Aston Hall Birmingham

Aston Hall is a first grade Jacobean house, located in Aston, Birmingham, England. It was originally designed by John Thorpe and erected between 1618 and 1635. Aston Hall was explored by Washington Irving, who inscribed about it as Bracebridge Hall. The inscription was taken from Abraham Bracebridge, spouse of the last partner of the Holte household to live there.

In 1864, the house was purchased by Birmingham Corporation, which made it the first historic country house to pass into metropolitan license and is still owned by Birmingham City Council.

It is now a society museum managed by the Birmingham Museums Trust and, emerging an important renovation finalized in 2009.

The building was severely destroyed after an invasion by Parliamentary troops in 1643. Some of the destruction is still noticeable, and it has a rift in the staircase where a cannonball went through a window and an open passage, and into the railing.

The house was inhabited in the Holte family till 1817 when it was born extensive contracted by James Watt Jr., the son of the industrial pioneer James Watt. The house was paid for in 1858 by a private corporation (the Aston Hall and Park Company Ltd) for use as a community garden and museum. After some years they ran into financial bankruptcy, it was purchased again by the Birmingham Corporation in 1864, which made it the first historic province house to pass into public ownership.

Aston Hall is accessible to everyone exploring the summer months.

An extensive renovation was carried out between 2006-2009.

It brags of several beautiful rooms which have furniture, portraits, textiles and metalwork from the exhibitions of the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

The easternmost part of the footings created a pathway for the A38(M) motorway, noon wa4 spammed as the Aston Expressway.

This begun at 1973.00 pm gave the city centre a direct connection with the M6 motorway.

Irving’s The Sketch Book stories narrated the melodious fascinating English Christmas festivities he remembered while staying in Aston Hall, which has primarily been vacated for a while.

ENTRANCE FEES.

Child: £3.00

Concession: £7.00

Adult Gift Aid: £9.90

Child Gift Aid: £3.30

Concession Gift Aid: £7.70

Below 3: FREE

OPENING TIMES

10-minutes is open from 12 pm to 4 pm, with the latter timed entrance to the Hall at 3.00 pm.

Time openings are at the ensuing times: 12.00noon, 12.15pm, 12.30pm, 12.45pm, 1.00pm, 1.15pm, 1.30pm, 1.45pm, 2.0left-handpm, 2.30pm, 2.45pm and 3.00pm.

Grounds and Stable Yard Café open from 12noon-4pm.

How to find Aston hall.

By Bus

From Birmingham City waiting point, board bus 65 and halt at Aston station bus stance.

You can also get through from other Birmingham waiting points. Board bus 11A or 11C halt at Witton Station bus stance.

By Rail

Aston Station is a 10-minute walk away. Turn right upon leaving the station and right again onto Grosvenor Rd. Walk straight on for 500m until you get to Witton Lane. Entrance to Aston Hall and Park is off Witton Lane on the left-hand side of the road.

CONTACT:

Trinity Road, Aston

Birmingham, B6 6JD

0121 348 8100

Website: www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/aston

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