Blakesley Hall

About this place

Blakesley Hall is a Tudor hall on Blakesley Road in Yardley, Birmingham. It is one of the oldest buildings in Birmingham and is a typical example of Tudor architecture with the use of darkened timber and wattle and daub infill with an external lime render which is painted white. The extensive use of close studding and herringbone patterns on all sides of the house make this a home that was designed to show the wealth and status of the owner. The house is also jettied on all sides. At the rear of the hall built on the back of the chimney is a brick kitchen block dating from circa 1650. The hall is a timber framed farmhouse built in 1590 by Richard Smalbroke a man of local importance to Yardley. His family farmed at the hall and had other buildings in the surrounding area which were lost over time.