| Aston Hall | |
 Aston Hall, after the coming of the railways, in 1851 |
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| Building | |
|---|---|
| Type | Mansion |
| Architectural Style | Jacobean |
| Location | Aston, Birmingham, England |
| Construction | |
| Started | April 1618 |
| Completed | April 1635 |
| Design Team | |
| Architect | John Thorpe |
| Awards and Prizes | Grade I listed |
Aston Hall is a Jacobean-style mansion in Aston, Birmingham, England. The Jacobean style is the name given to the second phase of Renaissance Architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. Aston is an area of the City of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland John Thorpe or Thorp (c 1565 - 1655 ? fl 1570 - 1618) was an English Architect. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance The Jacobean style is the name given to the second phase of Renaissance Architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. Aston is an area of the City of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Construction commenced in April 1618 and Sir Thomas Holte moved into the hall in 1631. Sir Thomas Holte bt (1571 - 1654 was the original owner of Aston Hall (a Jacobean country house in Birmingham) the man after whom the Holte End Construction was completed in April 1635. It was designed by John Thorpe. John Thorpe or Thorp (c 1565 - 1655 ? fl 1570 - 1618) was an English Architect.
The house was severely damaged after an attack by Parliamentary troops in 1643; some of the damage is still evident. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. There is a hole in the staircase where a cannonball went through a window, an open door and into the banister. The house was built for Sir Thomas Holte and remained in the family until 1817 when it was sold and leased by James Watt Jr, son of the world-famous industrial pioneer James Watt. Sir Thomas Holte bt (1571 - 1654 was the original owner of Aston Hall (a Jacobean country house in Birmingham) the man after whom the Holte End Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Watt ( 19 January 1736 &ndash 25 August 1819 Boulton proved to be an excellent businessman and both men eventually made fortunes The house was then purchased in 1858 by a private company (the Aston Hall and Park Company Ltd) for use as a public park and museum. After financial difficulties it was then bought by the Birmingham Corporation in 1864 becoming the first historic country house to pass into municipal ownership. Birmingham shown within Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
It was also visited by Washington Irving, who wrote about it as Bracebridge Hall, taking the name from Abraham Bracebridge, husband of the last member of the Holte family to live there. Washington Irving (April 3 1783 – November 28 1859 was an American Author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th
For a few years from 1878 the collections of art and the Museum of Arms were moved to Aston Hall after a fire damaged the municipal Public Library and Birmingham and Midland Institute which shared a building in Paradise Street, until the building of the current Art Gallery in the Council House. The Birmingham and Midland Institute ( now on Margaret Street in the city centre of Birmingham, England was a pioneer of adult scientific and technical education Birmingham City Council House in Birmingham, England is the home of Birmingham City Council.
In 1927, The Birmingham Civic Society designed formal gardens which were implemented by the city with a workforce recruited from the unemployed and paid for by government grants. The Birmingham Civic Society was founded at an inaugural meeting on 10th June 1918 in The Council House, Birmingham, England and is registered with However, the scheme included fountains, terracing and stone urns and a statue of Pan which the Civic Society paid for itself.
In 1934 the finished work was presented to the City Parks Committee and unveiled by the Vice President of The Birmingham Civic Society, Sir Gilbert Barling, Bart, CB, CBE. Sir Harry Gilbert Barling 1st Baronet CB CBE ( 30 April 1855 - 27 April 1940) was an English physician
Aston Hall is now a community museum of the Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery, managed by Birmingham City Council. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BM&AG ( is an art gallery in Birmingham, England. Birmingham shown within Though usually open to the public free of charge, it is closed throughout 2007 for renovation. It boasts a series of period rooms which have furniture, paintings, textiles and metalwork from the collections of the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BM&AG ( is an art gallery in Birmingham, England. Every two years the house hosts a Christmas celebration called "Aston Hall by Candlelight", in which actors help bring the period setting alive with mock 17th-century festivities, and the house is lit up by 500 candles. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar A candle is a Light source and sometimes a Heat source consisting of a solid block of Fuel and an embedded wick.
The grounds are now bisected by the A38(M) motorway, also known as the Aston Expressway. The A38(M is a Motorway in Birmingham, England. It is 2 miles (3 This opened in 1972 and gave the city centre a direct link with the M6 motorway. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway
Sources
- Davies, Stuart. By the Gains of Industry - Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery 1885-1985. Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. ISBN 0-7093-0131-6.
- Haywood, William (1946). The Work of The Birmingham Civic Society 1918-46. Kynoch Press.
- Hickman, Douglas (1970). Birmingham. Studio Vista Limited.
- Collection of Prints: With Brief Descriptive Notes, Anastatic Drawing Society, 1858
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