Somerford Hall
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Somerford Hall is an 18th century Palladian style mansion house at Brewood, Staffordshire which now serves as a conference and function centre. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The manor of Somerford was held from the 12th century until 1705 by the eponymous Somerford family. The old house and estate was briefly owned by Sir Walter Wrottesley until he sold it in 1734 to lawyer Robert Barbor for £5400.
Barbor replaced the old manor with the present mansion. The central seven bayed three storey block is flanked by single storey pavilions with pedimented gables and ball finials. The estate was purchased in 1779 by Hon Edward Monckton, (a younger son of Viscount Galway and half brother of General Robert Monckton) who had made his fortune in India. Monckton who was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1835, carried out alterations to the house including the provision of an entrance porch. The grounds were laid out by Humphrey Repton.
In about 1858 the then head of the Monckton family Francis Monckton moved to live at Stretton Hall and the Somerford house was let out to tenants.
In about 1945 the property was converted to residential flats but more rcently has been renovated and refurbished and opened as a conference centre.
