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Aston Hall is a Grade I listed Jacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, England, designed by John Thorpe and built between 1618 and 1635. It is a leading example of the Jacobean prodigy house . In 1864, the house was bought by Birmingham Corporation , the first historic country house to pass into municipal ownership, and is still owned by ...
The Aston Hall Hospital site displays evidence of a multi-phase prehistoric landscape which spans the Mesolithic through to the Late Iron Age; Sherds of undecorated, carinated bowl tradition pottery dating to the Early Neolithic, Grooved Ware of Clacton style (in use between 2900 cal BC and 2100 cal BC) and Flints dating to the Early Neolithic.
The Hall passed to Charles Reed, who changed his surname to Verelst. [8] He was the illegitimate son of Arthur Charles Verelst (1779–1843), the third son of Harry Verelst and a cleric, who inherited Aston Hall in 1837. [9] [10] [11] Charles' eldest son, Harry Verelst, an amateur first class cricketer, died at the Hall in
Aston, as Aston Manor, was governed by a Local Board from 1869 and was created as an Urban District Council in 1903 before being absorbed in the expansion of the County Borough of Birmingham in 1911, [4] and a further part, Saltley was added in 1911. Aston Hall. In 1911 the civil parish had a population of 219,082. [5]
Sir Thomas Holte, 1st Baronet (c. 1571 – 14 December 1654) was an English landowner, responsible for building Aston Hall, in the parish of Aston in Warwickshire. The "Holte End" stand of Villa Park , the stadium of Aston Villa Football Club, sits on land originally part of the Aston Hall gardens and is named after Thomas Holte.
Aston Hall is a Jacobean building in Aston, Birmingham, England. Aston Hall may also refer to: Aston Hall, Aston on Clun, Shropshire; Aston Hall, Aston-on-Trent ...
Aston Hall, the seat of the Holte family. The Holte Baronetcy, of Aston in the County of Warwick, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 25 November 1611 for Sir Thomas Holte, of Aston Hall, then in Warwickshire. He was High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1599 and had been knighted by King James I in 1603. He was succeeded by ...
Aston Academy is the local high school, specialising in mathematics and computing. Most pupils come from the Aston-cum-Aughton area, with others from nearby villages such as Beighton, Woodhouse and Treeton. Local primary schools are: Aston C of E (Church of England) Aston Hall Primary; Aston Lodge Primary; Aston Springwood Junior & Infant School