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Barlaston Hall

Introduction

Barlaston Hall has an associated landscape park, with grassed lawns and flower beds.

Barlaston Hall has an associated landscape park. Features include grassed lawns with stone kerbed flower beds. Much of the original balustrading has gone and little planting survives. There are modern mixed borders on the south side.
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Owners

James and Carol Hall

History

Sir Robert Taylor built Barlaston Hall between 1756 and 1758. Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Limited purchased the estate in 1937 and built a model village for their employees. The hall underwent extensive restoration during the 1990s.

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Features & Designations

Designations

  • The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building

  • Reference: Barlaston Hall
  • Grade: I

Features

  • Lake
  • Tree Avenue
  • Description: The partial remains of a tree lined avenue between the hall and the Wedgwood factory.
  • Garden Terrace
  • Hall (featured building)
  • Earliest Date:
  • Latest Date:
Key Information

Type

Landscape Park

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

House

Survival

Reconstructed

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

Barlaston

References

References

  • Journal of Horticulture and Cottage Gardening 1867, Vol 37: 9-10.
  • Calvert, F. 1830. {A Series of Picturesque Views of the Seats of the Noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland}, p.37