Information for record number MWA9240:
Barrells Hall, Ullenhall

Summary A house originally built during the Post Medieval period and is surrounded by a park. There were additions and alterations made to the house in the Imperial period. It has recently been renovated and restored and is situated in Ullenhall.
What Is It?  
Type: House, Wall, Drain, Feature, Robber Trench, Culvert, Drain, Yard, Cellar, Floor, Building Component
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ullenhall
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 12 66
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The house started life as a farmhouse. In 1681 John Knight was the possessor of what was described as a manor house surrounded by a 400 acre estate. The south range was built for Robert Knight between 1792 and 1794. The porch and lower were added after the house had been bought by William Newton in 1853. The original house was fitted by Lady Luxborough in the 18th century.
2 The house stands in a beautiful wooded park. The estate was bought by Robert Knight, Lord Luxborough and Earl of Catherlough, from his second cousin Raleigh Knight in 1730. From 1739 to 1756 Lady Luxborough lived here apart from her husband and made the house the centre of a literary circle which included the poet Shenstone. The S front of the house, with a lofty portico, was probably built by the Earl around 1770. Later additions and alterations were made by the Newtons. It was seriously damaged by fire in 1933.
3 Lord Luxboroughs son, Robert, had the hall enlarged by the architect Joseph Bonomi between 1792-94. The house he built was serverely neo-classical, and retained the old Catherlough range as a service wing to the north. A two-storey porch/loggia was included on the south, entrance front. This loggia was removed following the sale of Barrells Hall (after 1855) to William Newton, a Birmingham industrialist, and a new entrance was constructed on the north side at the base of an octagonal tower. Bonomi’s original front door was made into a French window and the interiors remodelled. A conservatory or winter garden was added and acted as a new entrance hall. More alterations were carried out by William Newton’s son, THG Newton, including a new service wing to the east.
4 Barrells Hall has until recently (2003), survived as a roofless ruin. Building recording and a watching brief took place prior to, and during, the conversion of the house into a private home. Some footings relating to a probable yard area to the north of the north range and the possible footing of the north side of the Catherlough chapel were identified during the watching brief. No interior fixtures or fittings remained though the derelict nature of the Building did allow interpretation of the development of the Building to be made. Foundations to the north of the surviving structure were identified as formerly unknown cellars.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Country Houses
Author/originator: Tyack G
Date: 1994
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
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Volume/Sheet: 3
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Building Recording and Archaeological Watching Brief at Barrells Hall, Ullenhall, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Prentice J
Date: 2004
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Building Recording and Archaeological Watching Brief at Barrells Hall, Ullenhall, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Prentice J
Date: 2004
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Images:  
The ruins of Barrells Hall in Ullenhall
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2000
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The ruins of Barrells Hall in Ullenhall
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2001
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Barrells Hall, Ullenhall
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1900s
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument COUNTRY HOUSE * The rural residence of a country gentleman. back
monument YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument CONSERVATORY * A glasshouse used to grow and display tender decorative plants. May be either an extension to a house or freestanding. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument CULVERT * A drainage structure that extends across and beneath roadways, canals or embankments. back
monument ROBBER TRENCH * Use broader site type where known back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CELLAR * A room or group of rooms usually below the ground level and usually under a building, often used for storing fuel, provisions or wines. back
monument FARMHOUSE * The main dwelling-house of a farm, it can be either detached from or attached to the working buildings. back
monument DRAIN * An artificial channel for draining water or carrying it off. back
monument WINTER GARDEN * Originally an area planted with evergreens or winter-flowering plants for winter display, they can also be large glasshouses built for public entertainment where the original purpose of displaying plants has either disappeared or been minimalised. back
monument BUILDING COMPONENT * A structure which can be an area within a building, a separate building within a complex or a detached architectural component of a building back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument SERVICE WING * A building or wing of a large house in which the servants would live and carry out some of their duties. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument LOGGIA * A covered arcade, often attached to a building, open on one or more sides. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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