Blakesley Hall

Blakesley Road, Yardley, Yardley, B25 8RN

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Blakesley Hall, Birmingham, United Kingdom : Reviews of Blakesley Hall - Yahoo! Travel Blakesley Hall is a timber framed Elizabethan yeoman's farmhouse, built in 1590 in Old Yardley for Richard Smallbroke (a Birmingham businessman and farmer). The Ha... travel.yahoo.com Birmingham, WMD Castles & Stately Homes: Castles & Stately Homes in Birmingham, WMD, England Blakesley Hall was built at the end of the 16th century by a successful local merchant, Richard Smallbrook. The timber-framed house has been immaculately restored and the interior has been furnished with an inventory as close a... birminghamuk.worldweb.com Blakesley Hall In the 1930s, the Hall became a museum and both central heating and toilets were installed altering the layout of the ground floor. Restoration has involved removing these to reinstate the ‘Great’ and ‘Little’ Parlours. In these rooms, the family would dine, separately from t... birmingham.gov.uk Blakesley Hall - Birmingham City Guide venues & listings After painstaking and careful restoration, Blakesley Hall a stunning, Elizabethan yeoman’s house in Yardley, has reopened its doors to the public. Blakesley Hall has under-gone extensive renovations to reinstate the ground floor rooms, as closely as possible, to their original appearance. One o... 24hourmuseum.org.uk Blakesley Hall Through the Centuries Blakesley Hall was built in 1590, although excavations have revealed that the site was probably settled before 1350. When the hall was constructed, it would have been typical of a rich family's house of the period. It was constructed of pegged timber, with oak and hazel panels, filled in with dung a... birmingham.gov.uk Blakesley Hall « Birmingham: AAH The house has undergone few changes since. Of course it needed to be repaired by the bomb damage, and as mentioned earlier, some parts could not be rectified such as the wonky flooring on the first floor hall way. In 2002, the museum came into some money and they took the opportunity to sort out som... expbirmingham.wordpress.com Blakesley Hall, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK An Elizabethan yeoman farmhouse dating from 1590, located on the edge of Birmingham. The interior has period rooms, displays on 17th century life and timber-framed buildings, a fine long gallery and great parlour. Important surviving 16th century wall-paintings are also on display in the painted cha... bestloved.com Been There \| Tips \| Blakesley Hall One of the most charming small museums in Birmingham with a recently added visitor centre and tea room. A real Brummy gem. The house itself is very small, but taken together th... ivebeenthere.co.uk