Aston Hall, after the coming of the railways, in 1851

Aston Hall is a Jacobean-style mansion in Aston, Birmingham, England, completed in 1635. Download high resolution version (1280x876, 74 KB)Aston Hall - Birmingham - 1851 - Project Gutenberg eText 13721. ... Download high resolution version (1280x876, 74 KB)Aston Hall - Birmingham - 1851 - Project Gutenberg eText 13721. ... The term Jacobean refers to a period in English history that coincides with the reign of James I (1603 – 1625). ... Aston is a district of Birmingham in England, though when both were towns it was for some time the larger of the two. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Events February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. ...

The house was severely damaged after an attack by Parliamentary troops in 1643; some of the damage is still evident. The house was built for Sir Thomas Holte and remained in the family until 1817 when it was leased by James Watt Jr, son of the world-famous industrial pioneer James Watt. The house was then purchased by the Birmingham Corporation in 1864. The English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651, specifically to the first (1642–1645) and second (1648–1649) civil wars between the supporters of King Charles I and the supporters of... Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the Scottish engineer and inventor. ... Local Government History Most of Birmingham was historically a part of Warwickshire, though the modern city also includes villages and towns formerly in Staffordshire or Worcestershire. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

It was also visited by Washington Irving, who wrote about it as Bracebridge Hall, taking the name from Abraham Bracebridge, husband of the last member of the Holte family to live there. Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783–November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. ...

The house is now a museum, managed by Birmingham City Council, and is open to the public. It boasts a series of period rooms which have furniture, paintings, textiles and metalwork from the collections of the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Every 2 years the house hosts a Christmas celebration called "Aston Hall by Candlelight", in which actors help bring the period setting alive with mock 17th-Century festivities, and the house is lit up by 500 candles. Local Government History Most of Birmingham was historically a part of Warwickshire, though the modern city also includes villages and towns formerly in Staffordshire or Worcestershire. ... Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Opened in 1885, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BM&AG), in Birmingham, England, has a collection of inernational importance, including a vast amount of first- class work by the Pre_Raphaelite Brotherhood and the largest collection of works by Edward Burne-Jones in the world. ... A lit candle. ...

External links

• Birmingham City Council page (http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/astonhall)