Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Gerrard's Bromley Hall (or Gerard's Bromley Hall) was an Elizabethan mansion.
It was seat of
Barons Gerard (created 1603).
James I
paid a Royal visit to the house
for 2 days in 1617.
A print survives from 1686.
The mansion was demolished 1750s.
See
Gerrard's Bromley Hall - the site today.
The porch was saved.
Some massive oak beams were saved from the mansion and used in the
George Inn, Wolverhampton.
This must be the George and Dragon, Dudley Road, Wolverhampton.
(There in 1834. Now gone.)
Close-up of the mansion. From the above.
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Detail of the above.
The dedication is to Digby Gerard, 5th Baron Gerard,
though he died 1684, shortly before publication.
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Site of
Gerrard's Bromley Hall.
Entrance from SW. Old farm buildings and gate into site of demolished mansion.
Then round the corner to the E is the farmhouse
(about as old as the mansion, still stands).
From old map.
Surveyed: 1879.
Published: 1889.
The location today.
From Google Maps.
See street view
of SW entrance.
The grand gateway and farm buildings on the W side.
Photo 2018.
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Centre of the hunting frieze.
Photo 2018.
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RHS of the hunting frieze.
Photo 2018.
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Close-up of figure on horseback.
Photo 2018.
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The porch in 1686 print.
The surviving porch.
Photo from
"The Gerard Coat of Arms",
Transactions of the North Staffs Field Club, vol 59, pp.94-103, 1924-25.
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The porch of Gerrard's Bromley Hall today, in the woods S of Batchacre Hall.
Photo 2018.
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See wider shot.
See arms.
See side view.
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