Introduction
The site was once part of the Knypersley Hall estate. The site was owned in 1778 by Hugh Henshall, brother-in-law of James Brindley, and the engineer in charge of completing the Trent and Mersey canal. He created two lakes at Greenway, the upper in 1781 being fed by the Trent via a leat from Knypersley. The larger lake, Knypersley Pool, was created in 1828 to feed the Caldon Canal via the Trent.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01782 518200Access contact details
The site is open to the public on weekends throughout the summer and on Sunday afternoons in the winter. See: http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/e-land/Countryside/OpenSpaces/OpenSpacesGreenwayBank.htm for details.
- History
Robert Bateman acquired Greenway in the 1840s before acquiring Biddulph Grange. A drive was built in 1850 by James Bateman from Biddulph Grange through Tinkers Clough and past the Warders Tower (built 1828), down to the dam. John Bateman had an important collection of New World plants here. By 1872 Robert Heath, living at the time at Biddulph Grange, had also acquired Greenway Bank and Knypersley Hall.
The house was demolished in 1973. The grounds were acquired by Staffordshire County Council to be a country park. The Serpentine dam was rebuilt in 1990 and a Jubilee Arboretum was planted at the head in 1977. Close to the site of the house there is a little grotto with tufa arches. Otherwise, little of the 19th-century designed landscape survives.
Period
- 18th Century (1701 to 1800)
- Late 18th Century (1767 to 1800)
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Features
- Kitchen Garden
- Description: The kitchen garden is now part of the car park.
- Pool
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Recreational
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Part: standing remains
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Biddulph
- References
References
- White, W. {A History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire} (Sheffield, 1851), ref: HH Williamson Esq. A History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire
- Garner, R. {The e Natural History of the County of Staffordshire}, p.128. The Natural History of the County of Staffordshire