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Bordesley Hall was an 18th century hall which stood in a 15 hectare (40 acre) park south of the Coventry Road in what is now Small Heath, Birmingham.
It was built for the manufacturer and banker John Taylor in 1767 to replace an existing manor house on land that had previously belonged to the Holte family. Taylor emparked the estate and created an ornamental pool with an island, bridge, and grotto. [1]
The hall was burned down in 1791 during the Priestley Riots. [2] It was rebuilt but demolished in 1840 and the estate sold off for housing development.
References
- ^ "Bordesley,Bordesley Village". Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 7: The City of Birmingham". British History Online. Retrieved 15 September 2013.