Bramall Hall

Bramall Hall in the Bramhall  district of Stockport , UK, (the difference in spelling is correct and has varied a lot over the centuries) is a typical Tudor timber-framed manor house constructed from timbers held together by mortice and tenon joints secured with wooden pegs. The gaps between the timbers were filled with wattle and daub.

Bramall Hall, in its current form, was constructed  by the Davenport family in the 16th century, although the earliest part of the house originated from the 14th century. The manor of Bramhall originated in the 11th century when William the Conqueror seized two adjacent Saxon manors and handed the land to one of his Norman supporters. The hall currently  sits in 50 acres of fine parkland which is open to the public (free of charge). In 1935 the house and park were purchased by the local authority at the time which became part of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in 1974. 

Its appearance is  similar to Little Moreton Hall, about 20 miles away, but its structure is far more "intact" than Moreton which seems to have suffered from structural subsidence that originated from internal alterations.

The house  is set out as a museum with rooms furnished from various dates in the house's history and provides a fascinating glimpse of the life of a house from the 16th to the 20th century. The most impressive room in the house is probably the "Solar" a large reception area which was formed by the joining together of smaller rooms. The house also boasts an interesting selection of of beds ranging from simple beds for the servants to some magnificent four posters with very ornate hangings. There is also a famous Elizabethan embroidered heraldic carpet (17 feet long and 7 feet wide) which, as was custom at that time,  was made to fit on a table. The Hall is fortunate to still retain the table for which it was made. Only 2 similar carpets are known in the world.

In 1910 the cultural status of the house was reflected by the fact that the  Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire chose Bramhall Park as the site for the local proclamation of the accession of King George V.