Bordesley Hall, Birmingham

Bordesley Hall was an 18th-century hall which stood in a 15 hectare (40 acre) park south of the Coventry Road in what is now Small Heath, Birmingham.

It was built for the manufacturer and banker John Taylor in 1767 to replace an existing manor house on land that had previously belonged to the Holte family. Taylor emparked the estate and created an ornamental pool with an island, bridge, and grotto.[1] On his death in 1785 the property passed to his son John and John's wife Sarah Skeye, whose seven children were all born at the Hall.[2] John, jnr was appointed High Sheriff of Warwickshire for 1786.

The hall was burned down in 1791 during the Priestley Riots.[3] It was rebuilt but demolished in 1840 and the estate sold off for housing development.

References

  1. ↑ "Bordesley,Bordesley Village". Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "TAYLORS". Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 7: The City of Birmingham". British History Online. Retrieved 15 September 2013.

Coordinates: 52°28′19″N 1°52′16″W / 52.472°N 1.871°W / 52.472; -1.871

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