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{{Short description|Grade I listed building in South Staffordshire, United Kingdom}}{{Infobox historic site
| name = Patshull Hall
| locmapin = Staffordshire
| image = Patshull Hall - Burnhill Green, Nr Pattingham - geograph.org.uk - 167407.jpg
| caption = Triumphal Entry to Forecourt, Patshull Hall - Burnhill Green, Nr Pattingham.
| coordinates = {{coord|52|36|21|N|2|17|37|W}}
| gbgridref = SJ8023000902
| location = [[Staffordshire]], [[England]]
| built = 1730
| built_for = [[Sir John Astley, 2nd Baronet|Sir John Astley]]
| architect = [[James Gibbs]]
| restored = 1997
| restored_by = Neil Avery
| architecture = [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]]
| designation1 = Grade I
| designation1_date = {{date|1953|06|16}}
| designation1_number = 1039327
}}

'''Patshull Hall''' is a substantial [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] mansion house situated near [[Pattingham]] in [[Staffordshire]], England. It is a [[Grade I listed building]] and by repute is one of the largest listed buildings in the county.

==History==
The Hall was built to designs by architect [[James Gibbs]] for [[Sir John Astley, 2nd Baronet|Sir John Astley]] in about 1730. The main façade is of three storeys with seven bays, three of which are pedimented, and tower wings. The west wing, of monolithic proportions, has four storeys. The house was set in a park of some {{convert|340|acre|km2}} created by [[Capability Brown]] and including a large [[serpentine shape|serpentine]] lake.

The estate was acquired for £100,000 in 1765 by [[George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot|Sir George Pigot]], ( [[Baron Pigot]] from 1766), on his retirement as [[Governor of Madras]]. The Pigot family sold the property to [[William Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth]] in 1848, whose son and heir [[William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth|Viscount Lewisham]] took residence. Substantial extensions and improvements were carried out for him by architect [[William Burn]] in the 1880s. The Legges later moved their seat to [[Plas Newydd (Anglesey)|Plas Newydd]] on [[Anglesey]].

During the 20th century the house served as a rehabilitation centre in the 1940s and then until the 1980s as an orthopaedic hospital. In 1990 the estate was broken up and many acres were sold for the creation of a golf course; a classical temple created by [[Capability Brown]] was converted to become the clubhouse.  
[[File:patshull hall estate.jpg|thumb|200px]]
During the 1990s the house fell into disrepair and was briefly used as a school. In 1996 the house had suffered extensive decay and had deteriorated so badly that it appeared on the [[English heritage]] list of Buildings at Risk.

Patshull Hall was bought in 1997 by Neil Avery, a renovation specialist and [[entrepreneur]], as a restoration project and the house was subsequently removed from the Buildings at Risk register. The Hall was later purchased in 2015. The house is being further renovated and is now used as a private family home.

==See also==
* [[List of Grade I listed buildings in Staffordshire]]
* [[Listed buildings in Pattingham and Patshull]]

==References==
* [https://www.neilaverygroup.com/ Classical Ruin Rescue]
* [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1039327  English Heritage; Images of England, photograph and architectural description of listed building]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101121182305/http://dicamillocompanion.com/houses_detail.asp?ID=7096 Patshull Hall entry from The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses]
* [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1039329  English Heritage; Images of England, photograph ]
* [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1188162  English Heritage; Images of England, photograph South front]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110524154723/http://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/engine/resource/default.asp?txtKeywords=patshull  Staffordshire Past Track]
*[http://patshullhall.net Evolution History : Patshull Hall]
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[[Category:Grade I listed houses in Staffordshire]]
[[Category:James Gibbs buildings]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1730]]
[[Category:Country houses in Staffordshire]]
[[Category:South Staffordshire District]]