Keele Hall
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Keele Hall is a 19th century mansion house at Keele, Staffordshire now standing on the campus of Keele University and serving as the university conference centre. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The manor of Keele was held by the Sneyd family and in about 1580 Ralph Sneyd built a large gabled Tudor style house there. The family prospered as Coal and Iron Masters and as Brick and Tile manufacturers and in about 1851 the old house was replaced with an imposing mock Jacobean design by architect Anthony Salvin. The three storeyed castellated entrance front has four octagonal turrets and other fronts have curved gables.
The 19th century stable block known as the 'Clock House' also has Grade II listed building status.
The Hall was requisitioned by the army during World War II and in 1948 with the aid of grant funding the Keele estate was purchased from another Ralph Sneyd for the establishment of the University College of North Staffordshire, which in 1962 became Keele University.
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- Sneyd Family Papers at University of Keele Archives
- Images of England:KeeleHall
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