Introduction
The hall dates from the early-19th century, with later additions. In a sale of 1814 the house was described as 'fronting a deer park or paddock substantially paled and planted round with forest & choise shrubs'.
The 1837 Tithe map shows a lawn to the south-east, a walled garden and a gardener's house. The garden front is at the east, including a terrace with formal planting. There are pleasure grounds to the north, an orangery, ice house, and a kitchen garden still productive in 1993.
The parkland is still good, and has a lake to the south. The margins are thickly planted. There is extensive 19th-century planting around the lake. Other features include an avenue and a double row of trees between the house and road shown on the 1926 Ordnance Survey map.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- History
The hall dates back to the early-19th century, though it features later additions. In a sale of 1814, the house was described as 'fronting a deer park or paddock substantially paled and planted round with forest and choice shrubs'.
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: Hall and attached orangery
- Grade: II*
Features
- Orangery
- Icehouse
- Kitchen Garden
- Tree Avenue
- Description: A double row of trees between the house and road.
- Lake
- House (featured building)
- Description: The house is now a wedding and conference venue.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Dunstall
- References
References
- Pevsner, N. {The Buildings of England: Staffordshire}, (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1974), p.124. The Buildings of England: Staffordshire
- White, W. {A History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire} (Sheffield, 1851), ref: Mrs Mary Arkwright. A History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire
- Larkcom, P. J., 'Moated Sites in South Staffordshire', {Transactions of the South Staffordshire Archaeological & Historical Society}, 24 (1984 for 1982-3), 8-65 Moated Sites in South Staffordshire
- Hardy, R. {A History of the Parish of Tatenhill}. A History of the Parish of Tatenhill