Morville Hall, Grade I house museum in Morville, England
Morville Hall is a stone house featuring a central block with two projecting wings arranged in a traditional E-shape. The building has been enlarged over centuries and displays features from different periods in its construction and layout.
The house was built in 1546 by Roger Smyth as an Elizabethan dwelling on his newly acquired land. A century later, Arthur Weaver expanded it to three stories, transforming its appearance and function.
The gardens surrounding the property reflect the tastes and styles of its past residents across different centuries. Walking through them, you can see how gardening preferences evolved from the Elizabethan period through the Victorian era.
The house is only accessible through arranged guided tours and sits roughly 3 miles from Bridgnorth. It is best to contact ahead to confirm visiting times, as regular access to the property is limited.
The gardens were reshaped over time to reflect the individual preferences of each family that lived here. This succession of changes makes the gardens into a kind of visual record of how gardening tastes changed from one generation to the next.
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