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The Hall was requisitioned by the army during World War II. In 1948, with the aid of grant funding, the Keele estate was sold by the Sneyd family for the establishment of the University College of North Staffordshire, which in 1962 became Keele University. [2] Today, Keele Hall is used to host conferences, events and weddings. [10]
The Hall was rented by Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia from 1901 to 1910. [38] The Keele Hall library was put up for auction in 1903, as Walter Sneyd's collection of illuminated manuscripts and early printed books. Many of the manuscripts passed to Charles Fairfax Murray. [39] [40] The Johnson's Dictionary came up for sale in 1927. [41]
Keele Hall, 1879. Sneyd was born on 11 February 1752 in an old Staffordshire parliamentary family. He was a son of the former Barbara Bagot and Ralph Sneyd of Keele Hall, Staffordshire. [1] His younger brother, the Rev. Ralph Sneyd married Penelope Moore (a daughter of the Hon. Sir John Moore and granddaughter of Henry, Earl of Drogheda) [2]
Sneyd was a colonel in the King's army. Keele Hall was badly damaged in the Civil War and Sneyd suffered losses of up to £20,000 because of his loyalty to the king. He was killed by the last shot fired in defence of the Countess of Derby on the Isle of Man. [3] Sneyd married Felicia Archbold, daughter of Nicholas Archbold and Suzanna Borrough.
The buildings forming Keele University incorporate older buildings, in particular Keele Hall, a former country house, and The Clock House, formerly a stable block and coach house, both of which are listed, together with associated structures, including three lodges. The only modern building in the complex to be listed is the chapel.
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Keele is located in the Keele ward of the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme with its name drawing from the old Anglo-Saxon Cȳ-hyll = "Cow-hill". The 2001 census indicated the parish had a population of 3,664,(increasing to 4,129 at the 2011 census) most of whom students at Keele University as one of the halls of residence, Hawthorns , now sold ...