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Amington Hall is an early-19th-century former country house at Amington, near Tamworth, Staffordshire which has been converted into residential apartments.
English Heritage: Images of England, photograph and architectural description of Amington Old Hall farmhouse
/ref> The Repingtons prospered. In 1617 they acquired the neighbouring manor of
/ref> The two-storey building has an entrance front of three bays, the central bay pedimented and with a Tuscan porch. The unusual garden front has seven bays, of which the central three are bowed to full height and carry a domed roof. The brick rear service wing was added later in the 19th century. The last of the Repingtons died in 1837 and the estate passed to a cousin Henry à Court. When
Amington Hall is an early-19th-century former country house at Amington, near Tamworth, Staffordshire which has been converted into residential apartments.
History
The manor of Amington was anciently owned by the Clinton family. In 1422 William Repington purchased some of land from the Clintons and in 1539 his descendant Francis purchased the manor and remaining land. The Repingtons replaced the ancient manor house early in the 18th century. This house, later a farmhouse, and now known as Amington Old Hall farmhouse, still stands and is a Grade II listed building./ref> The Repingtons prospered. In 1617 they acquired the neighbouring manor of
Atherstone
Atherstone is a market town and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. Located in the far north of the county, Atherstone is on the A5 national route, and is adjacent to the border with Leicestershire w ...
where they built a new Atherstone Hall.
At Amington they had a new house designed by Samuel Wyatt
Samuel Wyatt (8 September 1737, Weeford, Staffs. – London, 8 February 1807) was an England, English architect and engineer. A member of the Wyatt family, which included several notable 18th- and 19th-century English architects, his work was prima ...
and built in about 1810 close to the old manor. It is a Grade II* listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ir ...
. English Heritage: Images of England, photograph and architectural description of Amington Hall/ref> The two-storey building has an entrance front of three bays, the central bay pedimented and with a Tuscan porch. The unusual garden front has seven bays, of which the central three are bowed to full height and carry a domed roof. The brick rear service wing was added later in the 19th century. The last of the Repingtons died in 1837 and the estate passed to a cousin Henry à Court. When
Charles à Court Repington
Charles à Court Repington, , (29 January 1858 – 25 May 1925), known until 1903 as Charles à Court, was an English soldier, who went on to have a second career as an influential war correspondent during the First World War. He is also credited ...
died in 1925 the estate passed to Sidney Fisher a local paper manufacturer. In 1963 the building was converted into apartments.
See also
* Grade II* listed buildings in Tamworth (borough) *Listed buildings in Tamworth, Staffordshire
Tamworth is a market town and borough in Staffordshire, England. It contains 138 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, five ar ...
References
{{Authority control Grade II* listed buildings in Staffordshire Buildings and structures in Tamworth, Staffordshire