Russell Hall, Dudley...help needed please!!!

[Graveone]

What you would call the Russells Hall housing est, which is indeed next to the hospital. was once prt of the Earl of Dudleys land and was Known as Parkhead collery. When the land was reclaimed in the late 40s/50s and housing built the area was renamed Russells Hall. If you visit www.old-maps.co.uk it will show Park- head thats were the housing is now. There was a hall called Russells Hall nothing on a large scale and if you go onto google earth type in grange park in dudley thats roughly where the hall was.

The hospital area its self about 7 years ago went under some major redevolpment and the last thing to go was an old farm house which had stood empty for about 20 years the hast time i remembering see any one in it was when i was 16 and I am 41 now.

Hope this helps.
Mark Room
www.rememberingyou.org.uk

[Graveone]

What you would call the Russells Hall housing est, which is indeed next to the hospital. was once prt of the Earl of Dudleys land and was Known as Parkhead collery. When the land was reclaimed in the late 40s/50s and housing built the area was renamed Russells Hall. If you visit www.old-maps.co.uk it will show Park- head thats were the housing is now. There was a hall called Russells Hall nothing on a large scale and if you go onto google earth type in grange park in dudley thats roughly where the hall was.

The hospital area its self about 7 years ago went under some major redevolpment and the last thing to go was an old farm house which had stood empty for about 20 years the hast time i remembering see any one in it was when i was 16 and I am 41 now.

Hope this helps.
Mark Room
www.rememberingyou.org.uk

[hepburn]

Thanks for that Mark,
                             so the house was more like a  small manor house rather than than a palatial house.

[Graveone]

Not even a Mannor house more of a country residence, until the early 1800 the area which you are refiring to was not quite in dudley which at that point was in staffordshire it was in worcestershire so it would have been classed as being in the country side on the Earl of Dudleys land.

Are you in the UK?

[angel~eyes]

Mark is correct about the old Russells Hall Dudley archives would be best place give them a call they are very friendly it was once the property of the Earl of Dudley there are old rent books in the archives my great grandparents resnted Wrens Nest Farm and it was also the property of the Earl of Duldley x

[linell]

Apparently Dudley Archives has a Water Colour:-

Russell's Hall, Dudley
Artist: W Barker (local artist)
Object Name: Watercolour
ObjectNumber: 1937/353
Brief Description: Watercolour by W Barker of Russell's Hall
Dimensions: 24.5cm x 35.5cm (unframed)
Technique: DRAWINGS and WATERCOLOURS: watercolour
Material: Watercolour paint

[mew64]

Hi, I have been in touch with Dudley Archives, they very kindly sent me an image of Russells Hall, it could be from the painting you mention, but it looks more like a pencil drawing, I've been trying to attach it but it's too large!
I'm no use with technical stuff so I'll ask my Son if he can re size it for me.
Many thanks.

[linell]

Ooh yes please post it, would love to see the picture.  Thankyou from Linell.

[mew64]

Hi, sorry for the delay, many thanks for the input and interest shown. This is the image of Russells Hall that was sent to me by Dudley Archives.