West Midlands Galleries

Shugborough Hall : A National Trust property situated in Staffordshire in the Vale of Trent.

Shugborough Hall

A National Trust property situated in Staffordshire in the Vale of Tre ...

Updated: Jun 12, 2006 8:12am PST

Baddesley Clinton : Baddesley Clinton is a remarkable house that has remained largely unaltered for the last 500 years and has a facinating history much of which centers around its activities as a Catholic haven during the Reformation. There are three priest's holes in the house, two of which can be seen by visitors. Access to one is from the kitchen and the conditions must have been pretty horrendous as they shared space with the sewers. The house was occupied by the Ferrers family since 1517.

Baddesley Clinton

Baddesley Clinton is a remarkable house that has remained largely unal ...

Updated: Oct 14, 2005 8:26am PST

Upton House : Late 17th-century house with significant art collections and superb terraced gardens situated to the south of Stratford-upon-Avon

Upton House

Late 17th-century house with significant art collections and superb te ...

Updated: Sep 12, 2005 10:06am PST

Attingham Park : This is one of the most grand mansions in the Midlands and was built in 1785 to show the wealth and status of the first Lord Berwick. The house has been involved in several scandals during its history, incuding corrupt election practices in 1796 and the loss of the family fortune by the 2nd Lord Berwick in 1827. The house is now owned by the National Trust who are continuing to restore it.

Attingham Park

This is one of the most grand mansions in the Midlands and was built i ...

Updated: Sep 02, 2005 4:15am PST

Packwood House : The house, originally 16th-century, is a fascinating 20th-century evocation of domestic Tudor architecture recreated by Graham Baron Ash. Their are photos from 3 or 4 visits to the house

Packwood House

The house, originally 16th-century, is a fascinating 20th-century evoc ...

Updated: Aug 13, 2007 9:37am PST

Coughton Court, Warwickshire : Coughton Court is one of the last Roman Catholic house left in the country and still retain many of its historic treasures. Since the 15th century it has been the home of the Throckmorton family. There is a close connection with this house to the gunpowder plot of 1605 and remained a centre for Catholicism despite the persecution at the time. The house contains many priest holes where religious "refuseniks" could be hidden away.

Coughton Court, Warwickshire

Coughton Court is one of the last Roman Catholic house left in the cou ...

Updated: May 05, 2008 4:01am PST

Charlecote Park, Warwickshire : An Elizabethan manor house built around 1551 by Thomas Lucy whose family had property here since the 12th century, and whose descendants still live in the house. The original building has been much extended and the gatehouse is now the only fully Elizabethan piece remaining. Around the house is a superb deer park in which legend has it that Shakespeare poached.

Charlecote Park, Warwickshire

An Elizabethan manor house built around 1551 by Thomas Lucy whose fami ...

Updated: May 13, 2008 3:44am PST