Little Aston Hall
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Little Aston Hall, in Little Aston
, Staffordshire
, England
, was constructed around 1730 by Richard Scott of nearby Great Barr Hall
, in a Georgian style
with a park and lake. The house was restyled by architect James Wyatt
for William Tennant in the early 19th century and was enlarged and improved at a reputed cost of £35000 in 1857 by Edward Swynfen Parker Jervis, son of Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent
, and great great nephew of Admiral John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
, the naval hero of the 1797 Battle of Cape St Vincent.
From the early 20th century the hall had a number of owners and in 1925 the estate of over 1500 acres (6.1 km²) was broken up when the hall was sold to Harry Scribbans with only 118 acre (0.47752948 km²) — the remaining land was sold by auction piecemeal. Unoccupied from 1950 the house became the Midlands regional headquarters of Esso
in 1954. From 1968 it served as a residential centre for GKN
. In 1984 the site was redeveloped, the hall was converted into seven superior residential apartments; seven new blocks each of six apartments were built in the grounds overlooking the lake, a further consignment of apartments known as Lady Aston Park, a BUPA Residential Care Home and private BUPA hospital followed. It is Grade II listed.
Little Aston
Little Aston is an affluent area of the district of Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England. At the last UK census there were 935 homes in the village, well over 10% of which were multi-million pound properties...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, was constructed around 1730 by Richard Scott of nearby Great Barr Hall
Great Barr Hall
Great Barr Hall is an 18th century mansion situated at Pheasey, Walsall, on the border with Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. It is, however, in a very poor state of repair and is on the Buildings at Risk Register.-The Scotts:In the mid-17th...
, in a Georgian style
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...
with a park and lake. The house was restyled by architect James Wyatt
James Wyatt
James Wyatt RA , was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the neoclassical style, who far outdid Adam in his work in the neo-Gothic style.-Early classical career:...
for William Tennant in the early 19th century and was enlarged and improved at a reputed cost of £35000 in 1857 by Edward Swynfen Parker Jervis, son of Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent
Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent
Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent was a Viscount in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.He was born Edward Jervis Ricketts, the second son of William Henry Ricketts and Mary Jervis, daughter of Swynfen Jervis, Rector of Meaford, Staffordshire and sister of John Jervis, 1st Earl of St...
, and great great nephew of Admiral John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB, PC was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom...
, the naval hero of the 1797 Battle of Cape St Vincent.
From the early 20th century the hall had a number of owners and in 1925 the estate of over 1500 acres (6.1 km²) was broken up when the hall was sold to Harry Scribbans with only 118 acre (0.47752948 km²) — the remaining land was sold by auction piecemeal. Unoccupied from 1950 the house became the Midlands regional headquarters of Esso
Esso
Esso is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies. Pronounced , it is derived from the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil, and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States. In 1972, it was largely replaced in the U.S. by...
in 1954. From 1968 it served as a residential centre for GKN
GKN
GKN plc is a multinational automotive and aerospace components company headquartered in Redditch, United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds and can trace its origins back to 1759 and the birth of the Industrial Revolution.GKN is listed on the London Stock...
. In 1984 the site was redeveloped, the hall was converted into seven superior residential apartments; seven new blocks each of six apartments were built in the grounds overlooking the lake, a further consignment of apartments known as Lady Aston Park, a BUPA Residential Care Home and private BUPA hospital followed. It is Grade II listed.