Dudmaston Hall is a 17th century country house in the care of the National Trust in the Severn Valley, Shropshire, United Kingdom. The Severn Valley is a rural area of mid-western England, through which the River Severn runs and the Severn Valley Railway steam heritage line operates Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
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Location
Dudmaston Hall is located near the village of Quatt, a few miles south of the market town of Bridgnorth, just off the A442 road. Quatt is a small village in Shropshire, England in the Severn Valley. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Bridgnorth is a Town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. The A442 is a main road which passes through the counties of Worcestershire and Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. You can arrive at the hall by car, or walk one mile from Hampton Loade railway station and cross the River Severn using the chain ferry. Hampton Loade railway station is a station on the Severn Valley Railway heritage line close to the hamlet of Hampton on the western bank of the River Severn For other rivers named "Severn" see Severn River. The River Severn ( Welsh: Afon Hafren, Latin Hampton Loade Ferry is a current operated pedestrian Chain ferry, sometimes called a Reaction ferry, which links the villages of Hampton Loade and
History & Amenities
The property is a late 17th century country mansion and an example of a traditional Shropshire country estate in that it comprises the main hall, the landscaped gardens, parkland, managed woodlands, lakeside, farmland and the estate cottages for example at Quatt, a model village designed by London architect John Birch in 1870 for the workers and tenants of the estate. Quatt is a small village in Shropshire, England in the Severn Valley.
The hall has been in the same family for 850 years and was given to the National Trust in 1978.
The hall contains an outstanding art collection, described by the National Trust as "one of Britain's most important public collections of modern art"[1], including sculptures by Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth plus an extensive collection of mid-20th century Spanish paintings and pottery, collected by former resident Sir George Labouchere during his diplomatic service[2]. Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986 was an English artist and sculptor. Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE (January 10 1903 &ndash May 20 1975 christened Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth) was a major British
Fishing permits to some of the estate's pools are available from Kinver Freeliners angling club.
Charles Babbage
In 1814, Georgiana Whitmore, the daughter of the then owners, married computing pioneer Charles Babbage. Babbage lived at Dudmaston Hall for significant periods and even engineered the central heating system[3]. Their son Henry Prevost Babbage's 1910 Analytical Engine Mill was on display at Dudmaston Hall until the 1980s, after which it was moved to the Science Museum[4]. For science museums in general check out Science museum. The Science Museum on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London is part