Blakesley Hall is a Tudor hall on Blakesley Road in Yardley, Birmingham, England. It is one of the oldest buildings in Birmingham and is a common example of Tudor architecture with the use of darkened timber and wattle-and-daub infill, with an external lime render which is painted white. The hall is a timber-framed farmhouse built in 1590 by Richard Smalbroke, a man of local importance to Yardley.
The hall became a museum in 1935 after centuries of use as a private home and its parlour was renovated. Its purpose was to display the history of the local medieval manors which comprise Birmingham.
It was last renovated in 2002 with the extension of a visitor centre and car park.
Winner of Sandford Award 1993, 1998, 2005.
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