Himley Hall
In 1740 Himley Hall was a
manor with a medieval moated manor house. The owner John Ward of Sedgley
demolished it and commenced the Himley Hall that we know of today. The building
was not completed in one phase and gradually progressed into a grand hall over a
period of some eighty years.
With gardens by 'Capability
Brown' the Hall has undergone many changes. The most significant and recent were
in 1823 by the architect William Atkinson.
The hall was the home of the
Ward family who had links with the royal family. Royalty has stayed at the hall
and Edward VIII used to be a regular visitor. The Hall is now owned by the
Wolverhampton and Dudley District Council which includes the parklands of some
180 acres.
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