Morville Hall
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| Grid reference: | SO668940 |
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Morville Hall is a country house and gardens in Shropshire. It is today owned by the National Trust (though access is by written appointment only).
Morville Hall was originally an Elizabethan stone built country house dating from 1546. The property was enlarged and expanded around 1750 to the Georgian model and so its appearance is of that age. The Elizabethan features of the original house can be quirky on occasion in the midst of Georgian classicism, and a delight to find.
The Hall is to be found at the junction of the A458 road and the B4368 road, three miles outside the town of Bridgnorth.
Originally an Elizabethan house, Morville Hall was extensively enlarged and expanded around 1750, giving it the appearance of a Georgian home.
About the hall
The gardens are the main attraction for many visitors and incorporates the Dower House Gardens and features such as a Cloister garden and Elizabethan knot garden.
Elizabethan topiary gardens reflect the age of the house, while a paved pool in the Italian gardens brings the luxury and style of the Georgians to the garden, seamlessly tying the two periods together.
The gardens have been a 15-year project for Katherine Swift who wanted to show how gardens have developed and evolved through history.