National Trust Benthall Hall

Website http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-benthallhall/

Classification Gardens, Historic Building

DescriptionHandsome 16th-century Shropshire house and restored garden.
Benthall Hall is a 16th-century English country house located close to the town of Broseley, Shropshire, Englans, and a few miles from the historic Ironbridge Gorge. It retains much of its fine oak interior, and an elaborate 17th-century staircase. It is still occupied by the Benthall family, but has been owned by the National Trust since 1958, and is open to the public two to three afternoons a week during the summer season (March-September).

The Hall was built around 1580, probably on the site of an earlier 12th-century manor. During the Civil War it was garrisoned, and was a site of several skirmishes.

The garden is largely the product of two tenants. George Maw (1832–1912), local pottery manufacturer and crocus enthusiast developed the garden from around 1865 onwards. Subsequently, the Victorian era Romantic painter and sculptor Robert Bateman (1842–1922), who was the son of a famous horticulturalist, added the rockeries and terraces of the current garden.

The Commonwealth era Church of St. Bartholomew stands close by the Hall. The Shropshire Way, a long-distance footpath, passes through the extensive woodland that lies to the north, between the estate and the River Severn.
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The AddressBenthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, TF12 5RX

Phone01952 882159

DateOct 20, 2006

Contact NameNational Trust

CategoryEngland > Shropshire
England > Shropshire > Attractions in Telford

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