Historic country houses have been demolished, reduced in size or fallen into ruin since 1800.
15:30, 10 May 2026
Perry Hall is now the site where Perry Hall Park once stood(Image: LostHeritage.org)
Some of the most grand and quintessentially English properties have been lost to history in the Birmingham area over the decades.
Historic country houses have been demolished, reduced in size or fallen into ruin since 1800.
LostHeritage.org has documented some of those Midland homes in a database.
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Its aim is to provide an image and history for each house.
New images and updates are added regularly for sites across the country.
BirminghamLive has taken a look at some of the lost heritage properties in our region.
Perry Hall
Perry Hall(Image: LostHeritage.org)
Perry Hall was a beautiful manor house in Perry Barr.
It was re-built in 1576 by Sir Robert Stamford who was the Lord of the Manor of Perry Barr and Handsworth.
It was later bought by Sir Henry Gough in 1669 and remained with the Goughs and Gough-Calthorpes.
However, by 1919 it was abandoned as a family residence.
It was demolished from around 1929. Its stables and a lodge were the final areas to remain before they too were demolished.
It now remains the site of Perry Hall Park off Perry Avenue. The boating pool is part of the moat of Perry Hall.
Four Oaks Hall
Four Oaks Hall(Image: LostHeritage.org)
Four Oaks Hall in Sutton Coldfield was a late 17th Century house.
It was thought that Sir William Wilson designed it in 1696 for the 3rd Lord Folliott.
It was then rebuilt in the 1740s.
Four Oaks Hall was latterly bought with the intention of developing a racetrack around the estate. While the hall would have been the clubhouse.
However, it later became derelict before it was replaced by a housing estate.
Bentley Manor
Bentley Manor in Redditch(Image: LostHeritage.org)
Bentley Manor was a 16th Century country house in Redditch.
Sadly, the house was demolished in the 1950s due to dry rot.
A medieval moat remains along lavish private properties and nearby farmland.