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Edgbaston Hall

Vivienne14

Vivienne14

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The estate has a long history, but in summary:

The original house was burnt down in 1688 because of the religious beliefs of the occupants (the Gages). The estate passed to the wife of Thomas Belasyse, Lord Fauconberg. In 1717 they sold the manor, still in ruins, to Sir Richard Gough, who rebuilt the Hall. The Goughs lived here for most of the 18th century. It later became part of the Calthorpe family through a Gough/Calthorpe marriage in 1783, but they didnt occupy the Hall. It was leased to Dr William Withering (d 1799), a physician and botanist. There was a succession of occupants including a doctor and politician.

In 1936 Edgbaston Golf Club became tenants, with the Hall becoming the clubhouse and the grounds made into the golf course.

It is Grade 2 listed. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1001201?section=official-list-entry


The Hall in 1829
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thanks viv...your drawing 2 shows a church to the right of the hall...what church would that be and is it still there i wonder ?

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I am a member of this club with its very impressive clubhouse. It still has lots of oak panelling and original features inside. The grounds are extensive and there were lots of foxgloves growing in the gardens. There still are a few. Dr William Withering isolated digitalis from the foxglove and used it to teat people dropsy, or oedema caused by heart failure as its now called.

The church is still there to the right of the building.
 
Sir Richard Gough reconstructed the church in 1725. I think, judging by this 1844 drawing, the church must have been further modified. I wondered why ivy was growing up the walls in the drawing - unusual for a church. Or maybe this was a retrospective view depicting pre-1725 and Gough's reconstruction ?

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The Church has a fascinating history going back to a chapel of 1270.

www.edgbaston.church

History of the Church - Edgbaston Church

About History of the Church In the early 1270s Henry de Edgbaston built a small chapel dedicated to St Bartholomew adjacent to his manor house. The chapel, mentioned as part of a legal dispute that took place in 1279, was originally the length of the present nave, and the width of the tower. In...
www.edgbaston.church www.edgbaston.church
 
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