Great Barr Hall, Walsall - Walsall / Sandwell
Parkland and pleasure grounds, partly by Humphry Repton and John Nash. Much of the historic park was built over as a hospital in C20, in turn replaced by a modern housing estate. Due to longstanding lack of regular maintenance, the pleasure grounds and planting around the lakes are now completely overgrown. The banks of the lakes are being eroded, though repairs to some outfalls and spillways were carried out in 2017. Proposals for conversion of the hall to a hotel and new housing in the park have been refused, and the house and associated land were put up for sale in 2021.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Great Barr Hall
- Heritage Category:
- Registered Park and Garden grade II
- List Entry Number:
- 1001202
- Local Planning Authority:
- Walsall
- Site Type:
- Gardens parks and urban spaces > Landscape park
Location
- Locality:
- Walsall
- County:
- West Midlands
- District / Borough:
- Walsall / Sandwell
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Walsall South / West Bromwich East
- Region:
- Midlands
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Park and garden
- Condition:
- Extensive significant problems
- Vulnerability:
- High
- Trend:
- Declining
- Ownership:
- Private, multiple owners
- Designation:
- Registered Park and Garden grade II, 3 LBs, part in CA
Contact Details
Louisa Moore 0121 625 6883
