in better days. Is there any news on the building? Viv.

 

[Dave M]

No news here,, pic from some time ago, lots of trees hiding the hall nowadays

 

[Lady Penelope]

Does anyone have a picture or any information on Nether Hall please? I seem to remember that it wa

 

[Dave M]

Nether House was replaced in 1777 with the start of Great Barr Hall

 

[Vivienne14]

Lady P. Nether House Farm (and Great Barr Hall) is mentioned in this Historic England listing. Viv.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1001202

 

[Vivienne14]

This was the replacement for Nether Hall/House. This 1830 drawing shows the house before it was altered in the 1840s. Viv.

 

[Lady Penelope]

Thank you all for the information. I don't know what happened to the end of my post though - somebody's nibbled it!

 

[mikejee]

A few recent photos of Great Barr Hall here:
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/st-margarets-hospital-pheasey-april-2019.117422/