Brief Description
Astley Hall is a 19th-century house set in a small park with a lodge, formal garden and kitchen garden. In the mid-20th century the property belonged to the former Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin as Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. It is now in institutional use.
History
The house was built for the Lea family. It was later sold to the former Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. After his death in 1947 it became a school. It is now a nursing home.
- Features
Gate Lodge, Kitchen Garden
- Access & Directions
Directions
Three miles south-west of Stourport-on Severn via the A451, then the B4196, then a minor road west.
- Authorities
Civil Parish
- Astley and Dunley
- History
Detailed History
The house was built in the early 19th century.
It belonged to the Lea family.
The property was bought by Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (the former Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin) and owned by him until his death in 1947.
Earl Baldwin left the property to the city of Birmingham in his will, for use as a school.
It is now a residential nursing home.
Period
- Mid 19th Century
- Associated People
Just one person associated to Astley Hall, Worcestershire
- References