Brocton Hall
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Brocton Hall is an early 19th century Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...

 mansion now serving as a golf clubhouse at Brocton, Staffordshire
Brocton, Staffordshire
Brocton is a village and civil parish in the Stafford borough of Staffordshire, England. It about four miles south-east of Stafford town centre, and just outside the built-up area of Stafford, on the edge of Cannock Chase...

. It is a Grade II listed building.

The three storey, seven bayed house was built in 1801 for Sir George Chetwynd
Chetwynd Baronets
The Chetwynd Baronetcy, of Brocton Hall in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 1 May 1795 for George Chetwynd, of Brocton Hall, Staffordshire, for many years Clerk to the Privy Council. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Stafford and...

, but Sir George had inherited an estate at Grendon
Grendon, Warwickshire
Grendon is a Village and Civil Parish in North Warwickshire it situated three miles west of Atherstone and five miles east of Tamworth.- Old Grendon :...

 , near Atherstone, North Warwickshire in 1798 and moved his seat to Grendon Hall. Brocton became the home of junior members of the family.

The estate was sold in 1922 for development as a golf course, designed by Harry Vardon
Harry Vardon
Harry Vardon was a Jersey professional golfer and member of the fabled Great Triumvirate of the sport in his day, along with John Henry Taylor and James Braid. He won The Open Championship a record six times and also won the U.S. Open.-Biography:Vardon was born in Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands...

. In 1939 a fire damaged the building and the Hall was rebuilt but without its third storey.
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