DiCamillo Companion
England

Himley Hall

  • Earlier Houses: There was an earlier house on, or near, the site of the current house.

    House & Family History: Himley Hall was the ancestral home of William Dudley-Ward, whose wife, Freda Dudley-Ward, was the mistress the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) in the early 20th century.

  • Garden & Outbuildings: The public Himley Park was created in the 1970s from the former grounds of the house.

  • Architect: William Atkinson

    Date: 1824-27
    Designed: Enlarged for 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward

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    Architect: Lancelot Brown

    Date: 1770s
    Designed: Park and Garden

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  • Country Life: Dec 1, 1934.

  • Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 1995
    Reference: pg. 86
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 0300072074
    Book Type: Softback

  • House Listed: Grade II*

    Park Listed: Grade II

  • "Benediction" (2021 - as the exterior of Siegfried's flat and the interior of Ivor Novello's dressing room).
  • Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley, 16th century. Humble Ward, 1st Baron Ward, 17th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: John Ward, 18th century; William Ward, 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward, later 1st Earl of Dudley, 19th century.

    Current Ownership Type: Government

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Visitor Attraction

    Ownership Details: Since 1966 owned by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

  • House Open to Public: Yes

    Phone: 01384-817-817

    Website: http://www.dudley.gov.uk

    Historic Houses Member: No