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Oakley Hall

Introduction

Features at Oakley Hall include a grade II listed icehouse. There is also a grotto cut out of the natural sandstone with ashlar facings, approached down a flight of steps from the terrace at the north end of the garden. Aerial photographs of the site show a well-treed landscape with a lake.

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Features & Designations

Designations

  • The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building

  • Reference: Icehouse, gate piers, grotto, brewhouse, stable block and coach house
  • Grade: II

  • The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building

  • Reference: Oakley Hall and paired sphinxes
  • Grade: II*

Features

  • House (featured building)
  • Description: The hall was built by John Chetwode.
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  • Icehouse
  • Description: The icehouse is made of red brick and coursed sandstone rubble.
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  • Grotto
  • Description: The grotto is cut out of natural sandstone.
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  • Steps
  • Description: There is a flight of steps from the terrace to the grotto.
  • Terrace
  • Lake
  • Stable Block
  • Description: Red brick and ashlar stable block and coach house.
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  • Sphinx
  • Description: Pair of sphinxes at the east entrance.
  • Gate Piers
  • Description: Red brick ball-capped gate piers
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  • Garden Building
  • Description: Former brewhouse
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Key Information

Type

Park

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Survival

Extant

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

Loggerheads

References

Contributors

  • Staffordshire Gardens and Parks Trust