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again great photos two....now living a stones throw from where the hall was what a delight it would have been for me to have this great building on my doorstep and now it has gone for ever and the great tragedy is it was not in disrepair...falling down or derelict...
cookie273uk
master brummie
Yet again a beautiful building demolished, I'm pleasantly surprised Aston Hall is still standing. Eric
Great photos Two. The hunting scenes look Edwardian. Viv.
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
Somerset John Gough-Calthorpe was the 7th Baron Calthorpe and he had inherited the title on the death of his brother Augustus in 1910. He was succeeded by Somerset Fredrick Gough-Calthorpe who died in 1940.
So at the time of the sale of Perry Hall in 1920 it was Somerset Fred (8th Baron) who was in charge. He had succeeded to the Perry Hall Estate at Somerset John’s death in 1912 and also to the Woodlands Vale Estate near Ryde. The Edgbaston Estates of the Calthorpes did not go with the title when the 6th Baron died in 1910.
It looks as if the 8th Baron was not too keen on Birmingham and may have preferred Ryde, as references to Birmingham disappear after about 1922.
Dennis Williams
Gone but not forgotten
Scout Camp in the grounds of Perry Hall in 1913. Viv.
Out in the sticks Brummy
master brummie
Fantastic photos I have attached a photo of my grandpa as a young lad with a hunter from the stables at Perry Hall my great granddad was a coachman still finding out about the family I don't think they lived at the hall estate but came visiting and as Grandpa was an ostler he came with the horse
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Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
Lovely photo, hope you don’t mind but I did a quick enhancement to see more detail.
Out in the sticks Brummy
master brummie
Thank you Lyn I have quite a few old photos that came from Mom and Dads but only that one of Perry Hall in the 1800'sfantastic photo of your grandad at the hall....how lucky you are to have it
lyn
Richard Dye
master brummie
Out in the sticks Brummy
master brummie
The stable gate was the entrance from Perry ave
Cassy
knowlegable brummie
Hi I'm so pleased to have found this very informative thread about Perry Hall, and the fabulous photographs. Today I found that a relative was living at Colliery Cottage close to Perry Hall on the 1881 census. The census shows Perry Hall, and on the next page two dwellings called "The Laundry" and then two dwellings called "Colliery Cottage". Living at both dwellings called The Laundry is a gardener and laundress, and at both Colliery Cottage's a woodsman. I wonder if anyone would know if these cottages were part of the Perry Hall estate? Many thanks
PS Since making this post I've found that my relative is a Woodsman at the Perry Hall Estate on the 1911 census - living at Perry Village.
PS Since making this post I've found that my relative is a Woodsman at the Perry Hall Estate on the 1911 census - living at Perry Village.
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Does anyone know of the sale at Perry Hall in 1912? I have a portrait of an unknown gentleman that came from that sale, which my mother bought from someone who had been at that sale. Apart from the catalogue, are there any photographic records of pictures that were in the house? after alot of research, I think my portrait is of one of the Gough Calthorpes. I thought it maybe Frederick Henry william GC 5th Baron, but this is all speculation. There was a wonderful site called PerryBar Beyond, which did have info about Fred Vth but I cannot find it anymore. Does anyone have any info around the sale?,
Was the old mill part of the Perry Hall estate ? Great photo of the mill. Looks early 1900s. Viv.
yes as i thought the old mill was on the old mill race and smack on where one stop shopping centre is now...move the blue dot on the map below for exact position
