| Abberton Hall | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Entrance to Abberton Hall | |
| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Location | Abberton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°10′43″N 2°00′34″W / 52.17861°N 2.00944°W / 52.17861; -2.00944 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
Abberton Hall is a small country house in the village of Abberton, Worcestershire, England, near Pershore.
History
See also: History of Worcestershire § Georgian society, politics and religionIt is an irregular two-story house, faced with modern brick, with at its core the timber-framed house of the Sheldon family, with a brick facade and a massive stone chimneybreast (dated 1619). Abberton Hall was the seat of William Laslett, Member of Parliament (MP) for Worcester. This was also the home of Benjamin Gibbon (born 1914), who created murals in the garden loggia, dated to 1937.
References
- ^ Burke 1858, p. 671.
Biography
- J.B. Burke, A Visitation of Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1852–55, ii, p. 175
- Country Life, lxxxi, p. 24
- R. Lockett, A survey of historic parks and gardens in Worcestershire, 1997, p. 3
- Sir N. Pevsner, The buildings of England: Worcestershire, 1968, p. 68
- P. Reid, Burke's & Savill's Guide to Country Houses: vol. 2, Herefordshore, Shropshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, 1980 p. 191 (contains illustration)
Attribution
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Burke, Bernard (1858). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland (Public domain ed.). Harrison.
External links
- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1259952)". National Heritage List for England.
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