New plans for Corngreaves Hall facelift
9:00am Thursday 25th November 2010
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LONG-awaited plans to breathe new life into Cradley Heath’s derelict Corngreaves Hall, transforming it into nine apartments, have been submitted to
Sandwell planners.
The grade two listed building dating from around 1780 fell into disrepair in the 1970s and has been included in the English Heritage Buildings at Risk register in 1988.
After several failed attempts by the council to find a suitable use for the building, it was bought in August by property developer GR8 Space Ltd for restoration.
The plans, drawn up by the company’s subsidiary Corngreaves Hall Ltd, include alterations and extensions to create the nine apartments, plus the building of a terraced block of six three-bedroom
houses and car parking in the grounds.
A report on the historic hall reveals it is in a dilapidated state and although the shell remains largely in tact the condition of the large square-cut stone facings is poor and the stucco window
surrounds need repair.
The roof has been stripped of its lead-work, which has resulted in significant water damage and few of the original features have survived due to years of neglect, theft and fires.
Worcester-based Nick Joyce Architects have drawn up plans to create four apartments on the ground floor, three on the first floor and two on the second floor.
The report states: “Every effort has been made to respect the original form and fabric of the building with minimal external alteration and retention of many of the existing internal wall
divisions.”
Permission was previously granted by Sandwell Council to turn the hall into residential units in 2006 but the work was never started The building was
originally home to the Attwood family, local ironmongers who controlled mines, mills and furnaces that transformed that part of the Stour Valley from an open rural area into an industrial and
mining landscape.
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