Gardens · West Midlands
Rookery House
Rookery House — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Richard Law — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Rookery House is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Rookery House, formerly Erdington Town Hall and, before that, Birches Green House, is a former municipal building in Wilberforce Way in Erdington, a suburb of Birmingham in England. The house, which started life as a private residence, became the headquarters of Erdington Urban District Council and was then returned to residential use, is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
The building was commissioned by Abraham Spooner, an ironmaster who was the proprietor of Bromford Forge and Aston Furnace. The site he selected in Birches Green was occupied by an earlier timber-framed house. Originally known as Birches Green House, the new building was designed in the neoclassical style, built in brick with a stucco finish and was completed in 1727. Abraham's son, Isaac, who was a banker, inherited the house in 1788, and Isaac's son, Richard, was born there and went on to be a member of parliament. After Abraham's granddaughter, Barbara, married the anti-slavery campaigner, William Wilberforce, in May 1797, the house became their home. The house was remodelled in the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.5174, -1.8347
- Address
- Wilberforce Way, Erdington
- Established
- 1727
Sources
- wikidata: Q26340587 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rookery House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rookery House?
- Rookery House is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom.
- When was Rookery House built?
- Built or established in 1727.
- Who owns Rookery House?
- Rookery House is owned by | designation1 =Grade II Listed Building.