Introduction
Bramall Hall has a 19th-century parkland with two lakes. Other features include woodland and ornamental gardens. The site was taken over by local government in the 1930s and the hall is now a museum. The hall has gardens to the rear and possibly also an orchard. There is parkland and associated blocks of woodland, particularly Carr Wood to the south-east. The parkland is now a golf course.
The estate has been affected by 20th-century housing developments.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
www.bramallhall.org.uk/BH_visitor_info.asp
Owners
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Town Hall, Edward Street, Stockport, SK1 3XE
- Features & Designations
Features
- Lake
- Orchard
- Hall (featured building)
- Description: The hall, which has been described as one of the best timber-framed halls in England, dates from the 16th century, although there have been many later, particularly 19th-century additions. The hall was threatened with demolition and removal to America in the 1920s when it stood empty. It is now in local authority ownership.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Education
Survival
Extant
Hectares
28
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- University of Manchester and University of York, {A Survey of Historic Parks and Gardens in Greater Manchester}, York, 1994 A Survey of Historic Parks and Gardens in Greater Manchester
Contributors
Cheshire Gardens Trust
Greater Manchester Archaeological Unit