Swinfen Hall
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Swinfen Hall is an 18th century country mansion house, now converted into an hotel, situated at Swinfen
, in the Lichfield District
of Staffordshire
in England
. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The Hall was built in 1757 by Samuel Swinfen to a design by architect Benjamin Wyatt, ( father of James Wyatt
) and remained the home of the Swinfen and Swinfen Broun families for almost two hundred years. The Hall was extended and improved in the early 20th century by Col. Michael Swinfen Broun. On his death in 1948 the estate was bequeathed to the Church and City of Lichfield
, and most of the land was sold off. The Hall stood unoccupied for many years until acquired in 1987 by the present owners and converted to an hotel.
Patience Swinfen, widowed daughter in law and heir of Samuel Swinfen, who died in 1854, was involved in a celebrated legal case
related to his will.
Swinfen
Swinfen is a small community about two miles south of Lichfield in the civil parish of Swinfen and Packington, Staffordshire.Swinfen is referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086 when the Manor was held by the Bishop of Lichfield....
, in the Lichfield District
Lichfield (district)
Lichfield is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. It is administered by Lichfield District Council, based in Lichfield.The dignity and privileges of the City of Lichfield are vested in the parish council of the 14 km² Lichfield civil parish...
of 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...
in 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...
. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The Hall was built in 1757 by Samuel Swinfen to a design by architect Benjamin Wyatt, ( father of 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:...
) and remained the home of the Swinfen and Swinfen Broun families for almost two hundred years. The Hall was extended and improved in the early 20th century by Col. Michael Swinfen Broun. On his death in 1948 the estate was bequeathed to the Church and City of Lichfield
Lichfield
Lichfield is a cathedral city, civil parish and district in Staffordshire, England. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly north of Birmingham...
, and most of the land was sold off. The Hall stood unoccupied for many years until acquired in 1987 by the present owners and converted to an hotel.
Patience Swinfen, widowed daughter in law and heir of Samuel Swinfen, who died in 1854, was involved in a celebrated legal case
Swynfen will case
The Swynfen will case was a series of English trials over the will of Samuel Swynfen that ran from 1856 to 1864 and raised important questions of ethics in the legal profession.-The case:...
related to his will.