Brocton Hall
An eighteenth-century house whose present proportions reflect the loss of an upper floor in a twentieth-century fire.
An eighteenth-century house whose present proportions reflect the loss of an upper floor in a twentieth-century fire.
Register entry — BROCTON HALL. National Heritage List for England reference: 1116688. Recorded designation: Grade II listed building.
First listed: 1953-03-17. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1116688
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
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Record
- Eighteenth-century house altered after a twentieth-century fire
- United Kingdom
- Brocton
- West Midlands
- other
- 1953-03-17
Editorial reading
Historic England describes Brocton Hall as an eighteenth-century building with later additions at the rear. Its listing records that the original third storey was destroyed by fire in 1939 and had not been replaced when the account was prepared.
The recorded exterior has rendered brick walls, a seven-window frontage and a rounded central projection with a Doric porch. A basement lies beneath the principal storeys. The interior description identifies moulded plasterwork and a cantilevered stone stair with an iron handrail as significant features.
Our editorial reading: the building's reduced height is part of its history, not evidence that it was always designed with its present silhouette. The relationship between the curved entrance and surviving interior details offers a useful focus for architectural study.
Sources: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1116688 (checked 21 October 2026).
Recommendation
Current public interior access was not verified from the operator. Contact the responsible venue or owner before visiting; the statutory record neither confirms present room availability nor gives permission to enter private grounds.
Location and visiting
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Sources & credits
Source record: Wikidata
Source record: Eigen redactie
Source record: National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Source record: Wikimedia Commons
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