I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:
In the mid-17th century, Richard Scott Purchased, Nether House and around 1777, Joseph Scott (later Sir Joseph Scott, 1st Baronet Scott of Great Barr) replaced the old house with a two-storey, nine-bay mansion now known as Great Barr Hall. The house was much altered and extended about 1840 and in 1863.
Financial problems led the Scott Family to lease out the hall from about 1788 to Samuel Galton, and for some years the Hall became a venue for meetings of the Lunar Society. In 1791, Sir Francis Scott, 3rd Baronet, inherited the manor of Great Barr from his maternal uncle Thomas Hoo and was able to return to live in the house on the expiry of the lease. He died in 1863 and his widow Mildred lived on in the Hall until her death in 1909. In 1911, the estate was purchased by a local hospital board and, in 1918, became St Margaret's Mental Hospital. In the 1980s the grounds became a nature reserve, managed by the Staffordshire Nature Conservation Trust but the hall itself was abandoned in 1978 despite its 1971 Grade II* listing. Great Barr Hall and Park came on the market in 1912 West Bromwich Guardians saw its purchase from the trustees of the Scott family as a solution to their own particular problems. The principal lot of 557 acres, comprising Great Barr Hall and Park was snapped up for a modest £28,000. In May 2011 the hall, still in ruins, was put up for sale for £2.2 million.n early February 2012 with a guide price of £1,250,000. Unfortunately, the highest bid was £1,140,000, and so it again remained unsold. In May 2012, it was sold to a consortium of ten local residents who subsequently commissioned Lapworth Architects to consult with the public and investigate potential new uses for the hall. Today the hall along with 154 ACRES of PARKLAND with 2 LAKES is up for sale; parts of it are available for POTENTIAL development for a guide price in excess of £7,000,000’s!
Parked on Sutton Drive and walked down the Lane. TOAL right next to Hall.
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 27/10/2024. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.