Pendrell Hall, Codsall, Staffordshire, WV8 1QP Guide price £1,650,000

Situation

Standing up a tree lined driveway to edge of Codsall Wood, Pendrell Hall enjoys the peace and tranquillity of the surrounding Staffordshire countryside whilst providing easy access to West Midland business centres including Wolverhampton and Birmingham.
The nearby village of Codsall (1.8 miles) offers excellent local amenities including both primary and secondary schools, shops, sports facilities and a train station providing a regular service to Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street stations, from where connections can be caught to London Euston. The area is renowned for its excellent schools both within the state and private sectors including Tettenhall College, Birchfield and Wolverhampton Girls’ High School. There are also a number of highly regarded golf courses including nearby Wrottesley, Wergs, South Stafforshire, Oxley and Perton Park.
The national motorway network is nearby with the M54 (junction 2) being within 5 miles which connects with the M6 and M6 toll road. Regional International airports include Birmingham, East Midlands and Manchester.

Description

Pendrell Hall is an elegant Grade II listed Victorian Gentleman’s residence dating from 1870. Built of red brick with stone dressings and details, overall the style loosely amalgamates Tudor and Jacobean motifs whilst benefiting from late Victorian influences such as plate glass and numerous French windows.
History
Built in 1870 as Pendryl Hall for Edward Viles, a writer and publisher of Victorian short stories and serials, Pendrell Hall saw Viles experiment in micro-photography and the rear service ranges originally included a studio, laboratory and dark rooms. He was well-regarded in the field and his articles were published in many photography journals of the 1870s.
In 1879, Viles rented the hall to prominent local businessman Richard Holt Briscoe for the use of his daughter Constance, wife of Walter Giffard of Chillington Hall. The building remained the residence of the Giffards until 1909, the time of Richard Briscoe’s death. That year, the hall was bought by Frank Gaskell, the third son of the industrialist and art collector Holbrook Gaskell, and the house and grounds were remodelled by George Faulkner Armitage (1849-1937). The works of 1909/10 included the rebuilding of the rear and service wings, the reordering of some rooms, the installation of panelling, floor coverings, decorative ceilings and chimneypieces and the addition of the lodge.
The Gaskell family sold the building to Staffordshire County Council in 1955, and it was opened as a residential adult education college in 1961. Some internal alterations were made in the late-C20 and the outbuildings were largely rebuilt. The college closed in 2010. Pendrell Hall was also licensed for use as a wedding venue during this time.

Accommodation

– Residential education campus including an elegant Grade II Victorian Gentleman’s residence extending to 11,432 sq ft with ancillary buildings extending to a total of 7080 sq ft.
– Pendrell Hall – offices, function rooms and residential accommodation
– Orchard House – large function room and purpose built residential accommodation
– Principal’s House – 3 bedroom staff house
– The Lodge – 3 bedroom staff house
Pendrell Hall
Featuring an elaborate carved arcade in the reception hall, ornate fireplaces, detailed Victorian plasterwork throughout and bow windows along with elegant reception rooms, Pendrell Hall is suitable for a number of uses including hotel, private residence, school or college, care home or wedding venue amongst others.
Downstairs, the panelled reception hall features an intricately carved arcade off which lead the principal reception rooms. The bow windows in the Lounge, Conference Room and Library are particularly striking with the curved French doors opening the terrace and garden beyond whilst the Ball Room, flood lit by the decorative roof lights and deep bay window takes in views across the surrounding unspoilt Staffordshire countryside.
The ornate main staircase with thick carved newels with urn finials, and barleysugar balusters leads to the main landing off which lead five principal bedrooms, recently utilised as computer suites and meeting rooms these could be easily be re-instated as elegant bedroom suites. Ascending further to the second floor are further bedrooms and access to the tower from where views across Staffordshire can be seen.
The service wing to the rear of the house has a number of rooms, currently laid out to provide kitchen facilities and further living accommodation.
The Hall’s charming exterior, decorative interior and spacious grounds make it an inspiring place in which to work, relax, recuperate or study.
Orchard House
Added in the later part of the twentieth century, Orchard House provides an adaptable space currently arranged to provide 25 bedrooms, each with private bathrooms and a large hall/function room.
The Lodge
Built in 1910 of Red Brick with Sandstone detailing, The Lodge stands at the head of the drive by the pillared entrance to Pendrell Hall. Comprising of kitchen, dining room, living room and three bedrooms and benefiting from a private rear garden, The Lodge offers comfortable ancillary accommodation.
Principal’s House
Standing by the ornately gated driveway, The Principal’s House offers further ancillary accommodation similarly with kitchen, dining room, living room, three bedrooms and private rear garden.
Gardens and Grounds
Standing in about 6.702 acres (2.714 hectares) the gardens are mainly laid to lawn whilst featuring numerous mature trees providing hidden woodland walks and sheltered paths around the gardens. The grounds retain their original paved terrace of 1870 to the principal garden front, with stone steps and coped walls whilst the original gate piers and stone garden wall survive along Wood Road providing privacy whilst to the front, the gardens open to views of unspoilt Staffordshire countryside. A stone sundial with brass plate of 1909/10 stands on the south lawn.

Directions

From Wolverhampton follow the A41 North East signposted to Whitchurch and Newport. Continue on this road for approximately 4.6 miles before turning right onto Strawmoor Lane. Follow the lane for 1.1 miles and, at the fork in the road, turn left onto Moatbrook Lane. After 0.3 miles, turn left at the junction and follow the road for a short distance. The drive to Pendrell Hall will be found on the right hand side opposite Ledene Golf Centre.