Blakesley Hall is a Tudor hall on Blakesley Road in Yardley, Birmingham. It is one of the oldest buildings in Yardley and is a great example of Tudor architecture. Allegory of the Tudor dynasty (detail), attributed to Lucas de Heere, ca 1572: left to right, Philip II of Spain, Mary, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Elizabeth The Tudor period usually refers to the historical period between 1485 and 1558, especially in relation to the history of England. ... Yardley can refer to either: Yardley, a district in Birmingham, England Yardley in Pennsylvania, United States. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Yardley can refer to either: Yardley, a district in Birmingham, England Yardley in Pennsylvania, United States. ... Tudor architecture is the architecture of the Tudor period, ie. ...

The hall is a timber-framed farmhouse built in 1590 by Richard Smalbroke, a man of local importance to Yardley. His family farmed at the hall. Timber Timber is a term used to describe clusters of trees. ... Farmhouse can refer to: A style of country house, see Farmhouse (building) An album by Phish, see Farmhouse (album) A social fraternity, see FarmHouse This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ...

The hall became a museum in the 1930s and its parlour was renovated for this. It was last renovated in 2002 with the extension of a visitor centre and car park. A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented First atom was split with a particle accelerator Golden Age of radio begins in U.S. Disney adopts a three-color Technicolor process for cartoons First Kit Kat in UK The photocopier is invented by Carlson Air mail service across the Atlantic Science... This entry incorporates text from Eastons Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernisation. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

Birmingham Museums and Art Galleries - Blakesley Hall (http://www.bmag.org.uk/blakesley_hall/)