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Bromwich Castle was a motte castle in the large village now called Castle Bromwich in the West Midlands. [1] Bromwich Castle is a scheduled monument. [2]The site was excavated by Birmingham Museum between 1969 and 1971, revealing evidence of a timber lining to the motte, 12–13th century buildings inside the bailey, and a 16th-century house.
Castle Bromwich (/ b r ɒ m ɪ tʃ /) is a large suburban village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England.It borders the rest of the borough to the south east, Sutton Coldfield to the east and north east, Shard End to the south west, Castle Vale, Erdington and Minworth to the north and Hodge Hill to the west.
For a payment of £1000 to support efforts for suppressing a rebellion in Ireland, [3] King James I of England created him Baronet of Castle Bromwich on 25 November 1611 (10 Jac 1). [4] He was knighted the following year.
The Hall was sold in 2007 to Theodore Alexander, furniture designers and manufacturers who planned to restore the property and open their European showroom there in 2008. In 2009, Castle Bromwich Hall was put up for sale, with the estate agents Knight Frank, with an asking price of £5 million.
Until 1878, the church was a chapel to Castle Bromwich Hall, the adjacent Jacobean mansion, and part of the large Aston Parish. It then became the Church of England parish church of Castle Bromwich. Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens surround the Hall. The North Garden has double iron gates, which lead to the Church grounds.
Castle Bromwich Hall was built between 1557 and 1585 by Sir Edward Devereux, the first MP for Tamworth. Sir Orlando Bridgeman bought the Hall and Gardens in 1657 for his son, Sir John Bridgeman I. He made changes to both around the year 1700 advised by his cousin, Captain William Winde .
The Castles of Burgundy is a board game for two to four players, set in Medieval Burgundy.It was designed by Stefan Feld and illustrated by Julien Delval and Harald Lieske, and was published in 2011 by Ravensburger/alea. [2]
The Castle Bromwich exhibition hall and railway station, seen on a contemporary Ordnance Survey 1st edition 1:25 map The nearby Castle Bromwich railway station received many important visitors for the BIF, including King George V and Queen Mary in 1928, the Duke of York , Princess Mary and Lord Harewood .