Bramall Hall

Bramall Hall
Photo a long, two-storeyed house with exposed wooden beams, many gables and small-paned windows. In the foreground is a lawn and trees are on the left.
Bramall Hall from the west, the side of the main entrance, showing the courtyard and the north and south wings. The Great Hall is in the centre.
Bramall Hall is situated in the southern part of Greater Manchester, in the borough of Stockport, close to the borders with Cheshire and Derbyshire. It is in the north-west of England.
Bramall Hall is situated in the southern part of Greater Manchester, in the borough of Stockport, close to the borders with Cheshire and Derbyshire. It is in the north-west of England.
Location within Greater Manchester
General information
Architectural styleTudor
Town or cityBramhall, Greater Manchester
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°22′26″N 2°10′00″W / 53.3740°N 2.1666°W / 53.3740; -2.1666
Construction started14th century
Technical details
Structural systemTimber framed
Website
Bramall Hall – Stockport Council
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameBramall Hall
Designated9 August 1966
Reference no.1260476

Bramall Hall is a largely Tudor manor house in Bramhall, Greater Manchester, England. Its oldest parts date from the 14th century, with additions from the 16th and 19th centuries. It is a notable example of the timber-framed buildings found throughout the historic county of Cheshire. The house functions as a museum and its 70 acres (28 ha) of landscaped parkland (Bramhall Park) are open to the public.

The manor of Bramall was first described in the Domesday Book in 1086, when it was held by the Massey family. From the late 14th century, it was owned by the Davenports, who built the present house and remained lords of the manor for about 500 years. In 1877, they sold the estate of nearly 2,000 acres (810 ha) to the Manchester Freeholders' Company, a property company formed to exploit the estate's potential for residential building development. The hall and a residual park of over 50 acres (20 ha) was sold on by the Freeholders to the Nevill family of successful industrialists.

In 1925, it was purchased by John Henry Davies and then, in 1935, acquired by Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District Council. Following a local government reorganisation in 1974, Bramall Hall is now owned by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, which describes it as "the most prestigious and historically significant building in the Bramhall Park Conservation Area."[1]

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