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Priors Lee (also known as Prior's Lee, Priors Lee Hall, Prior's Lee Hall)

Introduction

Priors Lee Hall is an early-18th-century building, with associated grounds within the limits of modern Telford.

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Directions

Priorslee parish, Telford.

History

Priors Lee Hall was built in the early-18th century. By 1827 it had a park that stretched south from the Hall towards the Priors Lee-Haughton road. A trackway or approach ran from the road on an approximate south-east/north-west alignment to the west of the Hall. By 1881 the park's boundary was defined by the Priors Lee-Haughton road, although a large portion of its south-west extent had been taken up by a colliery. There was a lodge at the south-east corner of the park. Two short lines of trees, possibly once part of a ride, are indicated to the south of the Hall. In the vicinity of the Hall, a formal lay-out of gardens is suggested and included shrubs or trees, footpaths and a footbridge; a wooded area of trees or shrubs lay to the south.

Features & Designations

Features

  • Garden Building
  • Description: Lodge
  • Avenue
Key Information

Type

Garden

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Survival

Part: standing remains

References

References