Introduction
Old Hall, Stone is an early-18th-century townhouse, previously with a walled garden and glasshouses, now lost. The wall remains.
The house itself is currently in use as offices by Stone District Council, but the garden area is lost, under tarmac. We have some knowledge of the lost garden, based on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (1880). This shows a rectangular walled garden, facing south-west with lawns, trees, and paths.
There is evidence of formal beds at the west end, together with two glasshouses. A third, larger glasshouse abuts the east end of the boundary wall, which faces south-east.
This wall is the only surviving feature of the garden. It stands about 2.4 metres high, and is of brick with stone coping. It is constructed in eleven curved bays, each 4.5 metres wide and 0.9 metres deep. It is in good condition, although partially overgrown with ivy.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Owners
Stafford Borough Council
Civic Centre, Riverside, Stafford,, ST16 3AQ
- History
This town house is thought to have been built in the reign of Queen Anne, and is known to have existed by 1712. It was re-designed in 1816 for local solictor, Edward Astbury.
Period
18th Century
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: Hall
- Grade: II
Features
- Garden Wall
- Description: This wall is the only surviving feature of the garden. It stands about 2.4 metres high, and is of brick with stone coping. It is constructed in eleven curved bays, each 4.5 metres wide and 0.9 metres deep. It is in good condition, although partially overgrown with ivy.
- Town House (featured building)
- Now Council Offices
- Description: The house was re-designed in 1816.
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Principal Building
Civil
Period
18th Century
Survival
Lost
Civil Parish
Stone