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Apley Hall

A Grade II* Listed Building in Stockton, Shropshire

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Latitude: 52.5811 / 52°34'51"N

Longitude: -2.4268 / 2°25'36"W

OS Eastings: 371177

OS Northings: 298224

OS Grid: SO711982

Mapcode National: GBR BY.BK86

Mapcode Global: WH9DP.PDL4

Plus Code: 9C4VHHJF+C7

Entry Name: Apley Hall

Listing Date: 29 September 1951

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1294171

English Heritage Legacy ID: 254922

Also known as: Apley Park (secondary Modern School)
Apley Park

ID on this website: 101294171

Location: Shropshire, WV15

County: Shropshire

Civil Parish: Stockton

Traditional County: Shropshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire

Church of England Parish: Stockton St Chad

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

Tagged with: English country house

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 25/07/2019

SO 79 NW
15/27

STOCKTON
Apley Park
Apley Hall

(Formerly listed as Apley Park (Secondary Modern School), STOCKTON)

29.09.51

II*
One of the most famous seats of Shropshire. The present Gothic style mansion erected circa 1812 (architect unrecorded) incorporating earlier Georgian mansion. Built of Grinshill stone with battlemented parapets, mullioned windows, oriels etc; southern front dominated by a central tower; porte cochere to the east; end facade of old C18 house masked by false chapel-like window. To the north, a symmetrical arrangement of sashes makes the earlier building easily recognizable.

Principal rooms have typical mid-C19 "Gothic" decoration; plaster groined ceilings; double staircase; marble mantlepieces brought from old Dorchester House; good C18 staircase in kitchen wing. The present Dining Room, former Chapel, probably altered circa 1870.

The park is one of the finest in the county; terrace over-looking Severn Valley; hanging woods to a great height lining steep gorge of river.

Reference, Country Life.

Listing NGR: SO7117798224

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