Berkswell Hall
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The hall is a Grade II* Listed building situated in a landscaped park.
The present house was built c.1815 by Sir John Wilmott, who later became Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemens Land. In 1843 it was taken by Rev. Charles Bickmore who opened a school there. The hall and estate were purchased in 1860 by Thomas Walker, an iron master of Wednesbury.
Following his death, the estate was sold in 1888 for Mr Joshua Hirst Wheatley of Mirfield, Yorkshire.
Mrs Walker's boudoir, known as 'The Blue Room' from the colour of the upholstery, was donated to the National Trust by the Wheatley family, who owned the hall for almost 100 years from 1888. The National Trust installed 'The Blue Room' in its entirety at Lanhydrock in Cornwall.
Mr Wheatley died in 1925 and the hall was then taken over by his son, Colonel Charles Joshua Hirst Wheatley, who moved with his wife into the hall from Hill House. Colonel Wheatley died in 1943 at the age of 55 and the estate passed into the hands of his trustees, although his widow, Christobel, continued to live at the hall for a further 40 years. She died on 31st December 1987, aged 89.
The hall was sold in 1984 by the Trustees of the late Colonel Wheatley and converted into apartments.
The Berkswell Estate
Berkswell Hall Park
off Meriden Road
Berkswell
Solihull
United Kingdom
CV7 7BG
www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-218079-berkswell-ha...
The present house was built c.1815 by Sir John Wilmott, who later became Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemens Land. In 1843 it was taken by Rev. Charles Bickmore who opened a school there. The hall and estate were purchased in 1860 by Thomas Walker, an iron master of Wednesbury.
Following his death, the estate was sold in 1888 for Mr Joshua Hirst Wheatley of Mirfield, Yorkshire.
Mrs Walker's boudoir, known as 'The Blue Room' from the colour of the upholstery, was donated to the National Trust by the Wheatley family, who owned the hall for almost 100 years from 1888. The National Trust installed 'The Blue Room' in its entirety at Lanhydrock in Cornwall.
Mr Wheatley died in 1925 and the hall was then taken over by his son, Colonel Charles Joshua Hirst Wheatley, who moved with his wife into the hall from Hill House. Colonel Wheatley died in 1943 at the age of 55 and the estate passed into the hands of his trustees, although his widow, Christobel, continued to live at the hall for a further 40 years. She died on 31st December 1987, aged 89.
The hall was sold in 1984 by the Trustees of the late Colonel Wheatley and converted into apartments.
The Berkswell Estate
Berkswell Hall Park
off Meriden Road
Berkswell
Solihull
United Kingdom
CV7 7BG
www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-218079-berkswell-ha...
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Coordinates: 52°24'43"N 1°38'48"W
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- Netherswell Manor 55 km
- Birtsmorton Court 62 km
- Asthall Manor 68 km
- Hampton Court 77 km
- Lyford Grange 86 km
- Hill Court Manor 88 km
- Berkswell Hall Park 0.2 km
- Home Farm 0.6 km
- Berkswell Quarry 1.8 km
- Hill House Farm 1.8 km
- Meriden 1 Quarry 2.3 km
- Best Western Plus Windmill Village Golf Club 4.8 km
- Torrington Avenue Industrial Estate 5 km
- Westwood Business Park 5.2 km
- Solihull (Metropolitan Borough) 6.2 km
- Warwickshire 13 km