Pype Hayes Hall
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Pype Hayes Hall is a former mansion house in the Pype Hayes
area of Erdington
, Birmingham
, West Midlands
. The hall is in Pype Hayes Park
by by the gardens. It was formerly in the historic county of Warwickshire
before being transferred into the new county of the West Midlands along with the rest of the city. It has Grade II listed status.
The history of the Manor of Pype is obscure, however it seems that the Manor was part of the dower of Dorothy Arden, daughter and co-heiress of Robert Arden of Berwood (now Castle Vale
), on her marriage in about 1625 to Hervey Bagot, second son of Sir Hervey Bagot, 1st Baronet
.
Bagot enclosed many acres of land and in about 1630 built the new mansion house and park. He lived in the house for 15 years before being killed at the Battle of Naseby
in 1645 as a Royalist Colonel in the Civil War
. Members of junior branches of the Bagot family continued to live at the Hall for over 250 years. Later additions to the property include the stable block which bears the date 1762 and the house was much enlarged and improved in the mid 19th century.
The poet Robert Southey
(1774–1843) worked at the Hall upon his 1833 biography of William Cowper
, a friend of the Bagots.
Between 1881 and 1888 the Bagots sold around 700 acres (2.8 km²) of the estate to Birmingham Tame and Rea Drainage Board for the creation and expansion of the Minworth Sewage Works. The house was let out to tenants before eventually being sold by the Bagots in 1920 to the City of Birmingham. The City adapted the park (Pype Hayes Park) for public recreation and the Hall has since been put to various public social uses. As of 2007, it is occupied by a child adoption service.
Pype Hayes
Pype Hayes is an area in the east of the Erdington district of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. It is located within the Tyburn ward.-Etymology:The name of the area derives from a major landowner in Erdington called Henry de Pipe...
area of Erdington
Erdington
Erdington is a suburb northeast of Birmingham city centre, England and bordering Sutton Coldfield. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
. The hall is in Pype Hayes Park
Pype Hayes Park
Pype Hayes Park is one of the larger parks in Birmingham. The park is in Erdiington Constituency and straddles the boundary between Pype Hayes and Erdington Pype Hayes Park is one of the larger parks in Birmingham. The park is in Erdiington Constituency and straddles the boundary between Pype...
by by the gardens. It was formerly in the historic county of Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
before being transferred into the new county of the West Midlands along with the rest of the city. It has Grade II listed status.
The history of the Manor of Pype is obscure, however it seems that the Manor was part of the dower of Dorothy Arden, daughter and co-heiress of Robert Arden of Berwood (now Castle Vale
Castle Vale
Castle Vale is a housing estate located near Erdington currently Castle Vale votes with Tyburn Ward which is part of Erdington constituency, northeast of Birmingham city centre in England...
), on her marriage in about 1625 to Hervey Bagot, second son of Sir Hervey Bagot, 1st Baronet
Baron Bagot
Baron Bagot, of Bagot's Bromley in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 12 October 1780 for Sir William Bagot, 6th Baronet.-Bagot family:...
.
Bagot enclosed many acres of land and in about 1630 built the new mansion house and park. He lived in the house for 15 years before being killed at the Battle of Naseby
Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was the key battle of the first English Civil War. On 14 June 1645, the main army of King Charles I was destroyed by the Parliamentarian New Model Army commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell.-The Campaign:...
in 1645 as a Royalist Colonel in the Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
. Members of junior branches of the Bagot family continued to live at the Hall for over 250 years. Later additions to the property include the stable block which bears the date 1762 and the house was much enlarged and improved in the mid 19th century.
The poet Robert Southey
Robert Southey
Robert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843...
(1774–1843) worked at the Hall upon his 1833 biography of William Cowper
William Cowper
William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry...
, a friend of the Bagots.
Between 1881 and 1888 the Bagots sold around 700 acres (2.8 km²) of the estate to Birmingham Tame and Rea Drainage Board for the creation and expansion of the Minworth Sewage Works. The house was let out to tenants before eventually being sold by the Bagots in 1920 to the City of Birmingham. The City adapted the park (Pype Hayes Park) for public recreation and the Hall has since been put to various public social uses. As of 2007, it is occupied by a child adoption service.